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IEAM Podcast

IEAM

48 episodes

3 months ago

Tune in to hear about latest groundbreaking work straight from the environmental scientists that make it happen. Access in-depth episode details and interviewee bios at ieampodcast.com. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM) is peer-reviewed journal devoted to bridging the gap between scientific research and the application of science in decision making, policy and regulation, and environmental management. Learn more at setacjournals.org.

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Tune in to hear about latest groundbreaking work straight from the environmental scientists that make it happen. Access in-depth episode details and interviewee bios at ieampodcast.com. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM) is peer-reviewed journal devoted to bridging the gap between scientific research and the application of science in decision making, policy and regulation, and environmental management. Learn more at setacjournals.org.

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Episodes (20/48)

IEAM Podcast

The Environmental Consequences of War

In this special episode of the IEAM podcast, we speak with authors from the special series “Consequences of Modern Warfare on Ecology and the Environment.” The series presents a collection of views from global experts on the broad environmental consequences raised by ecocide as a result of war. We hear from experts on a range of topics including legacy chemicals in Ukraine, the concept of warfare ecology, using remote sensing to track environmental damage when it’s too dangerous to be on the ground, and applying a natural resource damage assessment in Ukraine.

All of our authors acknowledge the importance and priority of addressing the human suffering that occurs during armed conflict. However, these experts take a longer, broader view beyond the acute suffering to ask what is needed to sustain the survivors during and especially after the conflict. What will these people need as they rebuild their lives and communities? Access the series in the March 2023 issue of IEAM.

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2 years ago

23 minutes 54 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 45: Finding the right fit: Modeling US water quality criteria, with Brad Barnhart

“No water, no life. No blue, no green.” – Sylvia Earle

Water is the most important substance on earth. Without it, life would not exist. To ensure that water is safe for drinking, swimming, fishing, and to support wildlife, scientists are constantly updating the criteria that determine if a body of water is protective for biota health or “safe” for human consumption, recreation, or other designated use. In the US, the Environmental Protection Agency recommends using environmental models in the development of water quality criteria; however, a variety of models exist, and they differ in their strengths, limitations, assumptions, and data requirements. In this podcast, we talk with Brad Barnhart, lead author on an IEAM article that reviews environmental models used in developing water quality criteria. The article summarizes the types of models recommended by the USEPA, their attributes, and advantages and disadvantages with each approach, providing readers with a roadmap to help navigate regulatory environmental modeling frameworks. Access the article in the January 2023 issue of IEAM.

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2 years ago

12 minutes 11 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 44: In pursuit of safer alternatives using California's SCP Alternatives Analysis with Kelly Grant

Every day we encounter chemicals just by going about our lives—from beauty products in your morning routine, to packaging for your takeout meal, to the furniture you sit on. Chemicals are found in just about everything we touch or consume, and not all of them are completely benign. The identification—and substitution—of safer chemicals is an ongoing work in progress for regulatory bodies and manufacturers alike. In California, the Safer Consumer Products Program is committed to identifying safer alternatives to chemicals of concern through a process called alternatives analysis. Alternatives analysis goes beyond traditional alternatives assessment by requiring the inclusion of broader and deeper aspects such as a greater number of toxicological endpoints and life cycle impacts over a product’s lifespan. We spoke with lead author Kelly Grant to learn more about the SCP program and what it can teach others. Access the article in the July 2022 issue of IEAM.

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3 years ago

12 minutes 24 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 43: Nature knows best: Using nature‐based solutions in the built environment with Amy Oen and Burton Suedel

In this episode, we speak with the guest editors of an IEAM special series that focuses on nature-based solutions, Amy Oen and Burton Suedel, to learn more. Access the special series, Incorporating Nature-based Solutions into the Built Environment, in the January 2022 issue of IEAM.

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3 years ago

10 minutes 16 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 42: A New Chapter: IEAM welcomes Editor in Chief Sabine Apitz

In this special episode of the IEAM podcast, we get to know the new editor in chief of IEAM, Sabine Apitz. Sabine, an oceanographer by training, was a longtime editor with the journal before assuming the helm on 1 January, 2022, the beginning of the journal’s 20th year of publication. Tune in to hear more about Sabine and her thoughts on all things IEAM—past, present, and future.

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3 years ago

9 minutes 42 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 41: The skinny on sunscreens: UV filter impacts on coral reefs with Yasmine Watkins

We all know that it’s important to protect our skin from the harmful rays of the sun. But what happens to the sunscreen that washes off into the water—whether swimming in the ocean or lake, or down the drain while showering afterward? We have only recently begun to learn about the consequences of sunscreen use, from endocrine disruption to harmful effects on wildlife and environmental damage. The September 2021 issue of IEAM features a special series on sunscreen in aquatic ecosystems. One article reviews the impacts of chemical sunscreens on coral reefs and then identifies knowledge gaps and research priorities. We spoke with lead author Yasmine Watkins to learn more. Access the article "Investigating the exposure and impact of chemical UV filters on coral reef ecosystems: Review and research gap prioritization" in the September 2021 issue of IEAM.

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3 years ago

10 minutes 20 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 40: A new era for ERA? Using Bayesian Network Models to improve ERA with Jannicke Moe

Not difficult, just different, is how one author Bayesian Network models (BNs) to researchers that are unfamiliar with and often intimidated by them. A special series in the January 2021 issue aims to dispel the esoteric aura that surrounds this approach by showing how BNs have already improved ecological risk assessments in the past 20 years, with the goal of encouraging more practitioners to employ BNs to continue evolving the practice of ERA and environmental management. Guest Editor Jannicke Moe talks to us about advantages of BNs, recent developments, and highlights the research presented in the series—10 articles demonstrating the application of BNs to various environmental assessment and management scenarios involving climate change, ecological and socioeconomic endpoints, machine learning, diagnostic inference, and model evaluation. Access the series “Applications of Bayesian Networks for Environmental Risk Assessment and Management” in the January 2021 issue of IEAM.

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4 years ago

10 minutes 7 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 39: Gene drives - Navigating perils of engineered eradication with Christoph Then

Imagine a world without natural enemies like parasites or deadly pathogens. Where crops grow unfettered by rodent and insect pests. Advances in genetic engineering now hold the possibility to alter genomes at the population level, but is it too good to be true? A critical review in the September 2020 issue of IEAM delves into environmental risk assessments for controversial gene drives in the European Union. Lead author Christoph Then talks with us about the challenges facing risk assessors of gene drives and a potential cut-off criteria presented in the study.

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5 years ago

10 minutes 40 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 38: First peoples, last in environmental justice with Nil Basu

Indigenous peoples around the world face multiple injustices as a result of environmental pollution. These highly vulnerable populations make up just 5% of the global population yet experience a disproportionate number of negative impacts from pollution that affect their environment, health and well-being, and culture.

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5 years ago

11 minutes 2 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 37: Do no harm: Evaluating non-lethal fish sampling with Alyse Kambeitz

The goal of any environmental monitoring program is to assess and protect the health of the organisms being monitored. Yet the most common methods require the sacrifice of a large number of individuals to collect enough data to ensure the well-being of the entire population. A new study published in IEAM set out to find a better way to monitor fish populations in Canadian waters affected by mining activity.

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5 years ago

7 minutes 37 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 36: Polymers Used in US Household Cleaning Products: Assessment of Data Availability for Ecological Risk Assessment

Pecquet, A. , McAvoy, D. , Pittinger, C. and Stanton, K. (2019), Polymers Used in US Household Cleaning Products: Assessment of Data Availability for Ecological Risk Assessment. Integr Environ Assess Manag, 15: 621-632.

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6 years ago

8 minutes 56 seconds

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IEAM Podcast 35: From individuals to populations: Assessing endocrine impacts of pesticides with Mark Crane

From individuals to populations: Assessing endocrine impacts of pesticides with Mark Crane.

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6 years ago

8 minutes 1 second

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IEAM Podcast 34: A deep dive into the complexities of deep-sea mining with Andrea Koschinsky

The world’s growing population increases the already heavy demand on mineral resources on land, and so people are looking once more to the minerals found on the ocean floor, sometimes buried thousands of meters below the surface. The November 2018 issue of IEAM contains a critical review about deep-sea mining, and today we’re talking to lead author Andrea Koschinsky to learn more.

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6 years ago

11 minutes 4 seconds

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Finding balance: Resilience in ERA with Marco Vighi and Andreu Rico

The concept of resilience has been discussed in ecology since the 1970s, but practitioners are now applying the concept to improve accuracy and realism in ecological risk assessments. The September 2018 issue of IEAM features a set of invited commentaries that discuss ecological resilience and what it means in practice for risk and impact assessments. Join us as we talk with commentary authors Marco Vighi and Andreu Rico about how resilience can be incorporated into ecological risk assessment, and the challenges and opportunities facing the regulatory community. Read their article “The concept of Resilience in Ecological Risk Assessment: Scientific and Regulatory Issues” in the September 2018 issue of IEAM.

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7 years ago

6 minutes 10 seconds

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What lies beneath: The fallout of biomobilization at the Hanford site with Sara Lovtang

Soil caps are a commonly employed technique in remediation efforts at contaminated sites. Once cleanup efforts are complete, however, plants and animals at these sites may inadvertently disrupt the best laid plans if not properly accounted for. We chat with Sara Lovtang, lead author on an IEAM article that defends the established depth of the biologically active zone at Hanford, a nuclear waste site that processed plutonium fuel during World War II at the height of its operations. Her article “The biologically active zone in upland habitats at the Hanford Site, Washington, USA: Focus on plant rooting depth and biomobilization” is published in the July 2018 issue of IEAM.

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7 years ago

10 minutes 5 seconds

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Tipping the scales: weight of evidence approach for qualities and quantities with Susan Cormier

Imagine you are conducting an environmental assessment, and you have several pieces of evidence for possible integration into the assessment. Are they all relevant? Are they equally valuable? Enter weight of evidence, a process to help assign value to pieces of information that might be useful for an assessment.

Two companion articles in the November 2017 issue of IEAM present different components of a recently developed US Environmental Protection Agency weight of evidence framework: one discusses inferring qualities while the other infers quantities. Author Susan Cormier highlights the frameworks in this episode.

Access the articles in the November 2017 issue of IEAM.

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7 years ago

11 minutes 28 seconds

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Expanding options: Alternatives analysis and predictive tox with Tim Malloy

The field of chemical regulation is experiencing a shift from risk-based approaches to preventative ones. Initiatives in the European Union (REACH) and California (Safer Consumer Products) are leading the way for such prevention-based regulation. The authors of a recent IEAM paper propose integrating predictive toxicology into Alternatives Analysis, to expedite the process and foster a more rapid and defensible decision when identifying the most environmentally-friendly chemical for a given application. In this podcast, lead author Tim Malloy presents a case for employing predictive toxicology approaches in chemical alternatives analysis and outlines ways to achieve the integration. Access the article in the September 2017 issue of IEAM.

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8 years ago

12 minutes 35 seconds

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Untapped resources: Finding the right ecotox studies for risk assessment with Christina Rudén

It’s tempting to assume that ecotoxicologists of all professions utilize peer-reviewed studies as part of their research when conducting hazard or risk assessments under a regulatory framework. Yet that is not always the case, quite the contrary in fact. While it’s easy to incorporate the results of a study conducted under standardized methods such as good laboratory practices, the vast majority of studies do not conform to universal protocols, making it harder for regulators to vet and extract necessary data. Enter relevance assessment: an evaluation designed to help practitioners identify the most appropriate sources for the topic being addressed. Christina Ruden and colleagues offer practical guidance to evaluating relevance in their article “Assessing the relevance of ecotoxicological studies for regulatory decision making.” The article is part of the special series “Improving the Usability of Ecotoxicology in Regulatory Decision-Making.

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8 years ago

9 minutes 42 seconds

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You are what you eat: Microplastics in seafood, with David Santillo

You are what you eat, or so you think. The next time you sit down to enjoy that bowl of cioppino or salmon fillet, you may be ingesting more than you realize. Plastic pollution is widespread in global waters, and microplastics—particles smaller than 5 mm—are being increasingly found in the most popular seafood items.

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8 years ago

9 minutes 27 seconds

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Hazard vs risk: Peter Matthiessen on assessing environmental effects of endocrine disruptors

From the infamous bisphenol A (BPA) to feminized male fish, endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDS) remain at the center of many controversies involving chemicals in consumer products. International efforts to address concerns over ecotoxicological effects from EDS include both risk- and hazard-based approaches to preventing adverse effects, depending on the country or intergovernmental agency. A recent SETAC Pellston workshop convened researchers from all over the world to advise on how regulators and policy makers can make science-based decisions when evaluating EDS. Workshop organizer and lead author Peter Matthiessen joins us to discuss the synthesis paper from the workshop, “Recommended approaches to the scientific evaluation of ecotoxicological hazards and risks of endocrine-active substances.”

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8 years ago

11 minutes 11 seconds