Geosyntec’s Rachel Zajac-Fay (Florida), Elizabeth Nichols (Florida), Wendy Hovel, PhD, (California), and Kaylin McDermett, PhD, (Pennsylvania) will speak at the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North American Annual Meeting November 12 through 16, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky.

Zach Pandelides, PhD; Jason Conder, PhD; Marianne Batchelder; Jean Zodrow, PhD; Hasti Ziaei, PhD; and Rachel Zajac-Fay will present posters. Geosyntec practitioners will be speaking on a variety of topics including PFAS aquatic food web models for ecological risk assessment, PFAS, passive sampling, microplastics, multi-stressor analysis, and sediment toxicity. Rachel Zajac-Fay will co-chair the technical session, “Risk Communication: Strategies and Platforms that Work for new and/or Complex Risk Management Needs,” this session will be held Wednesday November 15, and also co-chair the Women in SETAC Luncheon on Tuesday, November 14.

Geosyntec practitioners will be available at booth 50 in the conference hall.

In addition, Geosyntec practitioners will be available at booth 50 in the conference hall.

The 2023 SETAC Annual Meeting is organized around the theme, “One Environment, One Health.” The speakers’ presentations focus on issues that impact humans and the ecosystem alike, and the scientific sessions broadly represent the collaborative approach that is needed to address environmental challenges under the one health paradigm.

SETAC is dedicated to advancing environmental science and management practices in addition to promoting science-informed decision-making through collaboration, communication, education, and leadership. They fulfill that purpose through events, publications, awards, and education programs.

Geosyntec Participation

Platforms

Presentation: “Identification and Prioritization of Stressors at a Groundwater Upwelling Site”
Geosyntec Presenter: Elizabeth Nichols (Florida)
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. EST

Presentation: “Re-Use for Restoration: Beneficial Use of Dry Sediment in a Nearly Freshwater Wetland”
Geosyntec Presenter: Wendy Hovel (California)
Date and Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 10 a.m. EST

Presentation: “Identification and Prioritization of Stressors at a Groundwater Upwelling Site”
Geosyntec Presenter: Rachel Zajac-Fay (Florida)
Date and Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 11 a.m. EST

Presentation: “Preliminary Analysis of PFAS in an Agricultural Ecosystem following Irrigation with Treated Effluent Wastewater”
Geosyntec Presenter: Kailyn McDermett (Pennsylvania)
Date and Time: Thursday, November 16, 2023, at 11 a.m. EST

Technical Sessions

Presentation: “Risk Communication: Strategies and Platforms that Work for New and/or Complex Risk Management Needs”
Geosyntec Presenter: Rachel Zajac-Fay (Florida)
Date and Time: Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. EST

Posters

Presentation: “Modeling PFAS Bioaccumulation Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Methods”
Geosyntec Presenter: Marianne Batchelder (Colorado)
Date: Monday, November 13, 2023

Presentation: “Microplastics in your microgreens? Assessing how microplastics impact agriculture, soil function, and plants”
Geosyntec Presenter: Rachel Zajac-Fay (Florida)
Geosyntec Presenter: Rachel Zajac-Fay (Florida)

Presentation: “Evaluation of Soil Background Values of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Scandinavian Countries”
Geosyntec Presenter: Zach Pandelides (Louisiana)
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Presentation: “Passive Sampling as a Novel Tool for Oil Spill Response in Canada”
Geosyntec Presenter: Zach Pandelides (Louisiana)
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Presentation: “Validation of an Aquatic Food Web Model Using Site-specific Case Study Data”
Geosyntec Presenter: Jean Zodrow (Colorado)
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Presentation: “Investigation of the Factors that Control and Predict Mercury Methylation in Soils and Sediments”
Geosyntec Presenter: Hasti Zigej (New Jersey)
Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Presentation: “A Critical Review Amphibian PFAS Ecotoxicity Research Studies: Identification of Screening Levels in Water and Other Useful Resources for Site-specific Ecological Risk Assessments”
Geosyntec Presenter: Zach Pandelides (Louisiana)
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Presentation: “Field Demonstration of a Commercially Available Peeper Sampler for Measuring Metal Availability in Sediment Porewater and Surface Water”
Geosyntec Presenter: Jason Conder (California)
Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

More Information

About the event: SETAC North America 44th Annual Meeting
About SETAC: Learn About SETAC
For consultation regarding ecological risk assessment, contact Rachel at rzajacfay@geosyntec.com.