Hot Topic and High Temperatures Made the PFAS Meeting a Sizzling Success
Tamar Schlekat, SETAC Scientific Affairs Manager
More than 400 international experts, representing 16 countries, gathered last month in Durham, North Carolina, at the SETAC North America Focused Topic Meeting on “Environmental Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS).” In […]
Fundão Dam Rupture Focused Topic Meeting Shatters Expectations
Ross Smith, Hydrobiology and Tatiana Furley, Aplysia
The Fundão Dam Rupture Science Meeting was held from 26–27 June in Brasilia, Brazil. A total of 128 delegates attended the meeting, which had two parallel sessions on both days, a presentation by […]
Gender Bias and Equal Opportunity in Scientific Research
Leonie Nüßer, RWTH Aachen University; David Saunders, Shell International B.V.; and Jennifer Lynch, SETAC
Gender bias and unequal opportunity are well documented in science and research and have the potential to affect careers and scientific innovation. Gender bias infiltrates publishing, derails […]
Is It Us or Is It Them?
Annegaaike Leopold, Calidris Environmental BV; Charmaine Ajao, European Chemicals Agency (ECHA); and Thomas-Benjamin Seiler, RWTH Aachen University
This special session was held during the SETAC Europe 29th Annual Meeting last May in Helsinki, Finland, and looked at the values that impact our […]
Join Us at the SETAC 8th World Congress in Singapore
Kuanchun Lee, Jing You and Gertie Arts, World Congress Meeting Tri-Chairs
SETAC will be holding its 8th World Congress in September 2020. We are accepting proposals for session topics and professional training courses through 1 December 2019.
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Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) Methods, Laboratory Training and Accreditation Workshop
Stephen L. Clark, Pacific EcoRisk; Teresa Norberg-King, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; and Trudy Watson-Leung, Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks
For those coming to the SETAC North America 40th Annual Meeting, which will be held from 3–7 November […]