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2007 SETAC Government Service Award
10/23/2007
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry is delighted to announce Barnett Rattner as the recipient of the 2007 SETAC Government Service Award. The award recognizes outstanding dedication and service by a scientist or scientific organization toward promoting the collective application of environmental toxicology and chemistry to risk assessment in a government function.
Dr. Rattner is a wildlife toxicologist with the U.S. Geological Survey Patuxent Wildlife Research Center and an Adjunct Professor of the University of Maryland. He has made significant technical contributions to the fields of avian toxicology and environmental contaminant monitoring. Dr. Rattner developed protocols evaluating the environmental safety of metal substitutes for lead used in hunting and has represented the Department of the Interior on various national and international advisory bodies, including the Toxic Substances Control Act Interagency Testing Committee and the Interagency Coordinating Committee for the Validation of Alternative Methods. Dr. Rattner also created the Contaminants Exposure and Effects-Terrestrial Vertebrates database used in ecological risk assessments and has served for many years as Terrestrial Editor the SETAC journal, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
The recipient must promote the implementation of programs that can be used for the advancement of ecologically acceptable practices and standards. The recipient should also provide a forum for communication among experts in government, business, academia and other areas involved in the protection of the welfare of the general public.
SETAC is a not-for-profit worldwide professional society of individuals and institutions dedicated to the study, analysis, and solution of environmental problems, the management and regulation of natural resources, environmental education, and research and development. Its membership numbers more than 5000 from 92 countries, and the Society publishes two renowned journals, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management -AED
Contact:
Mimi Meredith
T 850 469 1500 x 17
mmeredith@setac.org
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