The Scottish Contaminated Land Forum and the Geological Society Central Scotland are pleased to welcome Simon Firth to speak on Acute Risk Assessment.  Guidance on assessing acute risks from soil contamination is limited and for this reason, the Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment (SoBRA) has set-up a sub-group to try to address this gap.

To complement the above talk, we plan to provide an update on the various lines of evidence used for Chronic Risk Assessment in Scotland, in particular benchmark dose.  The open forum will be chaired and audience participation is strongly encouraged.

Register online* or e-mail admin@sclf.co.uk to register.  This event is FREE and you do not need to print your ticket.

THURSDAY 5th March 2015

Room 301, McCance  Building, Strathclyde University, Glasgow G1 1XQ.

(Handy for bus or train or use the basement car park operated by NCP)

4:00 PM                Refreshments and networking

4:30 PM                Update from the Executive Committee (Paula Coopland, SCLF Chair)

4:40 PM                The use of Benchmark Dose and other lines of evidence used in Chronic Risk Assessment (Speaker T.B.C.)

5:10 PM                SoBRA research into Acute Health Risks from Short-Term Exposure to Soil Contamination (Simon Firth, Firth Consultants)

5:40 PM                Q&A Session;  Open Forum

Simon’s talk has been scheduled for after 5 pm to allow GeolSoc members time to travel from work to attend.