Dr. Kostecki’s professional career has focused on research, education and training
in environmental contamination with an emphasis on human and ecological risk assessment
and risk management. His work includes soil ingestion estimates for children and adults;
establishment of scientifically sound cleanup levels for soil; bioavailability of soil
contaminants; fish as toxicological models for contamination assessment; and assessment
and management of petroleum contaminated soils. Dr. Kostecki has developed and conducted
over 45 conferences, workshops and courses both nationally and internationally, and has
made presentations at over 100 national and international meetings. Since 1985, his
conference at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on Contaminated Soils, Sediments
and Water has attracted over 10,000 environmental professionals from over 40 countries.
Dr. Kostecki has published over 100 articles and reports and co-edited/co-authored 25
books.
Dr. Kostecki co-created the Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS),
formerly the Association for the Environmental Health of Soils, in 1989 and served as
Executive Director. He help found Amherst Scientific Publishers and co-created seven
peer-reviewed journals: Journal of Soil and Sediment Contamination (1990); Human and
Ecological Risk Assessment (1994); Journal of Phytoremediation (1998); Journal of
Environmental Forensics (1999); Journal of Children’s Health (2003); Non-Linearity
Journal (2003); and Journal of Medical Risks (2004). In addition, Dr. Kostecki co-created
the International Society for Environmental Forensics in 2002. Since September, 2003, Dr.
Kostecki has served as Vice Provost for Research and Vice Chancellor for Research and
Engagement at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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