The aim of this Symposium is to bring together scientists from all over the world to work on the challenges faced by environmental radiation protection to ensure the preservation of ecosystems. Under the auspices of the International Union of Radioecology and with the support of the Technological University of Dublin and McMaster University (Canada), this scientific meeting aims to pave the way for IUR future directions suitable to inform decision-making.
Overall, the cross-disciplinary scientific program will enable to explore recent scientific achievements, the scientific activities to be strengthened and the novel ones to be launched: evolution of environmental radiation protection, ecosystem approach, multiple stress factors, AOP and multi-level approaches, limits of linear or multi-level approaches to systems... An overarching concern is to tackle the issues through systemic and multiple levels such as to meet the protection goals of environmental radiation protection.
The latest research and results presented at the Symposium will give rise to a special issue of the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity
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PROGRAM
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| UTC+1 | Wednesday 6 September |
| 10:00-11:00 | Registration |
| 11:00-11:15 | Opening talk |
| Per Strand, Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) - Norway Carmel Mothersill, McMaster Faculty of Science - Canada |
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| 11:15-12:45 | Session 1 - Background |
| 11:15-11:45 | On the evolution of radioecology - And how we lost ecology along the way |
| Tom Hinton, ex-Fukushima University - USA (virtual) | |
| 11:45-12:15 | Neglecting the ecosystem dimension of life hinders proper assessment of ecological risk (from radiation) |
| François Bréchignac, IUR - France |
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| 12:15-12:45 | Discussion |
| 12:45-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-17:00 | Session 2 - AOP and multi-level approaches (Part 1) |
| 14:00-14:20 | Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOPs) - An introduction |
| Knut Erik Tollefsen, Norvegian Institute for Water Research - Norway |
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| 14:20-14:40 | Application of Adverse Outcome Pathways in Space Research |
| Vinita Chauhan, Health Canada - Canada (virtual) |
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| 14:40-15:00 | Building an AOP for plants chronically exposed to ionizing radiation: Lemna minor as a case study |
| Nele Horemanns, SCK CEN - Belgium |
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| 15:00-15:30 | Break |
| 15:30-15:50 | Identification of biomarkers for use in environmental radiation protection |
| Awadhesh Jha, University of Plymouth - UK |
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| 15:50-16:10 | Human biomarkers with potential use in environmental protection |
| Orla Howe, Technological University Dublin - Ireland |
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| 16:10-16:30 | Lessons for radioecological research from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill |
| Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, California State Polytechnic Univ. - USA | |
| 16:30-17:00 | Discussion |
| 18:00-20:30 | Welcome Reception |
| Thursday 7 September | |
| 09:00-12:00 | Session 2 - AOP and multi-level approaches (Part 2) |
| 09:00-09:20 | Meaningful and objective inference in radioecological field studies |
| Mike Wood, University of Salford - UK |
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| 09:20-09:40 | Field applications, Fukushima: Possible Low-dose radiation effects on wild animals |
| Kentaro Ariyoshi, Fukushima Medical University - Japan |
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| 09:40-10:00 | Assessing potential environmental impacts of NORMs from offshore oil and gas infrastructure decommissioning |
| Tom Cresswell, ANSTO - Australia (virtual) | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Break |
| 10:30-10:50 | Formal semantics in data integration and analysis; content and applications of the Radiation Biology Ontology |
| Paul Schofield, University of Cambridge - UK |
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| 10:50-11:10 | A brief overview of ongoing multi-level integrative studies of radionuclides toxicity at LECO (IRSN) |
| Frédéric Alonzo, IRSN - France |
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| 11:10-11:30 | Novel spectroscopic methods for environmental protection research |
| Aidan Meade, Technological University Dublin - Ireland | |
| 11:30-12:00 | Discussion |
| 12:00-13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30-16:00 | Session 3 - Limitations of linear or multi-level system approaches – Beyond systems |
| 13:30-13:50 | Complex structure and function |
| Larry Kapustka, LK Consultancy - Canada |
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| 13:50-14:10 | Competing risk model; a new integrated approach to assessing contextual impacts of ionising radiation |
| Colin Seymour, McMaster University - Canada |
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| 14:10-14:30 | Development of population level biomarkers for low dose radiation: the importance of non-targeted effects |
| Carmel Mothersill, McMaster Faculty of Science - Canada |
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| 14:30-15:00 | Break |
| 15:00-15:20 | Modelling the effects of ionising radiation and chemical pollutants on wildlife populations |
| Jordi Vives i Batlle, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK CEN) - Belgium |
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| 15:20-16:00 | Discussion on Impacts of climate change - Interface between radiation and temperature and holistic approaches at the macro and micro level |
| Led by Carmel Mothersill and Colin Seymour, McMaster University - Canada |
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| 19:30-22:00 | Dinner "Celtic Night at Arlington Hotel" https://www.arlington.ie/celtic-nights-2/ |
| Friday 8 September | |
| 09:00-12:30 | Session 4 - Social/psychosocial aspects |
| Led by Deborah Oughton (CERAD - Norway) and Mike Wood (University of Salford - UK) |
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Including a presentation by Dr Soo Hyun Byun, McMaster University, describing the Health Physics approaches being developed at McMaster University
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| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-16:30 | Concluding session |
| Summary discussion and Paper writing |
REGISTRATION
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| Registration | IUR Member | NON IUR Member |
| In-Presence | 160,00 € | 220,00 |
| Virtual | 120,00 € | 180,00 € |
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Venue: Technological University - TUDublin - Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute - Grangegorman Campus - Dublin - Ireland
Location: The Grangegorman Campus is located in Dublin 7, about 1 km from Dublin City Centre
Address:
Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute (ESHI)
Room GW302, on the 3rd floor
Grangegorman Lower / Grangegorman Campus
Technical University Dublin
Dublin 7, D07 H6K8
Building N°8 on the map: https://www.tudublin.ie/media/website/explore/our-campuses/city-centre-campuses/grangegorman/documents/GDA-Grangegorman-Wayfinding-Map.pdf
Access: Transport options
By Bus / By Tram (Luas Green Line or Luas Red Line) / By Bike
The 'Luas' tram Green Line goes directly up to 'Grangegorman' stop and the walk to ESHI from the stop is about 4/5 mins. The Green Line goes directly into the centre of Dublin to 'O'Connell Street', 'Trinity College Dublin' and 'St Stephens Green' beside Grafton street.
Accommodation (non exhaustive list)
- Hotel St George by Nina - 3* (1,5 km) - https://www.hotelstgeorgedublin.com/
- Wren Urban Nest (2,2 km) - https://www.wrenhotel.ie/
- The Lesson Lodge (3,8 km) - https://www.theleesonlodge.com/
- Destiny Student - New Mill (2,5 km) - https://destinystudent.com/accommodation/dublin/new-mill/
- Camden street hotel – 2* (2,9 km) - https://www.camdenstreethotel.com/
CONTACT
Armelle, IUR secretariat
Email: armelle.guilloux@ellipseco.fr
Tel: +33 (0)6 12 53 66 28
The IUR Symposium is supported by
| TU Dublin | McMaster University | Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity | Media Support All Conference Alert |
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