Environmental Teaching International

focuses on communicating awareness of critical global environmental issues.

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AAUW Edmonds SnoKing and AAUW Seattle invite you to join us for

Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in
Everyday Products—

How They Can Harm Our Health
and What We Can Do About Them

An online seminar on four consecutive
Tuesdays:

January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 2022
7 to 8:30 p.m.

Cosmetics and other personal care products
may contain harmful ingredients that adversely affect our health.
Women, especially women of color, are particularly affected. This four-part
seminar will be presented via Zoom by Dr. Fran Solomon,
environmental scientist. Dr. Solomon will explain what the chemicals
are, how they affect our health, and how we can protect ourselves and
our families.

The cost to attend this seminar is $50. For more information and to
register, contact Marianne North, aauwprogramvp@gmail.com.

Learn more about proposed legislation, in Washington state and nationally,
on the use and disclosure of toxic chemicals in beauty and personal care
products. Along with attending the seminar, you can add your voice in
support of this legislation.

Visit esk-wa.aauw.net/initiatives/public-policy/.

Our experts provide lectures on:

Toxic Chemicals

are chemicals that harm the survival or health of humans and other species of living beings. Some toxic chemicals are naturally occurring, while others are manufactured for use in everyday products.

Water Quality

refers to the physical, chemical, and biological properties of water as affected by Nature and human land use and economic activities. Some water quality characteristics are temperature, dissolved oxygen, acidity, and presence of nutrients, microbes, and toxic chemicals.

Climate Change

is happening, is human-caused, and is harming Life on Earth. We can and must take action now to keep our planet habitable for humans and other species.

We can customize our length of presentation from a one hour overview to an in-depth course of several days or a full semester.

About Environmental Teaching International

Metals and organic chemicals have many important uses in everyday products in our homes, offices, and gardens, but many of these chemicals also have toxic effects from the molecular to the organism to the ecosystem level. Toxic chemicals and other pollutants contaminate our oceans, estuaries, rivers, streams, and lakes as well as our air, soil, and food, and do not stop at national borders. Degraded water quality contributes to degraded habitat for salmon and other important aquatic species. A course or seminar from Environmental Teaching International may include:

Toxicity of Metals
to fish, other aquatic organisms, and humans
Endocrine Disruptor Chemicals
health impacts and how to reduce exposures
Environmental Pollution and Climate Change

Water Quality and Salmon
in the Puget Sound region
Relationship between environmental health and human health

Change Your Food -
Change Your Life!

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Dr. Fran Solomon

Dr. Fran Solomon has 25 years of professional experience in state and local environmental agencies, focusing on the biological impacts of toxic water pollutants, pollution prevention and control, and protection and restoration of salmon habitat. She is passionate about
Bringing her Work Experience and Knowledge to the Classroom
Educating Current and Future Environmental Scientists
Empowering Environmentally Aware Global Citizens of all Ages and Nationalities
She teaches continuing education courses and gives lectures about impacts of toxic chemicals on aquatic ecosystems and human health, and about water quality and aquatic resources. Her audiences include environmental professionals, health care professionals, university students, and the general public in the United States and internationally. She is on the faculty at Western Washington University, College of the Environment on the Peninsulas.

Educational Background

B.A. Biology with Chemistry Minor
University of Rochester (Rochester, NY)
M.S. Environmental Health
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
Ph.D. Fisheries
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Full Term University Courses

taught by Dr. Solomon
Environmental Pollution
Water Quality
Western Washington University
Everett and Peninsula campuses
Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Injustice
Environmental Health: Science, Policy, and Community
Literature and the Environment
Women, Water and the Wonders of Math
Hands and Beaks: What Would Darwin say about Global Warming
Women's Health and the Law: Historical and Contemporary Issues
Environmental Quality and the Globalization of Social Change
Research Methods and Research Design
Quantitative Reasoning and Statistics
The Evergreen State College
Tacoma, WA
Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Biology, History and Politics of Salmon in the Pacific NW
University of Washington
Tacoma, WA
Biological Impacts of Water Pollution
Northwest University
Xi'an, China

Professional activities

Pro bono research projects for Toxic-Free Future

https://toxicfreefuture.org/

Senior Fellow, Coastal Watershed Institute

https://coastalwatershedinstitute.org/

Past-President, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pacific Northwest chapter

https://pnw-setac.org/

Past-President, American Water Resources Association, Washington section

https://www.waawra.org/

Co-Founder, long-time Board member, Scholarship Committee Co-Chair, and Past-President, Association for Women in Science, Seattle chapter

https://seattleawis.org/

Past Continuing Education Courses and Lectures

taught by Dr. Solomon

Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health

EduMine and University of British Columbia Mining Studies Institute
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Nez Perce Tribe
McCall, ID

University of Alaska, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and The Nature Conservancy
Anchorage, AK

The Evergreen State College and University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, WA

Tacoma Food Co-op
Tacoma, WA

University of Washington
Seattle, WA

Lynn Canal Conservation
Haines, AK

Impacts of Metals and Persistent Organic Pollutants on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health

Yukon Territorial Government
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

Association of Professional Biologists of British Columbia (BC)
Victoria, BC, Canada

BC Ministry of the Environment
Williams Lake and Richmond, BC

SeaChange
Brentwood Bay, BC

King County
Seattle, WA

Water Quality and Aquatic Resources in the Puget Sound Region

Fukuoka University, Office for a Sustainable Future
Fukuoka, Japan

Ehime University
Ainan, Japan

University of Washington, international programs
Seattle, WA

Edmonds College, continuing education for adults
Lynnwood, WA

Camp Lite, Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Seattle, WA

Institute for Systems Biology
Seattle, WA

Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, CA

Antioch University
Seattle, WA

Impacts of Endocrine Disruptor Chemicals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health

University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Dermatology, Seattle, WA, Grand Rounds

Hokkaido University
Sapporo, Japan

Keio University
Yokohama, Japan

Bastyr University
Kenmore, WA

British Columbia Society of Laboratory Scientists
Castlegar, BC, Canada

University of Washington, continuing education for adults
Seattle, WA

Edmonds College, continuing education for adults
Lynnwood, WA

Shoreline Community College, continuing education for adults
Lake Forest Park, WA

Seattle University
Seattle, WA

The Evergreen State College and University of Washington
Tacoma, WA

Western Washington University, Academy for Lifelong Learning
Kingston, WA

Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest and Hawaii
Seattle and Tacoma, WA

Washington State Department of Ecology
Olympia and Bellevue, WA

King Conservation District
Seattle, WA

Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Anchorage, AK

Tacoma Food Co-op
Tacoma, WA

Science on Tap (public science cafe)
Seattle, WA

Washington Corrections Center for Women
Gig Harbor, WA

Breast cancer support groups
Seattle area, WA

Seattle Girls School
Seattle, WA

Collaborative on Health and the Environment, WA Section, Seattle, WA

Emerald City Club, Seattle, WA

Camp Lite, Northwest Association for Biomedical Research, Seattle, WA

Climate Change: Evidence, Effects, and Actions

University of Washington
Bothell, WA

University of Washington, continuing education for adults
Redmond, WA

Edmonds College, continuing education for adults
Lynnwood, WA
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