Announcements
ET&C Receives Widespread Media Coverage
Quantification of perchloroethylene residues in dry-cleaned fabrics featured in Science News and The Washington Post.
Occurence and fate of the herbicide glyphosate and its degradate aminomethylphosphonic acid in the atmosphere highlighted on msnbc.com and usgs.gov.
ET&C Virtual Issue
Nuclear Accidents: Chernobyl Revisited
This virtual issue on the ecological effects of radiation and hazardous materials in the environment focused on the Chernobyl accident is being published by SETAC as a freely accessible resource to inform public and private sectors on the potential impacts of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. Read the virtual issue today.
IEAM Special Series
Don’t miss these essential articles!
New articles on radiation in the environment are now available! Access the series today: simply scroll to the Invited Commentaries.
Help Wanted: ET&C Best Student Paper Award Needs Reviewers
Can you help to review one of the nominated student papers in time for the SETAC North America 32nd Annual Meeting? Nearly 20 ET&C papers have been nominated for the Best Student Paper Award, but they need to be evaluated. A little of your time could make a big difference to a lot of these students.
Contact Charlie Menzie, chair of the Awards Committee, today at camenzie@exponent.com, and thanks!
ET&C Virtual Issue
Don’t miss ET&C’s new virtual issue!
Nuclear Accidents: Chernobyl Revisited
This virtual issue on the ecological effects of radiation and hazardous materials in the environment focused on the Chernobyl accident is being published by SETAC as a freely accessible resource to inform public and private sectors on the potential impacts of the March 11 earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. Read the virtual issue today.
ET&C Media Attention
ET&C article Acute toxicity, histopathology, and coagulopathy in American kestrels (Falco sparverius) following administration of the rodenticide diphacinone, has been receiving widespread media attention.
Read the full ET&C article and some of the coverage:
ET&C article, 'Persistent organic pollutants in blood plasma of satellite-tracked adult male loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta),' also received widespread media attention, including coverage by The New York Times.
First IEAM Podcast Now Available
IEAM podcasts offer in-depth discussions with authors of recent articles in IEAM, an international journal devoted to bridging the gap between scientific research and the use of sound science in decision making, regulation, and environmental management. Click on an episode title below for a full podcast summary and access to each podcast.
IEAM Podcast Episode 1: Discussing the Tissue Residue Approach with Guest Editor Jim Meador.
In Part 1, Dr. Meador provides a brief introduction to the tissue residue approach for toxicity assessment (TRA) and discusses some of the advantages and disadvantages. In Part 2, he presents a few TRA examples and explores how we can improve this underutilized tool for assessing risk from contaminants. Jim also discusses a few applications of the TRA.
New ET&C Focus
In honor of ET&C’s 30th anniversary, we are pleased to introduce the first in a regular series of succinct and timely articles intended to sharpen our understanding of current and emerging topics of interest to the scientific community at large. The first article is:
Vision & Strategy: Predictive Ecotoxicology in the 21st Century
Daniel L Villenueve and Natàlia Garcia-Reyero
Volume 30 Issue 1
Burton to be Editor-in-Chief of ET&C in 2012
The SETAC World Council has approved the appointment of G. Allen Burton as Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, effective 1 January 2012. Burton’s selection was made in December 2011, following a search spearheaded by the ET&C Editors and liaisons from the SETAC Publications Advisory Council. During 2011, Burton will serve as Editor for the new ET&C Focus articles and as Co-Editor of the journal as he and ET&C’s Founding Editor-in-Chief Herb Ward work together in this transitional year.
This year also will see the staffing of a new ET&C editorial office at the University of Michigan, where Burton is Professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and Director of the Cooperative Institute for Limnology and Ecosystems Research. In the interim, the current editorial office at Rice University will continue to operate, maintaining continuity of publication, while familiarizing new staff with journal policy and procedures and ensuring that the transition is seamless.
In addition to having served as president of SETAC in 2007, Allen Burton has been an ET&C Editor since 2009 and chaired the SETAC International Programs Committee in 1995. He has been a member of numerous national and international panels and committees, including those of the U.S. EPA’s Science Advisory Board and National Research Council. When you see him at SETAC meetings in Milan and Boston this year, we hope that you will offer him your support and your ideas.
ET&C among Heavy Hitters in Oil Spill Citations and Papers
In a recent issue of Thomson Reuters’ ScienceWatch newsletter, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry is cited as one of Top 20 journals in the special topic of Oil Spills. Read all about it at http://sciencewatch.com/ana/st/oil-spills/journals/.
Coming Soon: ET&C Focus
In honor of ET&C’s 30th anniversary, we are pleased to introduce the first in a regular series of succinct and timely articles intended to sharpen our understanding of current and emerging topics of interest to the scientific community at large. The first article will be:
Vision & Strategy: Predictive Ecotoxicology in the 21st Century
Daniel L Villenueve and Natàlia Garcia-Reyero
Volume 30 Issue 1
IEAM Special Issue: Environmental Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals (ERAPharm)
The widespread detection of pharmaceuticals in the environment has raised concern about the potential impact of these bioactive substances. During the past few years, our understanding of the effects of pharmaceuticals in the environment has progressed significantly. However, there are a number of uncertainties concerning the assessment of potential exposure and the effects of pharmaceuticals on the environment that must be addressed before risks can be fully evaluated.
To further explore these uncertainties, in a special supplement to the July 2010 issue of IEAM, participants in the ERAPharm program published papers on the potential risks that drugs pose to the environment.
Click here to read the Special Supplement from IEAM on ERAPharm’s research
New Research Reveals Hurricane Katrina's Impact on Ecological and Human Health
Scientists studying the environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans have revealed the ecological impact and human health risks from exposure to chemical contaminants. The findings, published in a special issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, demonstrate how Hurricane Katrina caused significant ecological damage by altering coastal chemistry and habitat.
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Wildlife Still Exposed To Exxon Valdez Oil 20 Years After Disaster
Scientists in Alaska have discovered that lingering oil from the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill is still being ingested by wildlife more than 20 years after the disaster. The research, published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, uses biomarkers to reveal long-term exposure to oil in harlequin ducks and demonstrates how the consequences of oil spills are measured in decades rather than years.
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Special issue of SETAC journal examines how personal care products affect global environment
In the past decade, there has been a great deal of research on the environmental effects of pharmaceuticals and personal care products—also known as PPCPs—such as medicines, shampoo, and makeup. However, to date there has been no integrated publication of recent data on the fate and effects of these contaminants of emerging concern. A special issue of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry focuses on how these substances degrade and travel through water, soil, and ecosystems and suggests how they should be assessed and managed.
The issue includes recent studies that have explored exposure and transportation of both human PPCPs and veterinary medicines in biosolids, soils, sediments, biota, and drinking water. Articles discuss the impacts of PPCPs on wildlife and water resource quality, as well as processes to remove PPCPs from aquatic environments. This research represents a broadening of the scope of the environmental concern that has traditionally focused on the impact of PPCPs on aquatic environments. It brings to light that pharmaceuticals released into soil could affect crops and that this foodborne exposure might be more significant than exposure through drinking water.
Bryan W. Brooks, Associate Professor of Environmental Science and Biomedical Studies at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, served as the guest editor for the special issue.
The entire special issue is available online with open access.
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