| 英文摘要 |
The main purpose of this project is to organize the 3rd “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 Shi-Liang International Conference Hall, National Taiwan University, Taipei, at November 12, 2004, and was a success. There were at least 200 people participated. There were a total of 10 invited speakers, included 4 from United States, Japan, or Hong Kong, from either governmental or universities covering on different topics. There were a total of 34 poster presented in the conference, which covers different research areas, namely toxicology/human level, environmental analysis and detection techniques, ecotoxicology and microbial degradation, and environmental levels and management, In the end of the meeting, a 30-minute discussion was arranged, and the responses were excellent. There were several suggestions and comments from the participants, which related to lack of funding for researches on environmental hormones, information publicized, cooperation and interaction between industry, government and academic, timeframe for organizing of the conference, emphasis of epidemiological study, ecological impact assessment, etc.
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