Education & Events

Health Effects of Occupational Exposure to Emissions from Asphalt/Bitumen Symposium
June 7-8, 2006
BG Academy for Occupational Health and Safety
Dresden, Germany

Wednesday, June 7, 2006

8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. Welcome Helmut A. Klein – Federal Ministry of     Employment and Social Affairs,     Bonn, Germany Frank Seynsche – Chairman, BG BAU Berlin Patrick N. Breysse, PhD, CIH – Symposium     Co-Chair Helmut A. Greim, MD – Symposium     Co-Chair 8:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Opening Remarks Gaps in Scientific Knowledge about the Carcinogenic Potential of Asphalt/Bitumen Fumes Paul A. Schulte, PhD – NIOSH (The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Industry Overview See abstract for list of presenters 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. BREAK Experimental Session Helmut A. Greim, MD – Moderator 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Generation of Bitumen Fumes Using Two Fume Generation Protocols and Comparison to Worker Industrial Hygiene Exposures Anthony J. Kriech 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. 24-Months Inhalation Carcinogenicity Study of Bitumen Fumes in Wistar (WU) Rats Rainer Fuhst, DVM 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. BREAK 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Importance of DNA-Adduct Formation and Gene Expression Profiling in Rats Exposed to Bitumen Fumes Juergen Borlak, PhD

12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Determination of Sequence Variants of Metabolising Enzymes After Occupational Exposure to Fumes and Aerosols of Bitumen Under High Processing Temperatures Hans-Peter Rihs, rer. Nat. 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. LUNCH Exposure Session John W. Cherrie, PhD – Moderator 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Temperature-Dependent Factors Affecting Potential Occupational Exposure of VOC, SVOC and PAH Compounds During Production and Placement of Hot Mix Asphalt Clifford R. Lange, PhD 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. Bitumen Emissions on Workplaces in Germany Reinhold Rühl, PhD, rer. Nat. 2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Assessment of Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH) in Italian Asphalt Workers Piero E. Cirla, MD 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Semi-Quantitative Estimates of Dermal Exposure to Bitumen Condensate and Solvents of European Asphalt Workers Hans Kromhout, CIH, PhD 3:30 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. BREAK 3:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. OPEN POSTER SESSION 7:30 p.m. DINNER

Thursday, June 8, 2006

Biomonitoring Session Timothy J. Buckley, PhD, CIH – Moderator 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Biological Monitoring of Low Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Laura Campo, MS 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. Biomonitoring of Exposure to Bitumen During its Production and Handling Through Determination of Urinary 1-Hydroxypyrene Peter J. Boogaard, PhD, PharmD, DABT, ERT 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Dermal Exposure and Urinary 1-Hydroxypyrene Among Asphalt Roofing Workers Michael D. McClean, PhD 10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. BREAK 10:15 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Ambient and Biological Monitoring of Exposure and Genotoxic Effects in Workers Exposed to Fumes and Aerosols of Bitumen Boleslaw Marczynski, rer. Nat. 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Percutaneous Absorption of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Asphalt Fume Condensate Carl R. Mackerer, PhD 11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m. Standardized Investigation of the Percutaneous Absorption of Bitumen Emissions in Man Dirk Walter, PhD 11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH Epidemiology Session James Melius, DrPH, MD – Moderator 1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Health, Genotoxicology and Immune Status of Road Pavers in Hungary Anna Tompa, MD, PhD, DSc

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Occupational Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons and Lung Cancer Risk: A Multi-Center Study in Europe Ann C. Olsson, MPH, RN 2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. An Assessment of the Possible Extent of Confounding in Epidemiological Studies of Lung Cancer Risk Among Roofers Diane J. Mundt, PhD 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. BREAK 2:45 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. A Confounding-Adjusted Meta-Analysis of Lung Cancer Among Roofing and Paving Asphalt Workers William E. Fayerweather, PhD, MPH 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Survival Analysis of Lung Cancer Mortality in a Dutch Cohort Exposed to Bitumen Lützen Portengen, PhD 3:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Mortality in a German Cohort of Bitumen Workers: Update of Mortality Data Until 2004 Thomas Behrens, MD, MPH 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. FINAL SESSION — ROUNDTABLE Patrick N. Breysse, PhD, CIH – Moderator Panelists: Helmut A. Greim, MD John W. Cherrie, PhD Timothy J. Buckley, PhD, CIH James Melius, DrPH, MD 5:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. Closing Remarks Helmut A. Greim, MD