Accumulating evidence underscores
the need to address the complexities of environmental health issues. Chemical
exposures, whether environmental or occupational, occur in the form of mixtures,
not to individual agents. Further, these complex exposures occur in the
context of numerous other potential risk-modifying physiological and environmental
factors, such as genetic background, gender, stress, developmental period
of exposure and diet. These co-occurring risk factors may enhance or mitigate
the effects of chemical exposures, and do so in a dynamic fashion across
the life span.
The goal of this international
workshop is to define and assess major factors modulating physiological/toxicological
responses. Studies recognizing interactions and mixtures may have marked
significance not only for evaluating the efficacy of risk assessment paradigms,
but also for the determination of public policy, and, as such, are critical
to the future of environmental health sciences.
Sponsored by
The Joint Research Centre, European Commission, and
The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute,
UMDNJ-RWJMS
In collaboration
with the Centre for Research
and Technology Hellas, Aristotle University
of Thessaloniki
