ORAL PRESENTATIONS
Tuesday, 6th June, 2000

Town Hall, Sopot, ul. Kościuszki 25/29
10.00 – 10.30 Opening Ceremony
10.30 – 12.00 Opening Session
Chairpersons: Prof. E. Biernacka, Prof. G. Kupryszewski
  Lecture I
A. Kabata-Pendias (Puławy, Poland):
SOME ASPECTS OF PHYTOINDICATION OF TRACE ELEMENTS IN THE ENVIRONMENT
  Lecture II
P. Migula (Katowice, Poland):
LINKING THE EFFECTS OF METALS AND OTHER CHEMICALS ON A MOLECULAR LEVEL WITH HIGHER LEVELS OF BIOLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
  Lecture III
C. Hagner (Geesthacht, Germany):
REGIONAL PATTERNS AND LONG-TERM LEAD CONCENTRATIONS IN AQUATIC, MARINE AND TERRESTRIAL SYSTEMS AND HUMANS IN EUROPE

The remaining scientific sessions of the Conference will be held at the hotel “Rzemieślnik”, Gdańsk – Jelitkowo, ul. Piastowska 206.

ROOM A
Session A.1.  Geochemistry I - Chairpersons: Prof. T.Gabryelak, Prof. S. Baran
14.20 – 14.40
A-01
 M.C. Freitas, M.A. Reis, A.P. Marques, C. Costa. C. Hipólito, V. Matos (Scavém, Portugal)
TRACE METALS AND OTHER CHEMICAL ELEMENTS IN BIOMATERIALS
14.40 – 15.00
A-02 
 E.G. da Silveira (Porto Velho, Brazil), D.M. Bonotto (Rio Claro, Brazil)
THE USE OF SOME DIMENSIONLESS RATIOS TO STUDY THE TRANSPORT OF Hg IN THE MADEIRA RIVER, BRAZIL
15.00 – 15.20
A-03 
 J.B. Diatta (Poznań, Poland)
INFLUENCE OF CORRECTION VALUES ON THE MAGNITUDE OF SORPTION PARAMETERS: CASE OF LEAD
15.20 – 15.40
A-04 
 S. Piotrowski (Szczecin, Poland)
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEAVY METAL/ORGANIC CARBON RATIO AND SHELL SIZE BASED ON EXAMPLE OF SELECTED FRESHWATER MOLLUSC SPECIES IN POLAND
15.40 – 16.00 Coffee/Tea
16.00 – 17.45  Poster Megasession P.1 – Part I
 
ROOM B
Session B.1.  Long-term Changes - Chairpersons: Dr C. Hagner, Prof. M. Protasowicki
14.20 – 14.40
B-01 
 B. Larsen (Kobenhavn, Denmark)
ACCUMULATION RATES OF SEDIMENT AND HEAVY METALS IN THE BALTIC SEA BASINS BASED ON SEDIMENT STUDIES – AN ATTEMT OF AN OVERVIEW
14.40 – 15.00
B-02 
 E. Helios-Rybicka, E. Adamiec, M. Strzebonska, M. Wardas (Kraków, Poland)
HEAVY METALS IN THE ODRA AND VISTULA RIVERS – PAST AND PRESENT
15.00 – 15.20
B-03 
 K. Sawicka-Kapusta, J. Gdula-Argasińska, M. Zakrzewska, A. Szewc, W. Borowski (Kraków, Poland)
HEAVY METAL CONCENTRATION IN SMALL MAMMALS FROM NIEPOŁOMICE AND OLKUSZ FORESTS BETWEEN 1991 AND 1998
15.20 – 15.40
B-04 
 
 J. Czekała (Poznań, Poland)
SELECTED ASPECTS OF CHROMIUM OCCURRENCE IN THE ENVIRONMENT
1540 – 1600  Coffee/Tea
1600 – 1745  Poster Megasession P.1 – Part I