Mechanisms of III-V Semiconductor Toxicity

Prospects for the Future of E-Waste Disease Prevention

ICF International's Bruce Fowler will present at the Global Health and Environmental Impacts of E-Waste Recycling session at the Society of Toxicology annual meeting. His discussion will focus on gallium arsenide (GaAs) and indium arsenide (InAs) as major representatives of the III-V semiconductors, both growing steadily in use over the past 20 years. These materials are used in computer chips, telecommunication devices, and in the production of light-emitting diodes; in recent years, these elements have been incorporated into nanomaterials for a variety of purposes, including imaging. Products containing these elements will continue to increase, and these elements will become increasingly important components of e-waste streams.

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Dr. Bruce Fowler
Senior FellowICF International

Dr. Bruce A. Fowler joined ICF International after a distinguished career in government and academia. He has held the positions of acting scientific director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Computational Toxicology Laboratory and associate director of science at the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine. He also served as adjunct professor at Emory University Rollins School of Public Health and president’s rotating professor at the University of Alaska–Fairbanks.

Dr. Fowler has authored more than 200 research papers and book chapters on molecular mechanisms of metal toxicity and biomarkers for early detection of metal-induced cell injury and served as editor/co-editor of five books or monographs on metal toxicology and mechanisms of chemical-induced cell injury. He was voted Vice-President Elect of the Mixtures Specialty Section (MSS) of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), and he is an officer on the National Capital Area Chapter of the Society of Toxicology (NCAC-SOT) Executive Board.