Ken Finkelstein attended the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), North Atlantic Chapter 22nd Annual Meeting and Short Course in Amherst, Massachsetts on June 13-14.

The meeting highlighted endocrine disruption focusing on perfluorinated chemicals. PFCs are a large group of manufactured compounds that are widely used to make everyday products more resistant to stains, grease, and water, and are used in a variety of industries. Following the meeting, he attended the chapter SETAC Short Course on The Causal Analysis Framework. Causal Analysis is a framework used in risk assessment. Dr. Finkelstein chaired the Aquatic Pollution session where presented topics include Great Lakes ballast water treatment, fate of RDX (commonly contained in munitions) in coastal marine ecosystems, and tsunami marine debris.

For more information on the Causal Analysis Framework please contact Ken.Finkelstein@noaa.gov.

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