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Science AMA Series: Ask the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) anything about toxicology and environmental hazards!
Summary
This Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) thread features experts from SETAC (Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry) answering public questions on environmental issues including neonicotinoids, risk assessment, and microplastics at their 2015 European annual meeting. The thread serves as a public science communication record on key environmental toxicology topics of the period.
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is hosting the 26th European annual meeting this week and has asked experts from across academia, government and industry to answer questions on an array of environmental issues. We will have experts across a range of environmental science topics, including neonicotinoids (pesticides) and bees (pollinators), risk assessment, microplastics, nanotechnology, personal care products and pharmaceuticals (in the environment), endocrine disruptors, metals in the environment, environmental disasters (such as oil spills), and many more. If you have questions about chemicals or toxicants in the environment – we’ll try to get you the best possible answers according to the latest science. Please do note that we are asking members of the society who represent researchers from a variety of disciplines and sectors; the answers are not official SETAC positions. We encourage discussion and debate! Just please keep it professional. For more information on SETAC see http://www.setac.org Post your question and the organizers of the conference will find someone to answer it as soon as possible. EDIT: We're here answering your questions! Answers to questions will begin at 8AM EST (6 PM UTC, 10 AM PST) and continue throughout the morning until 12 PM EST, with a few breaks.