March 20, 1996 Contact: Robert Irion (408/459-2495)

UC SANTA CRUZ TO HOST ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM ON TOXIC SUBSTANCES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--University of California scientists who study the effects of toxic materials in the environment will convene at UC Santa Cruz on Saturday, March 30, for the ninth annual research symposium of the UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program.

Two parts of the symposium are open to the public. Faculty members and graduate students will discuss their research at a public session from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in room B-206, Earth and Marine Sciences Building. In the afternoon, scientists will present their work more informally at a public poster session, 2-4 p.m. at the Cowell College Dining Hall.

Russell Flegal, professor of earth sciences at UCSC and an expert on lead and other potentially toxic trace metals, will introduce the morning session. Faculty speakers are as follows:

* Michael Johnson of UC Davis: "Defense Conversion and Mare Island Opportunities."

* Arthur Winer of UCLA: "Air Toxics Research at the Southern Campuses."

* John Melack of UC Santa Barbara: "New UC Programs in Environmental Public Policy."

Three graduate student speakers will discuss topics such as the ecotoxicology of wetlands in southern California and the biodegradation of toxic wastes.

Based at UC Davis, the UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program supports research and graduate education in toxics-related fields. It serves as a center for communication among researchers, students, industry, the government, and the public.

For more information about the symposium, call the UC Davis program at (916) 752-2097.

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