TO-025 — 10:00 – 10:15

IS OCEAN FISH CONSUMPTION ASSOCIATED WITH CAUSING MERCURY TOXICITY OR PREVENTING IT?

Authors: RAYMOND, Laura 1 ; RALSTON, Nicholas 2 ;
(1) Translational Medicine Independant Research Consultants, Grand Forks, ND, USA; (2) University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, UND

TO-026 — 10:15 – 10:30

METALLOMIC QUANTIFYING METALS IN METALLOPROTEINS: THE LEVELS OF HG AND SE BINDING TO SERUM SELENOPROTEINS FROM METHYLMERCURY-POISONED RATS AFTER SE TREATMENT

Authors: LI, Yu-Feng 1 ;
(1) Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

TO-027 — 10:30 – 10:45

SELENIUM PROTECTS AGAINST TOXIC EFFECTS OF MERCURY ON CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH AMONG INUIT IN CANADA

Authors: HU, Xuefeng 1 ; ECCLES, Kristin 1 ; CHAN, Laurie 1 ;
(1) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

TO-028 — 10:45 – 11:00

SELENIUM HEALTH BENEFIT VALUES ARE A MORE RELIABLE INDEX OF MERCURY ASSOCIATED RISKS

Authors: RAYMOND, Laura 1 ; RALSTON, Nicholas 2 ;
(1) Translational Medicine Independent Research Consultants, Grand Forks, ND, USA; (2) University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA

TO-029 — 11:00 – 11:15

CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO LOW-DOSE METHYLMERCURY (MEHG) INDUCES DIFFERENTIAL ACCUMULATION AND ASSOCIATED PROTEOME CHANGES IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF MAMMALIAN BRAINS

Authors: KONG, Hang-kin 1 ; WONG, Yee-man 1 ; CHAN, Hing-man 2 ; LO, Chun-lap 1 ;
(1) The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong , China; (2) University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada

TO-030 — 11:15 – 11:30

MERCURY AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: WHAT IS THE CONTRIBUTION OF IMMUNOTOXIC MECHANISMS TO MERCURY TOXICITY

Authors: SILBERGELD, Ellen 1 ; NYLAND, Jennifer 2 ;
(1) Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA; (2) Salisbury University, Salisbury MD, USA

TO-031 — 11:30 – 11:45

FACTORS AFFECTING MERCURY EXPOSURE FROM FISH

Authors: SCHOOF, Rosalind 1 ; GOODRICH-MAHONEY, John 2 ;
(1) Ramboll Environ, Seattle, WA, USA; (2) Electric Power Research Institute , Mystic, CT, USA

TO-032 — 11:45 – 12:00

MITIGATING THE HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS OF HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT IN CANADA

Authors: KAMINSKI, Gregory 1 ; HESS, Katherine 1 ; DENNING, Allison 2 ;
(1) Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada; (2) Health Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada