Meeting of the Princeton American Chemical Society Section & Year-End Celebration
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Louis A. Simpson Building, Room A71
Social hour 5:30 - 6:30 pm with Light refreshments
Seminar 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Emily C. Wild, MLIS
Princeton University Library, Lewis Science Library
Journeys of Science: Introduction to Chemistry Library Research
Abstract: Join Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian, Emily Wild, on a guided journey discovering print and digital library sources from Princeton University Library's chemistry collections. Bibliographic databases and access to freely available full-text publication sources will include international geological surveys, chemistry societies, chemical companies, chemistry patents, pharmaceuticals, mining companies, environmental chemistry, and other information sources. Chemistry specific search examples in bibliographic databases will include using the search fields to find information by chemistry text terminologies, chemical formula, and chemical structure (2-D and 3-D).
Kelly L. Smalling, MSPH
U.S. Geological Survey, Ecosystems Mission, Environmental Health Program Research
PFAS in US Tapwater: Exposures and Associated Health Information
Abstract: Drinking-water quality is an evolving concern in the United States, emphasizing the need to broadly assess exposures and potential health effects at the point-of-consumption. Drinking-water exposures to per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a national concern, however, there is limited information on PFAS in residential tapwater, especially from private-wells. We conducted a national reconnaissance to compare human PFAS exposures in regulated public-supply and unregulated private-well tapwater. Concentrations of 32 target PFAS were assessed as fractional indicators of the presumptive 8000+ PFAS contaminant-space and compared with land-use and potential-source metrics to explore drivers of contamination. The presentation will provide a brief overview of U.S. Geological Survey, Environmental Health Program tapwater research with an emphasis on our national reconnaissance designed to assess human exposures and potential effects of PFAS nationally in tapwater collected at the point-of-use.
Biosketchs:
Emily Wild is the Chemistry, Geosciences and Environmental Studies Librarian at Princeton University. She provides online and in-person library research instruction on topics such as chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere, elements/minerals, and water; organic and inorganic chemistry; patents for polymers and pharmaceuticals; field and laboratory methods for water and minerals; and trends in use and availability of mineral, energy, and water resources. Emily was a librarian and hydrologist at the United States Geological Survey (USGS) from 1996 to 2018, researching and(or) publishing in the subject areas of water and rock chemistry, life-cycle of pharmaceuticals and minerals, and zoonotic diseases. She performed water quantity and quality assessments of surface water and groundwater, fieldwork, modelling, report writing, database management, project management and STEM outreach. Emily has a Bachelor of Arts in Geology from Hartwick College and a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of Rhode Island.
Kelly Smalling is a Research Hydrologist with the U.S. Geological Survey, New Jersey Water Science Center. She is Co-lead, along with Paul Bradley of the USGS Environmental Health Program, Drinking-Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Integrated Science Team. Kelly’s research is focused on the actual versus perceived health risks of contaminant mixtures to human health and the environment (including fish and wildlife).
Parking
The meeting will be held in the Louis A. Simpson International Building - Room A71, Princeton University. (Note: this is the “Old Frick”). The social hour will begin at 5:30 pm. The lecture will begin at 6:30 pm. Parking is available in Lots 10 and 13 on William Street, and the Prospect Garage on Prospect Avenue. Princeton University parking lots and garages are open to the public after 4:00 pm. (see http://m.princeton.edu/map/.)
Reservations are required for the meeting. The seminar is free and open to the public. Seating may be limited. To register, go to https://libcal.princeton.edu/event/13606914
If you have questions, contact Randy Weintraub, raw4chemistry@gmail.com or Emily Wild, ewild@princeton.edu