Event Details
When:
-
Location:
Online: Zoom
In-Person at WWU:
Academic West, Room 204
Price:
Free
Brought to you by:
College of the Environment, WWU Alumni Office
Description
Check out this video to watch the Let the Fish Do the Talking.
Creosote is a pesticide typically derived from coal tar and used to treat wood products like railroad ties, telephone poles and submerged pilings. Creosote is a complex mixture of thousands of chemicals, particularly polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivates, many of which are carcinogenic and harmful to aquatic organisms. One major challenge in the regulation and management of complex mixtures like creosote is understanding which constituents in the mixture drive toxicity. This presentation will describe strategies to investigate mixture toxicity at a legacy creosote site using the biological responses of model organisms to field-collected mixtures to guide inquiry rather than a predetermined list of suspect chemicals.
The Environmental Speaker Series is free and open to the public. Talks are held each Thursday at 4:30pm in Academic Instructional Center West, room 204. Join us at WWU or online on Zoom!
Featuring:
Ian Moran, Speaker
Visiting Assistant Professor, Western Washington University
Ian Moran is a newly appointed Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences at Western Washington University. He conducted his PhD research at Oregon State University leveraging passive chemical samplers and embryonic zebrafish to investigate the occurrence, movement and toxicity of chemical mixtures at contaminated sites in Oregon and Alaska. As an alumnus of the College of the Environment Ian is excited to be back on campus to teach toxicology courses this year!
Accommodations and Other Details
Contact the WWU Alumni Office for this event if you have questions or need disability accommodations by calling (360) 650-3353 or emailing Alumni@wwu.edu.
Advance notice for disability accommodations and special needs is greatly appreciated. Please indicate your special needs on the registration form.
There will be auto-captions available for the Zoom webinar.
Limited paid parking is available in the C lots at the south end of campus and in lots 6V and 7G at the north end of campus. Western provides comprehensive parking details—including lot locations, applicable fees, and campus map. Please note that parking in the C lot and 12A by Fairhaven College is free after 4:30pm on weekdays and all hours on weekends.