The main purpose of this project was to organize the 5th “Environmental Hormones and POPs Conference＂. Through the interaction during the symposium, new information regarding the environmental hormone issue can be gathered from academic, different governmental agencies and environmental groups. The conference was held at GIS convention center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, at June 4, 2009, and was a success. There were 163 people participated. There were a total of 4 invited plenary lectures and 4 invited lectures. There were a total of 23 research papers in the conference, which covers different research areas, namely toxicology/human level, environmental analysis and detection techniques, ecotoxicology and microbial degradation,environmental levels and management, and wild animals impacted by environmental hormones. Several fruitful results were obtained including active interaction between participants. In the future, we hope this conference can be continued on a biennial basis with a full support from government and other institutes.

Environmental Hormones, POPs, Dioxin