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A launching event of the USEtox ^TM model will be held at the SETAC Europe conference on Tuesday, May 25th in Seville, Spain.

This model has been developed by a team of international scientists for assessment of human and ecotoxic impacts from chemicals in life cycle impact assessment and for ranking of chemicals according to their inherent hazard characteristics. At the launch, a representative from the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) and a representative from the USEtox ^TM team will give a brief welcome and presentation of the USEtox ^TM model (15 min). The remaining time is allocated to informal talks with members of the USEtox ^TM Team and demonstration of the USEtox ^TM model, and for networking with LCA and chemical assessment colleagues. There will be posters and hand-out material about the model.

LCA-software companies that have integrated the USEtox ^TM characterization factors for human toxic and ecotoxic impacts into their software have been invited to demonstrate these facilities at the event.

If you wish to attend, please confirm your participation usetox@usetox.org

The “2-day technical seminar on toxicity aspects in LCA and specifically the USEtox model” given on April 8 and 9 at DTU, which was also broadcast live via web streaming, has been recorded and is now available via video streaming any time for you or your colleagues to follow. Just as if you were participating directly via web (except the possibility to pose questions) you can see the slides, the presenter, and the chat window. Both, the slides in pdf format and the complete streaming of both days are available here:

 http://www.3r.env.dtu.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=38

 The next occasion to follow the USEtox course as given on the second day of these two days will be in connection with the SETAC Europe Annual Meeting on Sunday 23rd of May in Seville, Spain. The registration to this event is handled by SETAC directly (http://seville.setac.eu/short_courses/?contentid=203&pr_id=180 course no. 10).

Comments and further suggestions should be directed to Ralph Rosenbaum at DTU.  Contact information can be found HERE

APRIL 8-9, 2010

Impacts from chemicals that are applied or formed and emitted during the life cycle of a product or service still constitute a weak point in LCIA. Compared to other impacts covered in LCA, chemical impacts are associated with large uncertainties and omissions both in the inventory analysis and in the modelling of both indoor and outdoor emissions to impacts on human health and ecosystems.

The graduate school 3R (Residual Resources Research) at the Technical University of Denmark is organising a two-day seminar on toxicity aspects in LCA. The event will include a technical seminar on day 1, and a short course introducing the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model “USEtox” on day 2. The seminar will be given by experts in the field (see below in the programme) and is targeted to any stakeholder concerned with or interested in toxicity LCIA, ranging from Ph.D. students to LCA practitioners, decision-makers, method developers, and experts from related fields. 

Register by sending an email to: 3R@env.dtu.dk This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it.

If you want to register to the live streaming, you need to send an email, you will be provided with web address by return (Note that no registration will be accepted after April 7th, 2010).

Speakers include:

• Michael Hauschild, DTU
• Alexis Laurent, DTU
• Morten Birkved, DTU
• Ralph Rosenbaum, DTU
• Mark Huijbregts, Radboud University
• Stefanie Hellweg, ETH Zürich

Expert LCIA developers are holding a 2-day technical seminar on toxicity aspects in LCA and specifically the USEtox model on 8-9 April 2010 on the campus of the Technical University of Denmark in northern Copenhagen. Participation is completely free of charge.

 Synopsis:

Impacts from chemicals that are applied or formed and emitted during the life cycle of a product or service still constitute a weak point in LCIA. Compared to other impacts covered in LCA, chemical impacts are associated with large uncertainties and omissions both in the inventory analysis and in the modelling of both indoor and outdoor emissions to impacts on human health and ecosystems. The graduate school 3R (Residual Resources Research) at the Technical University of Denmark is organising a two-day seminar on toxicity aspects in LCA. The event will include a technical seminar on day 1, and a short course introducing the UNEP-SETAC toxicity model “USEtox” on day 2. The seminar will be given by experts in the field (see below in the programme) and is targeted to any stakeholder concerned with or interested in toxicity LCIA, ranging from Ph.D. students to LCA practitioners, decision-makers, method developers, and experts from related fields. Please find below some practical information and the programme for the seminar.

 Practical information:

• Cost: Free of charge!
• When: 8-9 April 2010
• Where: Technical University of Denmark in Kgs. Lyngby (northern Copenhagen area)
• Registration: until 2nd April via email to 3R@env.dtu.dk
• Website with program details: http://www.3r.env.dtu.dk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9&Itemid=8