The following post is one of a series previewing the research that will be presented at the SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting (SciCon4), 14–18 November. A guest post by Lauren Gillespie, Central Community College-Columbus I teach general biology at Central Community College–Columbus (CCC-C) in Nebraska, where I hold ecology lab courses at a nearby ..read more

The following post is one of a series previewing the research that will be presented at the SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting (SciCon4), 14–18 November 2021 A guest post by Karen Keil, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Radioactivity was first discovered over a century ago (circa 1890s). Within 50 years we were harnessing that ..read more

The following post is one of a series previewing the research that will be presented at the SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting (SciCon4), 14–18 November 2021. A guest post by Cynthia C. Muñoz and Peter Vermeiren, Radboud University, The Netherlands Knowledge regarding the internal distribution and subsequent maternal transfer of organic pollutants—such as polychlorinated ..read more

A guest editor post by Sharon Hook, CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere With the recent pipeline leak in the waters off of Orange County, California, USA, oil spills are once again in the headlines. We are hearing the concerns of the affected communities about what the consequences of this spill will be for wildlife, fisheries, and ..read more

The following post is one of a series previewing the research that will be presented at the SETAC North America 42nd Annual Meeting (SciCon4), 14–18 November 2021. A guest post by Yeraldi Loera, Ph.D. student at Princeton University Instances of environmental pollution by manufactured contaminants are widespread across the globe. Pesticides are commonly used contaminants ..read more

By Roberta Attanasio, IEAM Blog Editor Greenland. Credit: Rene Schwietzke (CC BY 2.0). Greenland, the largest island in the world not considered its own continent, lies above the Arctic Circle with the exception of its Southern tip. Ice—the Greenland Ice Sheet—is everywhere but is rapidly becoming a major contributor to sea level rise as it ..read more

A guest post by Andrew McQueen, US Army Corps of Engineers Researchers around the world are focusing more on the role of anthropogenic (human-made) sounds in marine ecosystems. In the last half century, as we have industrialized and expanded our use of the “blue” ocean economy (maritime transport, fisheries, and renewable energy), some regions have ..read more

By Roberta Attanasio, IEAM Blog Editor A month after the death of Henry David Thoreau, The Atlantic published his 1862 essay “Walking,” which “extolled the virtues of immersing oneself in nature and lamented the inevitable encroachment of private ownership upon the wilderness.” It included Thoreau’s famous line “In wildness is the preservation of the world”—eight ..read more

Roberta Attanasio, IEAM Blog Editor On 18 February, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released a report highlighting the three major emergencies that are currently challenging the entire planet— climate, biodiversity, and pollution. “Making peace with nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies” is based on evidence from global environmental ..read more

A guest post by Elizabeth Holton, University of Bath The discovery of antibiotics unquestionably changed the face of public health. However, pathogenic tolerance to these drugs is ever increasing, and it’s becoming a global concern. The topic of antimicrobial, or antibiotic resistance (AMR) has existed for almost as long as the initial discovery of penicillin ..read more