IJC MONTREAL BIENNIAL FORUM

Friday, October 19, 2001; 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Delta Centre Ville Hotel, Montréal, Québec

WORKSHOP ON
REMEDIAL ACTION PLANS (RAPS)
PRIORITY INTERVENTION ZONES (ZIPS)
LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLANS (LAMPS)

Addressing the Threat to Community and
Ecosystem Health

    Moderator: William Bowerman, Clemson University

WELCOME:

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m.   Tom Baldini, U.S. Chair, International Joint Commission

COMMUNITY HEALTH:

8:40 a.m. - 9:20 a.m. Progress on Human Health Research Chris DeRosa,
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
9:20 a.m. - 9:50 a.m. St. Lawrence Region and New York State Residence
Near Hazardous Wastes Sites and Human Diseases 		David Carpenter,
SUNY, Albany
9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. Developmental Neurotoxicity of Mixtures Wayne Bowers,
Health Canada
10:10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. DISCUSSION  
10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Break  

PRIORITY INTERVENTION ZONES (ZIP) PROGRAM:

  The Priority Intervention Zones Program:
Working Together To Save the St. Lawrence River 		 
10:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.   Yolaine St. Jacques, Environment Canada
11:10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.   Marc Hudon, Stratégies Saint-Laurent
11:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m. Discussion  
11:40 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Lunch on your own  

    Afternoon Moderator: Yolaine St-Jacques, Environment Canada

THE SEVERN SOUND AREA OF CONCERN:

1:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. A Student Presentation Regarding the
Severn Sound Area of Concern 		Regent Public School Students
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. Progress in Measuring Restoration Keith Sherman
Severn Sound RAP Coordinator

SEDIMENT MANAGEMENT:

1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Overview of Sediment Remediation in
The Great Lakes Basin (U.S.) 		David Cowgill
U.S. EPA, GLNPO
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Sediment Management at the Crossroads:
An Emerging Risk-Based Approach 		Steven Nadeau
Sediment Management Workgroup
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. Discussion  

LAKEWIDE MANAGEMENT PLANS - THE LAKE SUPERIOR EXAMPLE:

2:45 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. Examining Progress Toward LaMP Goals John Jackson,
Lake Superior Forum

ECOSYSTEM AND HUMAN HEALTH: MONITORING AND INDICATORS

3:10 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Effect of Environmental Contaminants on Corticosterone
and Vitamin A Levels in Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor)
Nesting in the St. Lawrence River, USA and Canada 		Barb M. Martinovic,
University of Ottawa
3:30 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Exposure and Fish Consumption Among Pregnant Women in Southwest Quebec Geneviève St. Amour,
University of Quebec at Montreal
3:50 p.m. - 4:10 p.m. LaMP Indicators: Current Status William Bowerman
Clemson University
4:10 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Discussion  

FOSTERING CITIZEN INVOLVEMENT: A LAKE BAIKAL EXAMPLE

4:30 p.m. - 4:50 p.m. Elena Kuzevanova, Baikal Ecological Network (Irkutsk, Russia),
in cooperation with Susie Schreiber, Waukegan (Illinois)
Area of Concern Citizens’ Advisory Group

CLOSING: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

4:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Findings David Carpenter,
State University of New York at Albany