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

8:15am - 9:00am	Registration Open & Arrival Tea and Coffee
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
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
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, AICIS • 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
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Case Study: Assessing the Risk of Petroleum Mixtures in Environmental Exposures Dr. Sol Bobst, ToxiSci Advisors Dr. Rhian Cope, APVMA
2:30pm - 3:30pm	Australian Case Study: Assessing the Risk of Petroleum Mixtures in Environmental Samples Katie Richardson, Senversa Dr. Jen Martin, EPA Victoria
3:30pm - 3:45pm	Afternoon Tea
	LATE AFTERNOON SESSION Chair: Katie Richardson, Senversa
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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