Integral Scientists to Present and Exhibit at SETAC 39th Annual Meeting in Sacramento
Scientists from Integral Consulting Inc. (Integral) will present and exhibit at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) in Sacramento, California, on November 4–8, 2018.
Anthony Luz, Ph.D., Kara Scheu, Ph.D., Yasemin Atalay, Ph.D., James Wilhelm, Mala Pattanayek, Damian Preziosi, and Brandon Sackmann, Ph.D., will deliver platform and poster presentations on various topics, including human health risks associated with emerging contaminants, effects of climate change on natural sediment recovery, a hazard ranking system to address ecological risks of perfluoroalkyl acids, cleanup levels and approaches for petroleum-contaminated sites, ecosystem modeling to assess pesticide risks to endangered species, a new platform for in situ monitoring of cyanobacteria, and hydrocarbon compounds in surface water following an oil spill. In addition, Paul DeLeo, Ph.D., will co-chair a session on environmental fate and exposure modeling. Also attending the meeting are Integral Principal Bridgette DeShields, Strategic Advisor Brenda Sanders, Ph.D., Consultant Kenia Whitehead, Ph.D., and Associate Robert Pastorok, Ph.D.
Stop by Exhibitor Booth #403 to learn more about our firm’s key services and positions in the fields of health, environment, technology, and sustainability.
Platform Presentations
Monday, November 5, 2018
78. PFHxA Human Health Risks, Margin of Safety, and Comparison with PFOA
A. Luz, L. Tolbert, J. Anderson, P. Goodrum, D. Farrar, and S. Korzeniowski
Presenter: Anthony Luz
Presentation Information: 10:20 a.m.; Hall D
Wednesday, November 7, 2018
386. Evaluation of Climate Change Effects on Natural Sediment Recovery in an Alpine Lake
K. Scheu, C. Flanary, K. Raghukumar, C. Jones, L. Ziliani, B. Groppelli, S. Ceccon, and D. Bocchiola
Presenter: Kara Scheu
Presentation Information: 10:00 a.m.; Room 307
Thursday, November 8, 2018
589. New Approach Methodologies—Fools Gold or the Mother Lode?
P.C. DeLeo and S. Hartigan
Presenter: S. Hartigan
Presentation Information: 8:00 a.m.; Room 315
540. Polar hydrocarbon compounds within surface water column following an oil spill
Y. Atalay
Presenter: Yasemin Atalay
Presentation Information: 11:00 a.m.; Room 203
Poster Presentations
Monday, November 5, 2018
MP046. Ecological Risk Assessment of Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon (TPH) Mixtures—ITRC Guidance
U.K. Vedagiri, S. Alexander, A.S. Bess, B. Bjorkman, J.E. Naile, M. Pattanayek, D. Rigg, R. Steenson, L. Trumbull, T. Booze, M. Kwiecinski, and R. Thun
Poster Presenter: U.K. Vedagiri
Tuesday, November 6, 2018
TP157. PFAAs and EcoRisk: Development of a Hazard Ranking System by Evaluating Functional Groups vs. Chain Lengths as Primary Risk Drivers
J. Wilhelm, A. Luz, and P. Goodrum
Poster Presenter: James K. Wilhelm
TP181. Current State of Cleanup Levels and Approaches for Petroleum-Contaminated Sites
M. Pattanayek, T. Booze, M. Kwiecinski, R. Thun, N. Santella, D. Ries, and K. Johnson
Poster Presenter: Mala Pattanayek
Thursday, November 8, 2018
PC019. Beyond Population Modeling for Endangered Species Risk Assessment
D. Preziosi, B. Sackmann, E. Mendelsohn, and R. Pastorok
Poster Presenter: Damian Preziosi
RP214. Species-Specific, Continuous, Cost-Effective—A Novel Platform for In Situ Monitoring of Cyanobacteria Using Hyperspectral and Nephelometric Methods
B. Sackmann and K. Whitehead
Poster Presenter: Brandon Sackmann
In addition to these technical presentations, Integral will take part in SETAC’s job event on Wednesday, November 7. Integral Human Resources Representative Elisabeth Comeau will meet with job seekers to discuss career opportunities and then participate in a networking session.
Integral is a SETAC North America Sustaining Member. For more information on Integral’s involvement with SETAC, contact Mala Pattanayek at mpattanayek@integral-corp.com.