Environmental toxicology: Interconnections between human health and ecological integrity
Citation:
Benson, W. Environmental toxicology: Interconnections between human health and ecological integrity. Society of Toxicology 55th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 13 - 17, 2017.
Impact/Purpose:
The Eminent Toxicologist Lectures are historically relevant, high-quality presentations appropriate for senior undergraduate students, graduate students, or the scientifically oriented general public. This series of lectures is produced by the SOT Undergraduate Subcommittee of the Education Committee in conjunction with the Eminent Toxicologist Working Group.
Description:
This presentation will discuss what has made a career in environmental toxicology rewarding, environmental and scientific challenges for the 21st century, paradigm shift in regulatory toxicology, adverse outcome framework, interconnections between human health and ecological integrity, SOT-SETAC Pellston Workshop findings, concepts for systems thinking in environmental toxicology