Date: November 4, 2018 – November 8, 2018
Location: Sacramento, California, United States

The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) supports the development of principles and practices for protection, enhancement, and management of sustainable environmental quality and ecosystem integrity. The annual meeting is a five-day event filled with training and learning opportunities where you can connect with 1,700 scientists, assessors, regulators, and managers from more than 40 countries. For more information, visit SETAC.

Tetra Tech has decades of experience providing environmental solutions that are both feasible for our clients and sustainable for our future. Tetra Tech is consistently recognized by Environmental Business Journal and Engineering News-Record as one of the top large businesses working in the environmental industry today. Our researchers conduct both chemical and biological analyses for municipal, commercial, and private clients. Learn more about Tetra Tech’s environmental and laboratory services.

Conference Presentations

Tetra Tech is proud to be home to leading experts across the markets we serve. Our staff regularly share their knowledge by researching, presenting, and facilitating discussion on emerging topics in their fields.

Monday, November 5

10:20 a.m.

Session: Ecotoxicological Impact of Multiple Stressors in Aquatic Ecosystems 
Title: 30 Development and Application of Methods for Prioritizing and Managing Onsite Wastewater Systems To Meet Environmental and Public Health Needs
Presenter: Sujoy Roy

Tuesday, November 6

8:00 a.m.

Session: Translating Environmental Science into Improved Outcomes and Policy 
Poster: TP039 Challenges in Development and Application of Dissolved Oxygen Criteria in Estuarine and Marine Waters
Presenter: Jennifer Flippin

 

Session: Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 
Poster: TP158 Applying a “One Health” Approach to the Assessment of PFAS
Presenter: Theresa Lopez

 

Session: Environmental Risk Assessment 
Poster: TP205 Prediction of metal bioaccumulation in fish from a proposed mine discharge
Presenter: Jerry Diamond

9:00 a.m.

Session: Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 
Title: 259 Observed distribution of PFOS in biota in a tropical environment
Presenter: Dr. Sarah Richards

Thursday, November 8

1:20 p.m.

Session: Soil Contaminants: Fate, Bioavailability, Environmental Toxicology in Ecological and Human Health Risk Assessment 
Title: 662 Bioavailability of Arsenic in Surface Soil from Historical Herbicide Application
Presenter: Katie Henry

1:40 p.m.

Session: Assessment and Monitoring of Risks to Aquatic Environments from Short-Term (Episodic) Contaminant Exposures 
Title: 639 A methodology to predict toxicity potential of an urban stormwater discharge
Presenter: Jerry Diamond