Special Seminar - Understanding water and health through the Second Industrial Revolution, 1900-2023
Part of the Society of Toxicology’s Central States Regional Chapter Annual Meeting
3:00 pm –
4:00 pm
Prairie Room B and C, Nebraska East Union
1705 Arbor Drive
Lincoln NE 68503
Lincoln NE 68503
Virtual Location:
Zoom
Dr. Alan Kolok, a professor of ecotoxicology at the University of Idaho and the Director Emeritus of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute, will be speaking on understanding water and health through the Second Industrial Revolution.
In the decades following WWII, widespread development and use of synthetic chemical compounds revolutionized many fields, including agriculture. Today, we continue to use synthetic compounds to increase crop yields, improve plant health, protect crops from pests, and improve profitability for producers, while at the same time working to better understand their impacts on humans and the environment. This seminar will discuss ways to better understand and advance the relationship between food production, environmental resilience and human health.
Dr. Alan Kolok is a Professor of Ecotoxicology at the University of Idaho and is Director Emeritus of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. He has published over 95 peer-reviewed articles and two books. His first, Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology, details the recent issues associated with the release of toxic chemicals into the environment. His second, Twist, is a science fiction novel that focuses on self-replicating prions that have gone terribly wrong. He is in the process of writing his third book, Generally Regarded as Safe, a history of our current understanding of low-dose chemical exposure.
This seminar is being held as part of the Society of Toxicology’s Central States Regional Chapter Annual Meeting. More information about the Annual Meeting can be found at https://www.toxicology.org/groups/rc/centralstates/CSSOT/current_meetings.asp.
In the decades following WWII, widespread development and use of synthetic chemical compounds revolutionized many fields, including agriculture. Today, we continue to use synthetic compounds to increase crop yields, improve plant health, protect crops from pests, and improve profitability for producers, while at the same time working to better understand their impacts on humans and the environment. This seminar will discuss ways to better understand and advance the relationship between food production, environmental resilience and human health.
Dr. Alan Kolok is a Professor of Ecotoxicology at the University of Idaho and is Director Emeritus of the Idaho Water Resources Research Institute. He has published over 95 peer-reviewed articles and two books. His first, Modern Poisons: A Brief Introduction to Contemporary Toxicology, details the recent issues associated with the release of toxic chemicals into the environment. His second, Twist, is a science fiction novel that focuses on self-replicating prions that have gone terribly wrong. He is in the process of writing his third book, Generally Regarded as Safe, a history of our current understanding of low-dose chemical exposure.
This seminar is being held as part of the Society of Toxicology’s Central States Regional Chapter Annual Meeting. More information about the Annual Meeting can be found at https://www.toxicology.org/groups/rc/centralstates/CSSOT/current_meetings.asp.
