WELCOME LETTER

The organizing committee of the 14th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment is pleased to invite you to participate in this fourteenth Symposium, which is to be held in the beautiful city of Metz, France, from August 30th to September 4th, 2009.

Approaches and techniques for assessing contaminant impact on ecosystems have dramatically progressed during the last decade in parallel with our understanding of the response of living organisms and populations to stressors. Biomarkers and the “omics” are challenging tools to this end. Yet, efforts are still needed to better integrate ecotoxicity, biomarker and bioavailability responses in regulation, decision-making and management for environmental and human health.

The ISTA 14 Symposium will deal with these issues and will cover topics from ecotoxicology to ecological risk assessment, from green chemistry and ecotoxicology to human health, from fate-and-effects modelling to life cycle assessment. This Symposium will provide an open forum for discussions on current advances in monitoring of population responses, fundamental concepts in ecotoxicology, and research challenging current protection and conservation efforts.

The Symposium will act as a catalyst for fruitful exchanges by bringing together leading researchers from all fields of environmental toxicology and chemistry, managers and legislators. ISTA is an opportunity for networking, employment preparation and mentoring connections. It also supports students and early career professionals to find jobs and post-doctoral opportunities. Moreover, workshops and short courses will offer professional development to expand technical expertise in a wide variety of domains.

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