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SEGHLive: Fellowship Seminars
SEGH celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021; a special issue of Environmental Geochemistry & Health marked this event. We now look forward to the next 50 years. In 2022 we welcomed our new president. As we emerge from a global health crisis, and with conflict, economic insecurity and climate change clouding our horizons, the activities of SEGH were never more relevant. Our Fellows provide a core to SEGH. This status is awarded by the SEGH board to individuals who have made significant personal contributions to the promotion of the Society. Many have served as board members, Chair, hosted SEGH conferences and many other areas of contribution. They are also recognised for their contribution to the scientific knowledge base across the SEGH landscape and advancing understanding of the interaction between the environment and human health.
In 2022 we are launching a series of SEGH Live (online) presentations by SEGH Fellows which will share experience and knowledge and strive to transfer the ethos of the collaborative nature of our group.
The sessions will be invaluable to Early Career Researchers but also enable each of us to step into areas of expertise of other members of the society, which has a very broad reach.
These 35 minute presentations, with a 15 minute Q&A, will be held approximately monthly. The time of day is intended to enable as many people across the global time zones to attend as possible. However, for those unable to attend a live session, the recordings will be available to access after the event via the website.
Please refer to the website on a regular basis to see what has been added to the schedule.
Next Seminar
The state of environmental pollution in Region Lagunera, Mexico
Dr. Ofelia Morton Bermea
Dr. Gonzalo Garcia Vargas
Dr. Javier Castro Larragoitia
Dr. Virgilio Góngora Echeverría
Researchers at the Institute of Geophysics at UNAM
First comprehensive study of the state of environmental pollution in Region Lagunera, Mexico and its possible impacts on human health
Torreon in the Region Lagunera has experienced important industrial and economic development since it was founded at the end of the 19th century; however, as a side effect of economic growth, environmental damage and the consequent negative health effect have been evident. This study represents an environmental and human health assessment of the impact of emissions from metallurgical activities in the area. This multi-elemental analysis approach generated information for the first time on metal(loids) in the area, which surprisingly show very high concentrations in the atmospheric environment. The evaluation of health risk indices for the analyzed elements also allowed the recognition of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic negative effects of numerous elements.
Another important problem recognised in the area is related to the presence of high concentrations of As in the groundwater of the area. To characterize the epidemiology of As exposure, we invited 1,850 people from 10 communities, and 1,103 people agreed to participate. Of those who agreed, 47% had total arsenic concentrations in urine < 35 μg/L (low exposure level), 39% of the participants showed high arsenic levels in urine between 35 – 99 μg/L, and finally, 14% had arsenic levels in urine ≥ 100 μg/L, which is a level of toxicity. Thus, 53 % of people had hazardous As exposure.
The use of arsenic contaminated groundwater for public supply, the cooccurrence of fluoride, and the high grade of vulnerability of the population, specially in rural areas, conducted our work group to raise following questions: i) how is the groundwater quality currently being extracted in the Region Lagunera? ii) can the sources of these pollutants be tracked down? and iii) what kind of measures/programs can be implemented in order to reduce the exposure of the local population to contaminants found in groundwater, particularly in rural areas? In this presentation we will show some answers to these questions.
Agriculture is an essential activity in the Region Lagunera; however, the effects of the misuse of agrochemicals are already noticeable. The presence of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides such as DDT and its metabolites, as well as lindane, malathion, and AMPA, a metabolite of glyphosate, was detected in agricultural and drinking wells in the study area. Additionally, human urine samples in the area showed the presence of pesticides such as endosulfan sulfate, DDE, and AMPA, which could represent a public health problem in the region.
Next Seminar: 24th January 2025 1pm (UK Time)
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Seminars 2025
24 January 2025
24 January 2025
24 January 2025
First comprehensive study of the state of environmental pollution in Region Lagunera, Mexico and its possible impacts on human health
Ofelia Morton
Researcher at the Institute of Geophysics at UNAM
21 March 2025
24 January 2025
24 January 2025
The FOREGS multi-media geochemical atlas
Alecos Demetriades
Chair of the Sampling Committee of the IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines
April 2025
24 January 2025
April 2025
ECLIPS (Elevated Childhood Lead Interagency Prevalence Study) - protocol development and feasibility study
Jane Entwistle
Deputy Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
TBC
TBC
April 2025
Preparing a manuscript for the journal (EGAH)
Michael Watts
Head of Inorganic Geochemistry, British Geological Survey
TBC
TBC
TBC
Sequential Anaerobic/Aerobic Biodegradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Pakistani Soils
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
Seminars 2023/2024
18 December 2024
18 December 2024
18 December 2024
Sustainable management of our nuclear wastes legacy – challenges and opportunities
Andy Cundy
Professor of Environmental Radioactivity and Director of Internationalisation in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
8 November 2024
18 December 2024
18 December 2024
Research, Innovation & Enterprise in the Waste sector: supporting the UN SDGs
Andrew Hursthouse
Professor of Environmental Geochemistry, University of the West of Scotland
TBC
18 December 2024
17 May 2024
Sequential Anaerobic/Aerobic Biodegradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Pakistani Soils
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
17 May 2024
26 April 2024
17 May 2024
European groundwater chemistry
Alecos Demetriades
Chair of the Sampling Committee of the IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines
26 April 2024
26 April 2024
26 April 2024
Environmental Research and Citizen Science to Monitor the Hellenic Volcanic Arc Marine Geoenvironment- The nexusmonARC project
Ariadne Argyraki
Department of Geology and Geoenvironment National & Kapodistrian University of Athens Panepistimiopolis Zographou, Greece
1 March 2024
26 April 2024
26 April 2024
GEMAS: Geochemistry of Agricultural and Grazing land soil for healthy food production in Europe
Alecos Demetriades
Chair of the Sampling Committee of the IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines
16 January 2024
12 December 2023
16 January 2024
Rare Earth Elements and Radiogenic Isotopes from Mineral Dust in East Antarctica: Sensitive Tracers of the Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Variability Through Time
Nadine Mattielli
Professor at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
January 2024
12 December 2023
16 January 2024
The FOREGS multi-media geochemical atlas
Alecos Demetriades
Chair of the Sampling Committee of the IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines
12 December 2023
12 December 2023
12 December 2023
Isotope-Based Early-Warning Model: an example of high-resolution site characterization (HRSC)
Maurizio Barbieri & Stefania Franchini
Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
3 November 2023
3 November 2023
12 December 2023
Unnatural Cycles: Anthropogenic Disruption to Health and Planetary Functions
Gillian Gibson
Gibson Consulting and Training, UK
Seminars 2022/2023
28 July 2023
31 March 2023
28 July 2023
Air pollution and health
Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak
Senior Lecturer in Analytical Chemistry at Manchester Metropolitan University in Manchester, UK.
26 May 2023
31 March 2023
28 July 2023
Monitoring indoor air quality, health and wellbeing: application of low- cost sensors and validated questionnaires
Jane Entwistle
Deputy Faculty Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
31 March 2023
31 March 2023
24 February 2023
Tall tales from a “lopsided” Geochemist” -navigating interdisciplinary research in environmental geochemistry and health
Andrew Hursthouse
Professor of Environmental Geochemistry
School of Computing, Engineering & Physical Sciences
University of the West of Scotland
24 February 2023
24 February 2023
24 February 2023
The Anthropocene – are we in a new geological epoch?
Andrew Cundy
School of Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton, National Oceanography Centre (Southampton), Southampton, U.K.
Corresponding: A.Cundy@soton.ac.uk
13 January 2023
24 February 2023
25 November 2022
Iodine environment-human deficiency
Alex Stewart
Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Geography, College of Life & Environmental Science, University of Exeter, UK
25 November 2022
24 February 2023
25 November 2022
International Union of Geological Sciences Manual of Standard Methods for Establishing the Global Geochemical Reference Network
Alecos Demetriades
Chair of the Sampling Committee of the IUGS Commission on Global Geochemical Baselines
28 October 2022
16 September 2022
16 September 2022
Example of environmental geochemistry research at the Anthropocene - Air PM pollution and human health
Xiang-dong Li
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong; Email: cexdli@polyu.edu.hk; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-2888
16 September 2022
16 September 2022
16 September 2022
Status of heavy metals contamination in environmental compartments from Pakistan
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Department of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad, Pakistan
Corresponding: zaffar.hashmi@comsats.edu.pk
Watch previous SEGHLive: Fellows Seminars
Andy Cundy
Sustainable management of our nuclear wastes legacy – challenges and opportunities
Andrew Hursthouse
Research, Innovation & Enterprise in the Waste sector: supporting the UN SDGs
Ariadne Argyraki
Environmental Research and Citizen Science to Monitor the Hellenic Volcanic Arc Marine Geoenvironment- The Nexus MonARC project
Alecos Demetriades
GEMAS: Geochemistry of Agricultural and Grazing land soil for healthy food production in Europe
Nadine Mattielli
Past and Modern Mineral Dust in East Antarctica: Rare Earth Elements and Radiogenic Isotopes from Mineral Dust in East Antarctica: Sensitive Tracers of the Atmospheric Circulation and Climate Variability Through Time
Maurizio Barbieri & Stefania Franchini
Isotope-Based Early-Warning Model: an example of high-resolution site characterization (HRSC)
Gillian Gibson
Unnatural Cycles: Anthropogenic Disruption to Health and Planetary Functions
Sanja Potgieter-Vermaak & Alex Stewart
Air pollution and health: Halton Borough Council case study
Professor Jane Entwistle
Monitoring indoor air quality, health and wellbeing: application of low-cost sensors and validated questionnaires
Professor Andrew S Hursthouse
Tall tales from a “lopsided” Geochemist: navigating interdisciplinary research in environmental geochemistry and health.
Alecos Demetriades
IUGS Manual of Standard Methods for Establishing the Global Geochemical Reference Network
Xiang-dong Li
Example of environmental geochemistry research at the Anthropocene - Air PM pollution and human health
Muhammad Zaffar Hashmi
Status of heavy metals contamination in environmental compartments from Pakistan
Downloads
Demetriades SEGHLiveSeminar 01.03.2024 (pdf)
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DownloadDemetriades IUGS Manual of Standard Methods Part 2 (pdf)
DownloadDemetriades IUGS Manual of Standard Methods Part 3 (pdf)
DownloadDemetriades SEGHLiveSeminar EGG European Groundwater Geochemistry 17.05.2024 (pdf)
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