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DESCRIPTION:   **Topic: How can we achieve fire and environmental safety as well 
 as\nprotect public health?\n\n The Fire Retardant Dilemma \n  September 20, 
 2007 - 150 University Hall, UC Berkeley\n (8:30am =96 1:00pm, 
 Oxford/Addison streets, Berkeley)\n    \n   **What to Expect: This seminar 
 series brings together contributors from\nindustry, government, academia, 
 and citizen groups to share information and\nresearch results about new 
 fire retardant technologies, materials, and\npolicies.  We will expand this 
 continuing discussion to larger issues of the\nhuman health and 
 environmental impact of chemicals.\n   \n   *Speakers:  *\n   \n *Terry 
 Collins*, the Thomas Lord Professor of Chemistry and director of 
 the\nInstitute for Green Oxidation Chemistry at Carnegie Mellon 
 University\n         *Green Chemistry: Sustaining a High Technology 
 Civilization*\n *Lauren Heine*, Ph.D., Director of Applied Sciences, Green 
 Blue Institute\n    *Are there less toxic alternative fire retardant 
 strategies?*\n *Michael Kirschner*, President, Design Chain Associates and 
 an expert on\nenvironmental regulation of electronic products\n   *Toxic 
 Substance Replacement in Industry: Drivers, Challenges, 
 and\nOpportunities*\n *Susan Klosterhaus*, Ph.D., Environmental Scientist, 
 San Francisco Estuary\nInstitute\n    *PBDE's in the San Francisco Estuary 
 and What We Do and Do Not Know\nabout their Replacements*\n *Andrew 
 McGuire*, Founder, SF Trauma Foundation \n     *An analysis of fire data 
 and the impact of fire safe cigarettes *\n *Arlene Blum*, Ph.D., Visiting 
 Scholar, UC Berkeley\n   *The Fire Retardant Dilemma*\n   \nDiscussants 
 include\nBob Luedeka, Executive Director, Polyurethane Foam 
 Association\nDr. Said Nurbakhsh, Flammability Research Test Engineer, 
 California Bureau\nof Home Furnishings\nJohn McCormack, former Manager of 
 Research and Development, CBHF\nDavid Epel, Jane and Marshall Steele 
 Professor of Biological Sciences,\nStanford University\nDr. Russell Long, 
 President, Blue Water Network\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/18/18448259.php
SUMMARY:The Fire Retardant Dilemma Part III
LOCATION:  September 20, 2007 - 150 University Hall, UC Berkeley\n (8:30am =96 
 1:00pm, Oxford/Addison streets, Berkeley)
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/09/18/18448259.php
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