Program

• OVERVIEW OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
  John G. Keller, Ph.D.

• FOCUS OF THE CONFERENCE

• WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE DIOXIN ISSUES
  Terry F. Quill, Esq.

• KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
  Michael Gough, Ph.D.

• PANEL 1: THE POTENTIAL HUMAN CANCER AND NON-CANCER RISKS POSED BY DIOXIN EXPOSURES
  Moderator: Terry F. Quill
  
  Contributed Articles:

• Comments on the U.S. EPA's New Risk Characterization and TEF's Chapters for Dioxin-like Compounds
  Thomas B. Starr, Ph.D.

• Carcinogenic Risks at Background Exposures: Analysis of Human Epidemiologic Data
  Chris Kerman, Sean Hays, and Lesa Aylward, M.S.

• Questions for Lesa Aylward

• Issues in Dose-Response Assessment for Dioxins
  Rory B. Conolly, Ph.D.

• Questions for Dr. Conolly

• Dioxins and Cancer
  Jack S. Mandel, Ph.D.

• Questions for Dr. Mandel

• Summary and Commentary on the July, 2000 External Peer Review of the U.S. EPA Dioxin Reassessment
  Brent D. Kerger, Ph.D.

• Questions for Dr. Kerger

• QUESTIONS FOR PANEL 1

• PANEL 2: FOOD AS A MAJOR ROUTE OF DIOXIN EXPOSURE
  Moderator: Herbert Estreicher, Esq.
  
  Contributed Articles:

• Low Levels of Dioxin in Food: Is There a Risk?
  Robert J. Scheuplein, Ph.D.

• Dietary and Nutrition Recommendations
  Barbara Olds Schneeman, Ph.D.

• Dioxin: EPA's Estimates of Background Dioxin Dietary Exposures
  Leila M. Barraj, D.Sc., Elizabeth A. Julien, Ph.D. and Barbara J. Petersen, Ph.D.

• Problems for Risk Assessment of Background Levels of TEQs in Diet
  Stephen H. Safe, Ph.D.

• QUESTIONS FOR PANEL 2

• PANEL 3: PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY
  Moderator: C.T. "Kip" Howlett, Jr. Esq.
  
  Contributed Articles:

• Characterizing the Potential for Non-Cancer Toxicity of Dioxin: Does it Meet Risk Management Needs?
  Lorenz R. Rhomberg, Ph.D.

• EPA's Dioxin Risk Characterization and Public Health
  Gail Charnley, Ph.D.

• The Public Health Case for Better Use of Science
  George M. Gray, Ph.D.

• EPA's Dioxin Reassessment: Comments and Questions by the Public Health Policy Advisory Board
  John D. Millar, M.D.

• Remarks on Peer Review: A Congressional Perspective
  Joseph C. Stanko, Esq.

• QUESTIONS FOR PANEL 3

• SYNOPSIS OF THE PROCEEDINGS
  Michael Gough, Ph.D.

• LIST OF CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

• SPEAKER PROFILES