The 37th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop will be held in Toronto, Ontario from October 3 through October 6, 2010. ATW is Canada's major annual meeting in the field of aquatic toxicology and related disciplines. It provides the opportunity to share information on current and emerging topics of regional, national and international importance related to water quality. Participants include students, academics, government scientists and regulators, environmental consultants and industry representatives.
The workshop theme is Big Cities - Large Problems - Great Solutions: urbanization and environmental impacts. In light of this Workshop being held within a heavily-urbanized centre that is only a short walk to the beautiful waters of Lake Ontario, we felt that this theme was appropriate and in great need of enlightened discussion. These waters have undergone many stresses over the years, from the early days of York when raw sewage polluted the Lake, through years of industrialization producing contaminants such as heavy metals and PCBs and now perhaps, full cycle back to sewage issues pertaining to the presence of new and emerging contaminants that are being used by the millions of inhabitants of Toronto.
Please visit the ATW web-site (www.atw.ca) for news and important information. You can also get information through our Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=189606689825) or follow us on Twitter ( http://twitter.com/ATW2010Toronto).
We have just initiated calls for sessions and session chairs and for those interested in holding short courses prior to the Workshop. This information is available through our website.
We hope that you will all come to Toronto this October and we look forward to seeing you there!
Your 37th Annual Aquatic Toxicity Workshop Co-Chairs,
Tim Fletcher and Doug Holdway
