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International Workshop
on Regional Environmental Quality in the East Asian Coastal Hydrosphere:

Environmental Quality Guidelines and Capacity Development



Workshop Programme

January 26, 2003

08:30 - 09:00 Participant registration and document delivery
  Opening Ceremony
09:00 - 09:30 Welcoming Addresses: KJIST
09:30 - 9:40

Opening Address
Prof. Motoyuki Suzuki, Vice Rector, UNU

  Session 1: Overview of Current Activities and Data on Environmental Quality in East Asia
Chairs: Prof. M. Suzuki (UNU) and Prof. S. H. Moon (KJIST)
09:40 - 10:10 The need for Environmental Quality Standards and Early Warning Systems to Combat Pollution in the East Asian region
Dr Zafar Adeel, Project Manager, UNU

10:10 - 10:40 The Status of Persistent Pollutants in the Coastal Waters of the East Asian Region
Ms Caroline King, Project Assistant, UNU
10:40 - 11:10 Overview of Environmental Standards in East Asia
Ms Kumiko Tsukamoto, UNU
11:10 - 11:40 Coffee break
11:40 - 12:10 Monitoring of EDCs in the soil and aquatic environments
Prof. Kyoung-Woong Kim, K-JIST
12:10 - 13:40 Lunch
  Session 2: Environmental Quality Guidelines in East Asia
Chairs: Prof. Keichiro Fuwa (UNU) and Dr. Kyunghee Choi (NIER)
13:40 - 14:10 Environmental Standards in Japan
Dr Masatoshi Morita, NIES, Japan
14:10 - 14:40 Environmental Standards in China
Dr Yeru Huang and Li Zhou, China-Japan Friendship Center for Environmental Protection
14:40 - 15:10 Coffee break
15:10 - 15:40 Environmental Standards in Thailand
Ruchaya Boonyatumanond, Sukanya Boonchalermkit
15:40 - 16:10 Environmental Standards in Malaysia
Dr Mustafa Ali Mohd. Univ. of Malaya
  Discussion Session
16:10 - 17:00 Discussion
17:00 - 17:30 Formulation of Recommendations


January 27, 2003

  Session 3: EDC's Research in Korea
Chairs: Dr Masatoshi Morita (NIES) and Prof. Kyoung-Woong Kim (K-JIST)
9:00 - 9:30 Strategies and Perspectives on EDCs Research in Korea
Dr. Kyunghee Choi, National Institute of Environmental Research
9:30 - 10:00

Monitoring of POPS level in human breast milk and its risk analysis: Korean perspective
Dr. Park (President of Lab Frontier, former Director of Korea Food and Drug Administration)
10:30 - 11:00 Electroenzymatic Degradation of Persisting Organic Pollutants
Prof. Seung-Hyeon Moon, K-JIST
11:00 - 11:30 Toxicity Monitoring and Classification of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) Including Dioxins Using Recombinant Bioluminescent Bacterial Biosensors
Prof. Man-Bock Gu, K-JIST
11:30 - 12:00 Coffee break
Session 4: Environmental Monitoring and Analytical Techniques
Chairs: Dr Zafar Adeel (UNU) and Prof. Man-Bock Gu, (KJIST)
12:00 - 12:10 Introduction to the UNU Project in Nine East Asian Laboratories: Comparative Monitoring Activities and Standardized Methods
Prof. Keichiro Fuwa, Senior Project Adviser, UNU
12:10 - 12:40 Internal Validation of Analytical Methods for OCPs,
Phenols and Phthalates in Water
Dr Evangeline Santiago, Univ. of Philippines
12:40 - 13:10 The Development of Advanced Analytical Techniques for POPs Monitoring
Prof. Hian Kee Lee, NUS, Singapore
13:10 - 14:40 Lunch
  Session 5: Discussion Session
14:40 - 15:10 Introduction to the Inter-laboratory Calibration Concept and Possible Approaches
Dr Zafar Adeel, Project Manager, UNU
15:10 - 16:10 Discussion
16:10 - 16:20

Closing Remarks
Prof. Keiichiro Fuwa, Senior Adviser, UNU
16:20 - 16:50 Coffee break
16:50 - 17:30 Poster Session

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