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[greenyes] School Mercury Reduction Training Workshop
- Subject: [greenyes] School Mercury Reduction Training Workshop
- From: "Reindl, John" <Reindl@no.address>
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2003 08:23:55 -0600
On Monday, November 17th, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Eastern Standard Time, there
is a free web-based workshop on the reduction of mercury in products in
schools. Pre-registration is requested, and for those who can't attend
during the broadcast, the workshop will be saved on the web page for later
viewing.
Pre-registration for "Enhancing Pollution Prevention in Schooland Laboratory
Facilities:Lessons Learned From Mercury Reduction Programs" workshop is at
http://www.mercuryinschools.uwex.edu website, under "Upcoming Events".
The agenda is listed below.
John Reindl
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Monday, November 17, 2003
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
AGENDA
Meeting Objectives:
§ Enhance Pollution Prevention in School and Laboratory Facilities
§ Educate the participants in Mercury Reduction Techniques
§ Educate the participants in Sustainable Science Teaching Techniques
1:00 Opening Remarks
Debora Wilson,Chief, Division of Health and Safety,NIH
(invited) and Samantha Fairchild, Director, Office of
Enforcement, Compliance and Environmental Justice, Region 3 EPA
1:10 Mercury in Schools
Steve Brachman
University of Wisconsin Extension.
1:50 Sustainable Science
Bill Nelson
University of Illinois
Lessons Learned from Maryland's Mercury Reduction Programs
2:30 Legislation to Eliminate Mercury-Containing Products
Delegate James W. Hubbard (invited)
Maryland House of Delegates
2:45 Mercury in Maryland Schools: Developing a Statewide
Inventory and Removal Program
Barbara Bice
Maryland State Department of Education
Regulatory Issues
Ed Hammerberg
Maryland Department of Environment
Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Mercury and
Mercury Devices from Maryland Schools
Bill Chicca
Maryland Environmental Services
The Campaign for a Mercury Free NIH: Outreach Activities of
the Mad Hatter
Ed Rau
Division of Environmental Protection, ORF, NIH
Resources for Teachers
Dave Vanier
Office of Science Education, NIH
3:30 Q & A
Panel and Audience
4:00 Adjourn
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