Known for their innovative modeling approaches, two Integral scientists will be presenting on new modeling frameworks for habitat analysis and pesticide risk assessment. Their techniques are described in papers to be presented at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Europe’s 19th Annual Meeting to be held in Göteborg, Sweden from May 31 to June 4, 2009. The theme of the conference is “Protecting ecosystem health: facing the challenge of a globally changing environment.”
Mr. Damian Preziosi will present a poster, prepared with Integral coauthors Peter Jensen, Ph.D. and John Sullivan, titled “Prioritization of Ecological Restoration Sites: Planning at the Landscape Scale Using Habitat Analysis Modeling.” Using current regulatory frameworks, the ecological model supports improved decision-making for identifying ecologically relevant locations for restoration projects in the context of formerly contaminated sites.
Dr. Robert Pastorok will present “Role of Population Modeling in Pesticide Risk Assessment,” a paper coauthored by Damian Preziosi and Peter Jensen of Integral, and John Stark of Washington State University. This paper examines the advantages of population modeling in increasing the ecological relevance of risk assessments using empirical data to forecast potential impacts to population dynamics over successive generations.
For more information on these topics, contact dpreziosi@integral-corp.com or rpastorok@integral-corp.com. Visit http://goteborg.setac.eu for conference information.