PARTNERSHIPS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND
SUSTAINABILITY:
RESEARCH, POLICY, AND EDUCATION
Papers and posters on topics of environmental
chemistry, environmental toxicology, ecological risk assessment and risk management,
regional environmental issues, and environmental policies were presented.
KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS
POPULATION, ENVIRONMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY.
David Pimentel, Ecologist, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH: A CAUSE TO CELEBRATE. Jerry Taylor,
Director of Natural Resource Studies, Cato Institute, Washington, DC.
PAPERS
Derivation, Strengths and Limitations of
Sediment Ecotoxicological Screening Benchmarks (ESBS). G.M.Hellyer, US EPA,
Lexington, Ma; and G.E.Balog, Sovereign Consulting, Robbinsville, NJ.
Mobilization and Distribution of Metals from
Estuarine Sediments During Periods of Simulated Resuspension. M.Cantwell,
R.M.Burgess, US EPA, Narragansett, RI; and D.Kester, Graduate School of Oceanography,
Univ. of RI, Narragansett, RI.
*BEST STUDENT PAPER* Development of a Biomimetic Cocktail to Measure Digestive
Bioavailability of PAHs. Ian M.Voparil and L.M. Mayer, Darling Marine Center,
University of Maine, Walpole, ME.
Using Mussel Isotope Ratios to Assess
Anthropogenic Nitrogen Inputs to Coastal Ecosystems. R.A.McKinney,
W.G.Nelson, and C.Wingard, US EPA, Narragansett, RI; and M.A.Carpentier, O.A.O.
Corporation, Narragansett, RI.
A Tiered Approach to Select Remedial Strategies
for an Urbanized Watershed with Multiple Stressors. T.L.Sorell and
D.B.Tompkins, IT Corporation, Mahwah, NJ.
The Effects of Azamethiphos on Survival and
Spawning Success in Female American Lobsters (Homarus americanus).
K.Haya, L.E.Burridge, and S.L.Waddy, Fisheries and Oceans Canada Biological Station,
St.Andrews, NB, Canada.
Aquatic Ecological Risk Assessment of
Pyrethroid Insecticides: Tools for Higher-Tier Analysis. J.M.Giddings,
Springborn Laboratories, Wareham, MA; K.R.Solomon, Univ. of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, CA;
and S.J.Maund, Zeneca Agrochemicals, Bracknell, Berkshire, UK.
Development of Site-Specific Cleanup Goals at
Navy Aquatic Sites. G.A.Tracey, Science Applications Internation
Corporation, Newport, RI.
Applying Decision Analysis Management of
Contaminated Sediments: Case Study of the Boston Harbor Navigation Improvement Project.
L.M.Sommaripa and J.Pederson, MIT Sea Grant, Cambridge, MA; J.McDowell, WHOI, Woods
Hole, MA.
Application of a Sequential Toxicity
Identification Evaluation Procedure to Sediment Porewater from a Navy Superfund Site.
G.A.Tracey and C.M.Mueller, Science Applications Internation, Corporation, Newport,
RI.
Sediment Toxicity Identification and
Evaluations: New Test Methods. What's Been Done? Where Are We Going? K.T.Ho,
R.M.Burgess, A.Kuhn, M.Pelletier, M.Cantwell, J.Serbst, and R.Tien, US EPA, Narragansett,
RI.
POSTERS
*BEST STUDENT POSTER* Development of a Sensitive Bioassay to Detect Microcystin-LR
(Cyanobacterial Toxin) Using Artemia salina. Development of a Sensitive Bioassay to Detect Microcystin-LR
(Cyanobacterial Toxin) Using Artemia salina. Shane R.Bradt and Mari-Ann
K.Litvaitis, Dept.of Zoology, Univ.of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Shane R.Bradt and Mari-Ann K.Litvaitis, Dept.of Zoology, Univ.of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.
Suitability of Cunner (Tautogolabrus
adspersus) for Investigating Reproductive Effects of Environmental Contaminants.
R.E.Gutjahr-Gobell, D.Borsay Horowitz, G.Zaroogian, and L.Mills, US EPA,
Narragansett, RI.
Bacterial Resistance to Heavy Metal
Contamination in the Tauton River - Rhode Island. T.L.Beard, K.S.Signet, and
S.K. O'Shea, Roger Williams Univ., Briston, RI; and G.N.Goblick, Dept. of Water Resources,
RI Dept. of Environmental Management, Providence, RI.
Joining the Internet Age: WWW.NACSETAC.ORG
D.Borsay Horowitz, US EPA, Narragansett, RI and W.H.Horowitz, NoteSys, Inc.,
Monroe, CT.
Predicting the Toxicity of Chromium-Spiked
Sediments Using Acid-Volatile Sulfide and Interstitial Water Measurements.
W.S.Boothman, W.J.Berry, J.R.Serbst, and P.A.Edwards, US EPA, Narragansett, RI.
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