" Theme: Protect every child from lead poisoning. "
Tentative Scientific Programme
26th October 2015
Time Speaker Topic
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM Welcome & Registration
Session I : Lead in consumable
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM Prof Krishnajyoti Goswami
Director NRCLPI, West Bengal
Lead in food and cosmetics in India
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM Mr Devesh Thakur Lead in drinking water from plumbing material
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM Prof L M Srivastava
Director NRCLPI, Delhi
Blood lead evaluation in hospital environment
Association of blood lead levels of children with consumption of filtered and tap water.
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM Prof Sripathy Lenkeppa
Bangaluru
Cultural practices leading to lead poisoning in India
12:00 PM - 01:30 PM Q and A session followed by LUNCH
Session II : Lead and environment
01:30 PM - 02:00 PM Prof Arun Patil
SKIMS & RC, Karad
Lead poisoning in un-organized battery industry sector
02:00 PM - 02:30 PM Mr Vinay Kumar
Environmental Researcher - NRCLPI, Bangaluru
Blood lead level in traffic policemen exposed to various sources of lead
02:30 PM - 03:00 PM Dr K Parthasarathy
Bangaluru
Eletroninc waste recycling leading to lead and other heavy metal poisoning
03:00 PM - 03:30 PM Mr Ashish Lead in paints : Indian scenario
03:30 PM - 04:00 PM Prof V V Pillay
Amrutha Institute of Medical Sciences Kochi
Toxicology and forensic aspects of Lead
04:00 PM - 04:30 PM Tea Break followed by question and answer session
06:00 PM Inaugural function
07:30 PM onwords Dinner