Recent Advances in Consideration of Ecosystem Services in Contaminated Clean-Ups and Risk Assessments
Archived: Thursday, August 31, 2023
Sponsored by: U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development and Regional Risk Assessors (R2)
This webinar will introduce some recent advances in consideration of ecosystem services in contaminated site cleanups. The team will introduce concepts, tools, and example applications. Then the audience will be shown how to find newly available resources and places to turn to for consideration of ecosystem services in their cleanup efforts.
Matt Harwell, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) (harwell.matthew@epa.gov)
Dr. Matt Harwell is an ecologist with the US EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). Matt's areas of specialization include ecosystem assessment, integration and communication of science for decision makers, adaptive management, ecosystem services, and ecosystem restoration. In his current role, Matt helps lead ORD's national research portfolio on ecosystem services science to support community, ecosystem, and contaminated site cleanup decision making.
Jim Harvey, U.S. EPA (Harvey.Jim@epa.gov)
Tammy Newcomer-Johnson (she/her/hers), U.S. EPA (Newcomer-Johnson.Tammy@epa.gov)
Leah Sharpe (she/her/hers), U.S. EPA (sharpe.leah@epa.gov)
Moderator:
Renan Havill, U.S. EPA (Havill.Renan@epa.gov)
Webinar Slides and References:
Additional Resources:
- Ecosystem Services Site on Clu-In
- NESCS Plus Tool
- FEGS Scoping Tool
- EnviroAtlas
- Eco-Health Relationship Browser
- Ecosystem Services Tool Selection Portal
- Ecosystem Services and Risk Assessments
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