Announcing Calls for Papers for the SETAC Journals

The SETAC journals, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) and Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM), are inviting submissions for special issues on key topics in environmental science.

ET&C Special Issue: Hazardous Waste Sites and Remediation Case Studies: Risk Reduction, Synergies Between Remediation and Restoration Goals

Guest Editors: Ralph Stahl, Upal Ghosh, Charles Menzie and Marc Greenberg

Submissions Due: 31 December 2024

Many hazardous waste sites have undergone remediation efforts over the last decades, some with solid monitoring data that are not easily available in well-interpreted form to the scientific community. Recent advances in measurements and data interpretation also has enhanced our ability to quantitatively assess risk to ecological receptors and humans and to quantitatively describe changes over time. The goal of this special series is to engage in a science-based discourse of learnings from remediation and restoration case studies.

IEAM Special Series: Statistical Analysis of Ecotoxicology Data for Regulatory Purposes

Guest Editors: Jannicke Moe, Raoul Wolf and David R. Fox

Abstracts Due: 30 November 2024; Submissions Due: 31 March 2025

Statistical methodologies and tools applicable to ecotoxicology have developed and improved over recent decades. Nevertheless, regulatory risk assessments are still largely based on statistical principles and approaches that are no longer state-of-the-art. SETAC meeting sessions dedicated to statistical methods have witnessed a high level of interest and discussion regarding the progress and applications of statistical methodologies. Many ecotoxicologists have expressed interest in the revision of the 2006 OECD document no. 54 (“Current approaches in the statistical analysis of ecotoxicity data: a guidance to application”), planned for 2026. This guidance is no longer considered reflective of contemporary statistical methods or computational platforms used in ecotoxicology. A recent proposal to establish a SETAC Interest Group for statistics (Seville 2024) has been met with enthusiasm and reflects SETAC members’ interest in, and appreciation of, statistics in ecotoxicology. The purpose of this Special Series is to provide an overview of the statistical ecotoxicology landscape and reflect on recent developments, processes and opinions. Relevant topics can include (but are not limited to): Similarities and differences of toxicity metrics (NOEC, BMD, NEC, ECx, NSEC, and more), developments and tools for dose-response modeling, developments and tools in SSD modeling (model averaging, mixture models), Bayesian vs. frequentist approaches, and case studies of novel statistical methodologies highlighting their benefits. We welcome and encourage contributions and viewpoints from members of all sectors, including academia, business and government.

For more information, contact managing editor Erin Nelson at [email protected].