Introduction to environmental risk analysis

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Time: September 11 - 15, 2006

Place: University of Kuopio, Kuopio (Maps and connections)

Canthia (the building number 1 on the map)

Medistudia (the building number 3 on the map)

Snellmania (the building number 5 on the map)

Credits: 2.0 credit points

Language: English or Finnish

Organizers: The course is organized jointly by the Graduate school in Environmental Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Centre (ERAC)

Course leader: Jukka Juutilainen, PhD, Prof., Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Kuopio

Course description: This course is an overview course on the concepts of environmental health risk assessment and risk analysis. The main aim is to give the participant an overview, as an introduction for future courses.

Lecturers:

Professor Jukka Juutilainen (JJ), University of Kuopio, Dept of Environmental Sciences

Professor Pertti Pasanen (PP), University of Kuopio, Dept of Environmental Sciences

Docent Jouni Tuomisto (JT), National Public Health Institute, Centre for Environmental Health Risk Analysis, Dept of Environmental Health, Kuopio

Seminar and group works:

Ari Markkanen (AM), University of Kuopio, Dept of Environmental Sciences

Further information: Sari.Makkonen(at)uku.fi, Tel. +358-17-163188

Time schedule:

Date	Lecture
September 11
Canthia, S11
8.15-11.00	Introduction to Risk Analysis and Risk Assessment JJ
11.15-12.00	Distribution of group works AM
September 12
Canthia, S11
10.15-12.00	Effects assessment: Hazard Identification and Dose-response Assessment JJ
September 13
Snellmania, S21
9.15-12.00	Exposure assessment PP
September 14
Medistudia, MHS4
9.15-10.00	Risk Characterization JJ
10.15-12.00	From Risk assessment to Decisions JT
September 15
Medistudia, MHS4
9.15-12.00	Seminar: presentation of the results of group works AM