■DATE : SEPTEMBER 17, 2001

■TIME :14:00 - 17:00

■PLACE : ROOM #141, 14th BLDG. of ENGINEERING, the Univ. of Tokyo (Hongo Campus)

■Registration : NOT NECESSARY

Program

14:00-14:05
Opening Address
Shinichiro Ohgaki (Director, RECWET)

14:05-15:25
Dr. David Drury (Drinking Water Inspectorate, UK)
"Continuous monitoring for Cryptosporidium -A novel approach to public health protection"

15:25-15:35
Break

15:35-16:55
Prof. Charles N. Haas (Professor of Environmental Engineering, Drexel University, USA)
"Progress and data gaps in quantitative microbial risk assessment"

16:55-17:00
Closing remark
Osami Yagi (Professor, RECWET)

Report on the symposium

Two outstanding speakers gave us great lectures on health related microorganisms. Sixty-seven participants enjoyed their talk. Some of them are from private companies dealing water treatment etc., some are researcher or manager in local or central government, and graduate students in dept. of urban engineering also participated in the symposium.