[ RadSafe ] WG: 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Special Session

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Von: C.Gustavsen at iaea.org [mailto:C.Gustavsen at iaea.org] 
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 30. August 2007 16:24
An: J.A.Sanchez at iaea.org; edruffel at uci.edu
Cc: C.Gustavsen at iaea.org
Betreff: 2008 Ocean Sciences Meeting, Special Session

 

 

Dear colleague, 

We are pleased to announce the Special Session (030) for the 2008 Ocean
Sciences meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2-7 March 2008
(www.aslo.org/orlando2008/): 

Environmental Records of

Anthropogenic Impacts on

Coastal Ecosystems

chaired by Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza, IAEA - Marine Environment
Laboratories and Ellen Druffel, University of California Irvine. We hope to
have your valuable contribution to this relevant, multidisciplinary and
interesting subject, across watersheds and oceans.

If you have any questions, please contact us at the email addresses below.
Please, note that the deadline for abstracts is 2 October 2007.

Joan-Albert Sanchez-Cabeza ( <mailto:j.a.sanchez at iaea.org>
j.a.sanchez at iaea.org) 
Ellen Druffel  ( <mailto:edruffel at uci.edu> edruffel at uci.edu). 

 

Environmental Records of Anthropogenic Impacts on Coastal Ecosystems

Increased awareness of environmental values has led policymakers worldwide
to develop and implement national and international legislation aimed to
protect ecosystems. However, it is in most cases unknown or uncertain if the
implemented actions have had positive impacts in the environment. In most
developing countries, anthropogenic impacts are likely increasing. 

Coastal zones, the natural interface between watersheds and the oceans, are
especially valuable ecosystems and are usually under intense anthropogenic
pressure. Many pollutants accumulate in these sensitive ecosystems. In this
session we wish to adopt a wide definition of pollutants, including all
substances present in the environment that result from human activity,
including metals, organic pollutants, nutrients, anthropogenic
radionuclides, sediments and others. 

Dated environmental archives such as sediments, corals and shells, are used
to reveal the history of anthropogenic impacts in coastal ecosystems.
Analysis of these records reveals past changes produced in these ecosystems
and show overall pollution trends. 

The objectives of this session are to: 

*	Describe and revise methodologies used in the retrospective
assessment of coastal ecosystems through dated environmental archives such
as sediments, corals and shells. 

*	Provide critical reviews of published data. 

*	Present new research on the reconstruction of the history of
pollution in coastal ecosystems. 

*	Discuss the role of geochemistry in the interpretation of coastal
records of pollution. 

*	Propose new future research needs, such as internationally
coordinated projects and databases.

Papers presented might be proposed for publication in a Special Issue of a
scientific journal. 

 <http://aslo.org/orlando2008/> http://aslo.org/orlando2008/ 
Deadline for Abstracts: 2 October 2007 

 

<<Call for abstracts.pdf>> 

Carol Gustavsen on behalf of Joan Albert Sanchez-Cabeza 
Head, Radiometrics Laboratory 
Marine Environment Laboratories 
International Atomic Energy Agency 
4 quai Antoine 1er 
MC 98000 Monaco 

Tel:  +377 97 97 72 15 (direct line) 
                 97 97 72 72 (switchboard) 
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e-mail: C.Gustavsen at iaea.org 







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