Convenor

• State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP), City University of Hong Kong

Overview

This training session will introduce the fundamental concepts and best practices in environmental risk assessment and management of chemical contaminants. It will also provide an overview of the frontier technologies in monitoring and assessment of marine pollution. Special focus will be placed on new pollutants and the risks they pose to the marine ecosystem and public health. We will also introduce the research progress of some global-scale studies.

Through this training session, participants will acquire the concepts and principles of environmental risk assessment, risk management, and communication as applied in practice. They will also understand the basic risk assessment tools (i.e., prospective, retrospective, and tiered approaches) for environmental risk management. By learning from the latest research, participants will learn about advanced methods for monitoring emerging chemicals of concern and their current status in coastal environments around the world. This training session will also enable participants to appreciate and employ modern approaches in pollution assessment and management in environmental policy formulation and decision-making.

Programme

TIME	AGENDA
	Chair Professor Kenneth Leung (Chief Professor), Dean of School of Energy and Environment, City University of Hong Kong; Chair Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong; Director of State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (City University of Hong Kong)
10:00 – 10:10	Welcoming and Introduction Professor Kenneth Leung
10:10 – 10:55	Environmental Risk Assessment and Risk Management Professor Kenneth Leung
10:50 – 11:00	Break
11:00 – 11:40	The Threats and Monitoring Techniques for Antibiotic Resistant Gene Professor Xuemei Mao
11:40 – 12:00	Free Discussion and Closing Remarks ·         Professor Kenneth Leung ·         Professor Xuemei Mao