Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Southern California Chapter

P.O. Box 1619 San Pedro, CA 90733

WELCOME

The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is a nonprofit, worldwide professional society comprised of individuals and institutions engaged in:

• The study, analyses, and solution of environmental problems;
• the management and regulation of natural resources
  
• environmental education
• research and development

SETAC's mission is to support the development of principles and practices for protection, enhancement and management of sustainable environmental quality and ecosystem integrity.

SETAC promotes the advancement and application of scientific research related to contaminants and other stressors in the environment, education in the environmental sciences, and the use of science in environmental policy and decision-making.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Spotlights

Worth Reading:

Relevance of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ephemeral and Effluent Dependent Watercourses of the Arid Western United States

Other News:

SoCal SETAC Mtg Update:

Best Student Poster:

Christine Lee of UCLA
Title: Covalently Coupled Antibody-magnetic Beads Enable Robust, Rapid, and In-field Measurements of Escherichia coli and Fecal Pollution Input Identification in Marine and Freshwater Systems

Best Student Presenter:

Dalar Nazari of Harvey Mudd College
Title: Spatial Analysis of Los Angeles Harbor Marine Sediments for Heavy Metal Contamination

2009 Grant Winner:

Weiying Jiang, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside
Title: Sorption and Desorption of Pesticides on Urban Hard Surfaces
Mentor: Jay Gan

2008 Grant Winner:

Greg Imamura, Department of Civil Engineering, University of California Los Angeles
Title:Beach Wrack as a Potential Reservoir for Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Southern California
Mentor: Jenny Jay