Syngenta Principal Scientist Timothy Pastoor, Ph.D., DABT, joined reporters and editors at the Society of Environmental Journalists' 22nd Annual Conference to ...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce the addition of Brian Xu, Ph.D., to our firms. Dr. Xu, a board-certified toxicologist and medical doctor, will assist clients in developing and managing international projects involving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulated consumer products, ...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®) and The Acta Group (Acta) are pleased to announce the addition of Brian Xu, Ph.D., to our firms. Dr. Xu, a board-certified toxicologist and medical doctor, will assist clients in developing and managing international projects involving U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulated consumer products, ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a draft scientific report responding to the National Academy of Sciences recommendations regarding EPA’s 2003 draft Dioxin Reassessment. This report will undergo external peer review and public comment in order for EPA to update and complete its comprehensive assessment of dioxin exposure and human health effects. The report, ...
What:The governments leading toxicologists and environmental health scientists will share their latest scientific accomplishments, offer continuing education courses, discuss funding and training opportunities, receive input on future research priorities, and more, at the Society of Toxicology (SOT) annual meeting. Staff from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), ...
This part of the presentation addresses environmental considerations related to desalination. Large-scale seawater desalination projects are now being developed in locations where they never had been previously considered. In the last eight years, plants have begun to be developed and constructed in Australia, Europe, India and the US. Some of these projects are located on extremely ...
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) refers to the formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of a proposed project or activity such as oil and gas exploration or the construction of a new industrial facility. The primary objective of an EIA is to ensure that the potential impacts of a project on the natural environment and local communities, whether positive and ...
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) refers to the formal process used to predict the environmental consequences of a proposed project or activity such as oil and gas exploration or the construction of a new industrial facility. The primary objective of an EIA is to ensure that the potential impacts of a project on the natural environment and local communities, whether positive and ...
Chris Ingersoll, Ph.D., aquatic toxicologist at the Columbia Environmental Research Center at the U.S. Geological Service in Columbia, Mo., has been honored with the Award of Merit and title of fellow from ASTM International Committee E47 on Biological Effects and Environmental Fate. The Award of Merit is the highest organizational recognition for individual contributions to ASTM standards ...
A new provisional analytical method co-developed by an ENSR toxicologist for assessing organic pollutants in sediments has been adopted by ASTM International (ASTM). The method measures the concentration of contaminants in sediment porewater - the water filling the spaces between grains of sediment - to which aquatic organisms become exposed. ENSR, part of AECOM, is a global environmental ...
The Health Protection Agency is carrying out a new project investigating how common lead poisoning is among children and what the causes are. Lead poisoning in children is associated with a range of effects, including reduction in IQ and disruptive behaviour. Changes in the law, such as the European requirement for all new cars to run on unleaded petrol from 1990, have removed many sources of ...
Harriet Ammann, PhD, DABT is a legend in the IAQ world and our guest for this week. Dr. Ammann is currently Principal, Ammann Toxicology Consulting LLC; & an affiliate associate professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington. Harriet M. Ammann has been a diplomat of the American Board of Toxicology since 1989. Up to 2006 Dr. Ammann was the Senior ...
Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C) is pleased to announce that Jane S. Vergnes, Ph.D., DABT has joined our team as Senior Toxicologist for B&C and The Acta Group (Acta). Dr. Vergnes has demonstrated outstanding leadership and an agile, multi-disciplinary talent for problem-solving in her 25 years directing global product stewardship and toxicology departments for Ashland, Inc., ...
Integral Principal Ms. Judi Durda, Certified Senior Ecologist, Ecological Society of America (ESA), has been elected to the Board of Professional Certification for ESA, the country’s primary professional organization of ecologists. ESA members comprise more than 10,000 scientists worldwide. As a board member, Ms. Durda will oversee professional certification of ecologists both in the United ...
As part of a commitment to helping pulp and paper clients reduce their environmental impacts, Integral has joined the National Council for Air and Stream Improvement (NCASI), an independent nonprofit research institute that focuses on topics of interest to the forest products industry. “Integral’s sustaining membership allows us to stay closely connected with NCASI’s technical ...
A series of papers, the first on this subject, will publish the findings from a Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) international workshop titled “The Influence of Global Climate Change on the Scientific Foundations and Applications of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry” in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) on Tuesday, December 18, 2012. ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $5 million, four-year grant to investigators led by Arizona State University to study the life cycle of nanomaterials. According to EPA’s description of the award, the project involves an interdisciplinary team of chemists, ...
Integral Consulting Inc. announces the opening of a new office in Portland, Maine, expanding its environmental and health services to the New England region of the United States. The new office is located at 45 Exchange Street, Suite 200, Portland, Maine 04101. Noted toxicologist Dr. Russell Keenan recently joined Integral to launch the new office, which will initially focus on human health and ...
On May 9, 2016, Jack Housenger, Director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP), announced the selection of Anna Lowit for the Senior Science Advisor Position in OPP’s Immediate Office. Lowit has been a toxicologist in OPP’s Health Effects Division since 1998. Housenger’s announcement of Lowit’s ...
"We are delighted that Mike has chosen to move his consulting practice to ENVIRON," said Aidan Turnbull, Head of WEEE, RoHS and Ecodesign at ENVIRON. "With rapidly expanding regulatory activity throughout the Americas, as well as ever-increasing customer requirements, we have successfully brought on board a well-known and internationally respected veteran in environmental regulations and ...