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Contaminant mediated reproductive and general health effects of an endangered species, The Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus)

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.NTNU has identified six thematic interdisciplinary strategic research areas in Climate, Energy, Environment, Health, Food and water. Under these thematic areas, ecotoxicology is an integral aspects of the all areas, particularly climate, environment, wat er and health areas. Indeed, these thematic strategic areas are significant aspects of Norwegian and global initiatives. Climate change and pollution may have significant effects on biological systems and resources, and environment includes natural divers ity, conservation biology and environmental pollution and may have significant consequences for human and environmental health. Arukwe has for the past 6 years been involved in capacity building projects in developing countries (Nigeria, Vietnam and South Africa) to provide national and global expertise and integrated efforts for environmental solutions. Part of this training program involves the acquisition of expertise through collaborators and transferring those expertise to developing countries. Prof. Arukwe will spend this period at Prof. Schlenk´s laboratory for specific purposes (1) initiate and involve Prof. Schlenk´s research group on the collaboration between NTNU´s department of Biology and University of Pretoria (South Africa), and (2) learn f rom Schlenk´s experience in hosting an international conference. Prof. Arukwe will host the 18th International conference on ?Pollutants Responses in Marine Organisms? PRIMO 18, in Trondheim Norway, 24-27 May, 2015. PRIMO 16 was hosted in Long Beach Calif ornia 2011 by Prof. Schlenk with big success and learning from that experience will guarantee success for PRIMO 18 in Trondheim. Overall, it is therefore on these notes and for national and global strategic reasons, that we combining efforts in understand ing the role of pollutants on wildlife and environmental health to provide a perfect ?tool? that connects several of these global issues of the 21st century.

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