Late breaking abstracts for poster presentations will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it by May 15.
We welcome submission of abstracts regarding brominated and other flame retardants, and encourage work on emerging flame retardants. The workshop will include both oral presentations and posters.
General Topics
- Analytical chemistry
- Levels in the Environment
- Sources, Fate and Transport (including modeling)
- Human Exposure
- Toxicology
- Epidemiology
- Ecotoxicology
- Fire Science
- Risk, Regulations and Policy
Submission
To facilitate review, you will be asked to indicate the general topic that your abstract fits into (selected from the list above).
You will be asked to indicate preference for oral presentation, poster presentation or either.
The presenting author must register for the conference by the registration deadline. Acceptance of a paper does not mean automatic registration.
Abstracts should be submitted by a designated, corresponding author (which may differ from the presenting author). Communication from the conference committee regarding acceptance of papers will be to the corresponding author. Make sure you provide an email address for the corresponding author.
At most two abstracts per presenting author will be allowed.
Instructions and forms for submission will be available on our website, www.bfr2011.org, on 22 February.
Format for Abstracts
Abstracts must be written in English.
Abstracts can be a maximum of one page. Use the following: American letter size paper (8.5 by 11 inches), 2.5 cm margins on both sides, 4 cm margins on the top and bottom, Times New Roman font in 11 point type (except for the title which should be in 12 point type). Text should be single-spaced and right-margin justified.
Abstracts should have the following structure:
1) Title: Centered, upper case, 12 point, bold type, maximum of two lines. Skip a line after the title.
2) Authors names and affiliations: Please list the first name, middle initial (if applicable) and last name of each author. If authors are from different institutions, provide a number in superscript for each author. Separate author names by commas. Underline the presenting author. Indicate the corresponding author with an asterisk. Starting on a separate line, list affiliations of authors (preceded by superscripted number), including name of institution and postal address. Skip a line after affiliations.
3) Text. The abstract should be structured, providing the following labeled sections:
- Introduction
- Materials and Methods
- Results
- Discussion
References, tables and figures are not allowed. Abstracts stating that results will be presented at the meeting will not be accepted.
Please see the sample abstract.
Best wishes,
Tom Webster and Mike McClean, Co-Chairs
Boston University School of Public Health