Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America

The Global Horizon Scanning Project (GHSP) is an innovative initiative that aims to identify important global environmental quality research needs. Here we report 20 key research questions from Latin America (LA). Members of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) LA and other...

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Autores principales: Furley, Tatiana Heid, Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie, Asis, Helena C. Silva de, Carriquiriborde, Pedro, Chagas, Katia R., Corrales, Jone, Denadai, Marina, Fuchs, Julio, Mascarenhas, Renata, Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz, Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita, Navas, José María, Nugegoda, Dayanthi, Planes, Estela, Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro, Orozco-Medina, Martha, Boxall, Alistair B.A., Brooks, Bryan W., Rudd, Murray A.
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Publicado: 2018
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2194
https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ieam.2023
https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.2023
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author Furley, Tatiana Heid
Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie
Asis, Helena C. Silva de
Carriquiriborde, Pedro
Chagas, Katia R.
Corrales, Jone
Denadai, Marina
Fuchs, Julio
Mascarenhas, Renata
Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz
Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita
Navas, José María
Nugegoda, Dayanthi
Planes, Estela
Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro
Orozco-Medina, Martha
Boxall, Alistair B.A.
Brooks, Bryan W.
Rudd, Murray A.
author_browse Asis, Helena C. Silva de
Boxall, Alistair B.A.
Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie
Brooks, Bryan W.
Carriquiriborde, Pedro
Chagas, Katia R.
Corrales, Jone
Denadai, Marina
Fuchs, Julio
Furley, Tatiana Heid
Mascarenhas, Renata
Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz
Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita
Navas, José María
Nugegoda, Dayanthi
Orozco-Medina, Martha
Planes, Estela
Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro
Rudd, Murray A.
author_facet Furley, Tatiana Heid
Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie
Asis, Helena C. Silva de
Carriquiriborde, Pedro
Chagas, Katia R.
Corrales, Jone
Denadai, Marina
Fuchs, Julio
Mascarenhas, Renata
Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz
Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita
Navas, José María
Nugegoda, Dayanthi
Planes, Estela
Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro
Orozco-Medina, Martha
Boxall, Alistair B.A.
Brooks, Bryan W.
Rudd, Murray A.
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description The Global Horizon Scanning Project (GHSP) is an innovative initiative that aims to identify important global environmental quality research needs. Here we report 20 key research questions from Latin America (LA). Members of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) LA and other scientists from LA were asked to submit research questions that would represent priority needs to address in the region. One hundred questions were received, then partitioned among categories, examined, and some rearranged during a workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Twenty priority research questions were subsequently identified. These research questions included developing, improving, and harmonizing across LA countries methods for 1) identifying contaminants and degradation products in complex matrices (including biota); 2) advancing prediction of contaminant risks and effects in ecosystems, addressing lab‐to‐field extrapolation challenges, and understanding complexities of multiple stressors (including chemicals and climate change); and 3) improving management and regulatory tools toward achieving sustainable development. Whereas environmental contaminants frequently identified in these key questions were pesticides, pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors or modulators, plastics, and nanomaterials, commonly identified environmental challenges were related to agriculture, urban effluents, solid wastes, pulp and paper mills, and natural extraction activities. Several interesting research topics included assessing and preventing pollution impacts on conservation protected areas, integrating environment and health assessments, and developing strategies for identification, substitution, and design of less hazardous chemicals (e.g., green chemistry). Finally, a recurrent research need included developing an understanding of differential sensitivity of regional species and ecosystems to environmental contaminants and other stressors. Addressing these critical questions will support development of long‐term strategic research efforts to advance more sustainable environmental quality and protect public health and the environment in LA
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spelling INTA21942018-09-27T12:49:42Z Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America Furley, Tatiana Heid Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie Asis, Helena C. Silva de Carriquiriborde, Pedro Chagas, Katia R. Corrales, Jone Denadai, Marina Fuchs, Julio Mascarenhas, Renata Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita Navas, José María Nugegoda, Dayanthi Planes, Estela Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro Orozco-Medina, Martha Boxall, Alistair B.A. Brooks, Bryan W. Rudd, Murray A. Medio Ambiente Calidad Sostenibilidad Enviroment Quality Sustainability América Latina The Global Horizon Scanning Project (GHSP) is an innovative initiative that aims to identify important global environmental quality research needs. Here we report 20 key research questions from Latin America (LA). Members of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) LA and other scientists from LA were asked to submit research questions that would represent priority needs to address in the region. One hundred questions were received, then partitioned among categories, examined, and some rearranged during a workshop in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Twenty priority research questions were subsequently identified. These research questions included developing, improving, and harmonizing across LA countries methods for 1) identifying contaminants and degradation products in complex matrices (including biota); 2) advancing prediction of contaminant risks and effects in ecosystems, addressing lab‐to‐field extrapolation challenges, and understanding complexities of multiple stressors (including chemicals and climate change); and 3) improving management and regulatory tools toward achieving sustainable development. Whereas environmental contaminants frequently identified in these key questions were pesticides, pharmaceuticals, endocrine disruptors or modulators, plastics, and nanomaterials, commonly identified environmental challenges were related to agriculture, urban effluents, solid wastes, pulp and paper mills, and natural extraction activities. Several interesting research topics included assessing and preventing pollution impacts on conservation protected areas, integrating environment and health assessments, and developing strategies for identification, substitution, and design of less hazardous chemicals (e.g., green chemistry). Finally, a recurrent research need included developing an understanding of differential sensitivity of regional species and ecosystems to environmental contaminants and other stressors. Addressing these critical questions will support development of long‐term strategic research efforts to advance more sustainable environmental quality and protect public health and the environment in LA Inst. de Recursos Biológicos Fil: Furley, Tatiana Heid. Aplysia Environmental Consulting; Brasil Fil: Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Recursos Bilológicos; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Asis, Helena C. Silva de. Federal University of Parana. Pharmacology Department; Brasil Fil: Carriquiriborde, Pedro. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Química. Centro de Investigaciones del Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico La Plata; Argentina Fil: Chagas, Katia R. Aplysia Environmental Consulting; Brasil Fil: Corrales, Jone. Baylor University. Department of Environmental Science; Estados Unidos Fil: Denadai, Marina. Federal University of São Carlos. Department of Chemistry; Brasil Fil: Fuchs, Julio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Química Biológica de la Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina Fil: Mascarenhas, Renata. Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana; Brasil Fil: Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz. Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Departamento de Química. Centro de Investigaciones del Medio Ambiente; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico La Plata; Argentina Fil: Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Mar del Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Ciencias Marinas. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología y Contaminación Ambiental; Argentina. Laboratorio Tecnológico del Uruguay ; Uruguay Fil: Navas, José María. Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA). Department of Environment; España Fil: Nugegoda, Dayanthi. RMIT University; Australia Fil: Planes, Estela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial. Centro de Química; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro. Universidad Austral de Chile. Centro de Humedales Río Cruces; Chile Fil: Orozco-Medina, Martha. University of Guadalajara; México Fil: Boxall, Alistair B.A. University of York. Environment Department; Gran Bretaña Fil: Brooks, Bryan W. Baylor University. Department of Environmental Science; Estados Unidos Fil: Rudd, Murray A. Emory University. Department of Environmental Sciences; Estados Unidos 2018-04-06T18:23:01Z 2018-04-06T18:23:01Z 2018-02 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2194 https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/ieam.2023 1551-3793 1551-3777 https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.2023 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Latin America (general region) Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management February 2018
spellingShingle Medio Ambiente
Calidad
Sostenibilidad
Enviroment
Quality
Sustainability
América Latina
Furley, Tatiana Heid
Brodeur, Celine Marie Julie
Asis, Helena C. Silva de
Carriquiriborde, Pedro
Chagas, Katia R.
Corrales, Jone
Denadai, Marina
Fuchs, Julio
Mascarenhas, Renata
Miglioranza, Karina Silvia Beatriz
Miguez Carames, Diana Margarita
Navas, José María
Nugegoda, Dayanthi
Planes, Estela
Rodriguez-Jorquera, Ignacio Alejandro
Orozco-Medina, Martha
Boxall, Alistair B.A.
Brooks, Bryan W.
Rudd, Murray A.
Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
title Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
title_full Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
title_fullStr Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
title_full_unstemmed Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
title_short Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America
title_sort toward sustainable environmental quality identifying priority research questions for latin america
topic Medio Ambiente
Calidad
Sostenibilidad
Enviroment
Quality
Sustainability
América Latina
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