Millenium EditionFUTURE SYMPOSIA & CONFERENCES The 10th INTERNATIONAL IUPAC SYMPOSIUM ON MYCOTOXINS AND PHYCOTOXINS will be held on May 21-25, 2000, in Guaruja, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Preliminary program foresees the following topics: 1) Global significance of mycotoxins and phycotoxins; 2) Analytical methods and reference materials for mycotoxins; 3) Occurrence of mycotoxins and human exposure; 4) Quality assurance, proficiency testing and methods validation for mycotoxins; 5) Sampling for mycotoxins; 6) Risk assessment of mycotoxins and food safety; 7) Prevention and decontamination; 8) Toxicology — mode of action of mycotoxins; 9) Latin American aspects of mycotoxins; 10) Mycology; 11) Occurrence and human exposure on phycotoxins; 12) Risk assessment of phycotoxins and safety of seafood; 13) Recent advances in analytical methods of phycotoxins; 14) Analytical methodology of phycotoxins; 15) Chemistry of phycotoxins — Structural elucidation. Contact: M. Sabino, Adolfo Lutz Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Fax: +55-11-853-3505. E-Mail: myrna@sti.com.br. |