New challenges for the future: abstract proceedings of 4th International Congress on Environmental Health 2019 (ICEH)

Abstract

The Environmental Health area of the Teaching and Research Unit in Clinical Laboratory, Public Health and Environment of the Lisbon School of Health Technology, in conjunction with the National Environmental Health Association, the Departments of Environmental Health of the Coimbra Health School and the School of Health of Polytechnic Institute of Porto Porto hold the International Congress on Environmental Health “New” Challenges for the Future (ICEH 2019). The event runs concurrently with the 40th anniversary of the National Health Service with a tribute to Environmental Health Technicians who in 2019 complete 40 years of the profession at the National Health Service. ICEH 2019 takes place in the Lisbon School of Health Technology, between the 25th and 27th September of 2019 in the School auditorium. ICEH 2019 presents the most recent scientific and technological developments in the field of environmental health, emphasizing in individual disciplines, namely Air Quality, Biomarkers of Exposure/Effects, Climate Change & Sustainability, Emergency Preparedness, Environmental & Occupational Toxicology, Environmental Risk Assessment, Food Safety, Health Impact Assessment, Health Tracking & Informatics, Healthy Homes, Occupational Safety & Health, Public Health & Epidemiology, Waste Management, Water Quality and Zoonoses. The meeting aims to bring together researchers from a number of different countries and continents, involved in these issues. Therefore, the Organizing Committee is pleased to announce an exciting innovative congress, with scientific presentations covering a wide range of topics.