IQUIBICEN   23947
INSTITUTO DE QUIMICA BIOLOGICA DE LA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS EXACTAS Y NATURALES
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Ecological Risk Assessmentand Site Remediation in Latin America: The state of the practice
Autor/es:
BOOTH, P. N; FUCHS JULIO S.
Lugar:
Santos - San Pablo
Reunión:
Congreso; SETAC Latin America 12th Biennial Meeting,; 2017
Institución organizadora:
SETAC LA
Resumen:
role of ecological risk assessment (ERA) in site remediation in Latin America. Whereas ERA methods and approaches had previously been relegated to the realm of pesticide and other product registration as well as specialized applications such as dredged material management, recent regulation and guidance is bound to change the panorama significantly. For example, The Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (SEMARNAT of Mexico) has published a guide introducing ERA, and theMinisterio de Ambiente (MINAM) of Peru has published a guide for assessing environmental risks. This in conjunction with recent legislation on Environmental damages (e.g., in Mexico and Chile) are likely to prompt application of ecological risk concepts and assessment frameworks in remediation decision-making. The organizersintend to solicit presentations from representatives of government agencies, industry,scientific investigation organizations, and environmental consulting. The session will provide an overview of regulatory and scientific developments, an introduction to therisk assessment framework developed by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for site investigation and remediation, illustrations of case studies making the case for ERA as a means of enhancing sustainability, and technical and institutional obstacles to the adoption of ERA practice. The session will be designed to be of value to experienced practitioners as well as those unfamiliar with ERA concepts.