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

Tatiana Heid Furley; Julie Brodeur; Helena C Silva de Assis; Pedro Carriquiriborde; Katia R Chagas; Jone Corrales; Marina Denadai; Julio Fuchs; Renata Mascarenhas; Karina Sb Miglioranza; Diana Margarita Miguez Caramés; José Maria Navas; Danaythi Nugegoda; Estela Planes; Ignacio Alejandro Rodriguez-Jorquera; Martha Orozco-Medina; Alistair Ba Boxall; Murray A Rudd; Bryan W. Brooks

doi:10.1002/ieam.2023

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

Tatiana Heid Furley, Julie Brodeur, Helena C Silva de Assis, Pedro Carriquiriborde, Katia R Chagas, Jone Corrales, Marina Denadai, Julio Fuchs, Renata Mascarenhas, Karina Sb Miglioranza, Diana Margarita Miguez Caramés, José Maria Navas, Danaythi Nugegoda, Estela Planes, Ignacio Alejandro Rodriguez-Jorquera, Martha Orozco-Medina, Alistair Ba Boxall, Murray A Rudd, Bryan W. Brooks

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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. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2018;00:000-000. © 2018 SETAC.

Original language	English
Journal	Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Early online date	22 Feb 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.2023
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 22 Feb 2018

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Furley, T. H., Brodeur, J., Silva de Assis, H. C., Carriquiriborde, P., Chagas, K. R., Corrales, J., Denadai, M., Fuchs, J., Mascarenhas, R., Miglioranza, K. S., Miguez Caramés, D. M., Navas, J. M., Nugegoda, D., Planes, E., Rodriguez-Jorquera, I. A., Orozco-Medina, M., Boxall, A. B., Rudd, M. A., & Brooks, B. W. (2018). Toward sustainable environmental quality: Identifying priority research questions for Latin America. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.2023

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