13th Annual Scientific Meeting & Continuing Education Day
25 - 27 August 2021
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
PROGRAM
Continuing Education (CE) Day
Advances in Risk Assessment: Petroleum Toxicology and Neurotoxicology
Note: The ACTRA CE Day will run as a fully virtual event.
Wednesday 25 August 2021
| 9:00am - 9:15am | Welcome Address A/Prof. Paul Wright, RMIT, ACTRA President Effi Liden, Department of Health Victoria, Organising Committee Chair |
| MORNING SESSION Chair: Dr. Paul Wright, RMIT |
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| 9:15am - 10:15am | Fundamentals of Petroleum Toxicology Dr. Sol Bobst, ToxSci Advisors ● Introduction into petroleum formation/petroleum refining ● Source material of petroleum, and impact of composition ● Toxicology of refining process, history of refining & human health hazards |
| 10:15am - 10:45am | Morning Tea |
| LATE MORNING SESSION Chair: Effi Liden, Department of Health Victoria |
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| 10:45am - 11:15am | Chain Length & Structure (aromatic or aliphatic): How it relates to Petrochemical Toxicity Toxicology categorization as per production products Dr. Sol Bobst, ToxSci Advisors |
| 11:15am - 11:45am | Chain Length & Structure (aromatic or aliphatic): How it relates to Petrochemical Toxicity Grouping chemicals to assess petroleum toxicity - Putting it into an Australian Context Louise Stedman, Office of Chemical Safety, Australian Government Department of Health • The need to assess petroleum substances listed on the Australian inventory of industrial chemicals under the former Inventory Multi-tiered Assessment and Prioritisation (IMAP) framework and challenges found. • The requirements for the assessments within the context of the Australian worker health and safety framework • The key sources and approaches taken for assessment including grouping and identification of key constituents that contribute to toxicity |
| 11:45am - 12:30pm | Case Study: Calculation of Toxicity Reference Values for Petroleum Substances Dr. Sol Bobst, ToxiSci Advisors |
| 12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch |
| EARLY AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Selma Kaasinen, APVMA |
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| 1:30pm - 2:30pm | Case Study: Assessing the Risk of Petroleum Mixtures in Environmental Exposures Dr. Sol Bobst, ToxiSci Advisors Dr. Rhian Cope, Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority |
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Australian Case Study: Assessing the Risk of Petroleum Mixtures in Environmental Samples Katie Richardson, Senversa |
| 3:30pm - 3:45pm | Afternoon Tea |
| LATE AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Katie Richardson, Senversa |
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| 3:45pm - 4:10pm | Nuances of Human Biomonitoring of Petrochemical Exposure in Characterisation of Health Risk Dr. Sol Bobst, ToxSci Advisors |
| 4:10pm - 4:35pm | Update on the Toxicity of Mothballs Tarah Hagen, SLR Consulting, ACTRA Secretariat • Summary of current understanding of naphthalene and paradichlorobenzene toxicity in relation to mothball exposure. • A few reported case study highlights will be presented, along with emerging issues relating to intentional misuse of mothballs. • Status of regulation and risk management measures. |
| 4:35pm - 5:00pm | Discussion, Questions and Summary A/Prof. Paul Wright, RMIT, ACTRA President |
| 5:00pm | Close of Continuing Education Program |
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