We welcome you to the 18th International Conference of the Pacific Basin Consortium for Environment and Health (PBC) titled Assessing and Mitigating Environmental Exposures in Early Life is to be held in Kyoto, Japan, September 15-19 2019, co-hosted by the PBC, Jichi Medical University, and Kyoto College of Medical Sciences, Japan. The meeting will consist of 3 training workshops designed for students and early career researchers, six plenary sessions, nine symposia, a poster presentation session, and a dedicated unopposed session for student oral presentations.

The primary purpose of the conference is to build capacity in Japan and the Asia Pacific region by sharing scientific information about the health effects of exposure to environmental pollution and successful management of hazardous substances (metals, pesticides, persistent organic pollutants, e-Waste, and emerging contaminants) for protection of human and environmental health in the Pacific Basin and South / East Asia. Unprecedented economic growth on the Pacific Rim and in South / East Asia motivates regional interest in investigating the relationships of environmental exposures (e.g. chemical exposure, air pollution, e-waste, extreme weather events), co-exposures, urbanisation, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WaSH) to human health.

Peter D Sly, PBC Chair, Fujio Kayama, Conference President

Past Conferences

• The 17th PBC, Nov 2017; Dehli, India
• The 16th PBC, Aug 2015; Depock, Indonesia
• The 15th PBC, Sept 2015; Honolulu, USA
• The 14th PBC, Apr 2012; Gwangju, Korea
• The 13th PBC, Nov 2009; Perth, Australia
• The 12th PBC, May 2007; Beijing, China