Hoping to develop better strategies for tackling environmental problems, researchers from throughout the western United States will share their expertise in a variety of scientific disciplines when they gather Oct. 14-15 in Old Sacramento for a conference on ecotoxicology -- the study of how chemicals affect the environment. Titled "Multiple Stresses in Ecosystems," the conference will be co-hosted by UC Davis' Center for Ecological Health Research and the Ecotoxicology Program. The meeting, to be held at the Delta King Riverboat Conference Center, will feature experts in the areas of toxicology, physiology, biochemistry, pathology, agriculture, mathematics and computer modeling. Lecture and discussion sessions will focus on the multiple stresses on ecosystems, establishing the health of ecosystems, and future methods in ecotoxicology. The conference is funded by the UC Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program.