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The NIIEA Program is for early career investigators who recently transitioned to independence committed the research in all areas of environmental exposures and mutagenesis. This webinar highlights the research of two NIIE awardees. Register: https://lnkd.in/dyM2ec7c

The NIIEA Program is for early career investigators who recently transitioned to independence committed the research in all areas of environmental exposures and mutagenesis. This webinar highlights the research of two NIIE awardees. Register: https://lnkd.in/enEwBem8

From researching the climate in urban areas to analyzing the genetics of fungi, our Biological and Environmental Research program supports work that helps us better understand our world. Learn more at the BER Advisory Committee meeting on Oct 24-25: https://lnkd.in/dPpgdxmy

Our recent article on Microplastics in Alaskan wasters and snow got featured in the front cover of RSC Environmental Science: Water Research and Technology. Our observations of microplastics in terrestrial waters and precipitation across Alaska highlight their presence in relatively unexplored areas. This finding raises serious concerns about the potential risks and exposure to microplastics both within the region and beyond https://lnkd.in/gMnvXXHZ

🌱 Are you concerned about mercury contamination in the environment? Discover an innovative solution with our research #article, "Assessment of Natural Zeolite Clinoptilolite for Remediation of Mercury-Contaminated Environment.", authored by Dr. Ivona Nuić from the University of Split, et al. This groundbreaking study explores the use of natural zeolite clinoptilolite to address one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dcNMCW6Z

The SOT Scientific Program Committee is adding two Hot Topic Sessions to the #2024SOT scientific program. These sessions are on the reproductive impacts of micro- and nanoplastics and the effect of tire wear particles on human and environmental health: https://bit.ly/3OKlKz2

My paper, Wildfires in the western United States are mobilizing PM2.5-associated nutrients and may be contributing to downwind Cyanobacteria blooms, recieved Runner-Up Outstanding Paper of 2023 in Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts! https://lnkd.in/gEK7XrZs

As water travels through its watershed, it picks up and absorbs much of what it encounters. This can include an array of water contaminants such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. These contaminants can impact aquatic systems and the creatures that live within them. The issue can be particularly acute in the Texas Coastal Bend region where so much water collects and so many source points of contamination reside. In this panel, Crystal Ybanez, water quality manager at the City of Corpus Christi, joins researchers and managers at the Marine Science Institute in the College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin to shed light on the interplay between contaminants and aquatic ecosystems. Kerri Lynn Ackerly, Valerie De Anda and Kaijun Lu will discuss techniques to trace contaminants' presence, their impacts on human and environmental health, and strategies for their mitigation. RSVP: https://bit.ly/43PC33V

As water travels through its watershed, it picks up and absorbs much of what it encounters. This can include an array of water contaminants such as microplastics, pharmaceuticals, and “forever chemicals” known as PFAS. These contaminants can impact aquatic systems and the creatures that live within them. The issue can be particularly acute in the Texas Coastal Bend region where so much water collects and so many source points of contamination reside. In this panel, Crystal Ybanez, water quality manager at the City of Corpus Christi, joins researchers and managers at the Marine Science Institute in the College of Natural Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin to shed light on the interplay between contaminants and aquatic ecosystems. Kerri Lynn Ackerly, Valerie De Anda and Kaijun Lu will discuss techniques to trace contaminants' presence, their impacts on human and environmental health, and strategies for their mitigation. RSVP: https://bit.ly/43PC33V

We have just posted the triage report for Daniel Lakens and colleagues' very interesting commentary on preregistration as a strategy for increasing how severely a study tests its empirical claims. The concepts and arguments in this paper may be novel, and therefore challenging, for the environmental health community. However, crossing disciplinary boundaries is really important for progress in methods in science, and the ideas have direct application in our field, so we are very happy to consider it. Triage comments (and link to the article preprint) are here: https://lnkd.in/e_kS-Ytf