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4th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals in Water Resources
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is one of the co-sponsors of the National Ground Water Association's 4th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals in Water Resources. The conference will take place October 13-15, 2004, in Minneapolis, MN. Information on the occurrence, fate, effects, and implications of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting chemicals in water resources will be presented at the conference. Multiple papers by USGS scientists will be presented that highlight the USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program's research on emerging contaminants in water resources. Abstracts are being considered on a wide range of conference topics listed below. Abstracts are due April 16, 2004.
- Analytical methods for detection of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in environmental samples
- Occurrence of pharmaceuticals and EDCs in sewage, surface, ground, and drinking water
- Sources and fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and EDCs in the environment
- Modeling and measurement of pharmaceuticals from hospital, municipal, and veterinary sources
- Natural attenuation of pharmaceuticals and EDCs in the environment
- Management of pharmaceutical wastes
- Fate and transport of pharmaceuticals and EDCs during stream bank filtration
- Human health effects from environmental exposure to pharmaceuticals and EDCs
- Antibiotics and drug resistant bacteria in the environment
- Distribution, occurrence, and effects of pharmaceuticals and EDCs on wildlife
- Environmental and human risk assessment and management of pharmaceuticals and EDCs
- New regulatory approaches in the United States and Europe
- Proteomic and genomic approaches for assessing EDC's effects on cells
- Technologies for detection, evaluation of metabolism, and activities of EDCs
- Innovative and cost-effective remediation and treatment technologies
Invited USGS Presentations (back to top)
- Current Water Resources Investigations in the United States , by Dana Kolpin and others
- Pharmaceuticals in Raw and Finished Drinking Water, by Paul Stackelberg and others
Conference Information (back to top)
USGS Information on Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (back to top)
- National Reconnaissance of Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in Streams" Named as One of the Top 100 Science Stories of the Year
- Toxic Substances Hydrology Program Emerging Water Quality Issues Investigations
- Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams: USGS Fact Sheet FS-027-02
- Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999-2000: A National Reconnaissance: Environmental Science & Technology, v. 36, no. 6, p. 1202-1211
- The companion USGS Data report — Water-Quality Data for Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, and Other Organic Wastewater Contaminants in U.S. Streams, 1999-2000: USGS Open-File Report 02-94
- USGS Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals Research, Biological Resources Division
- Investigations of Endocrine Disruption in Aquatic Systems Associated with the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, USGS Fact Sheet FS-081-98
Related Information from Other Sources (back to top)
- Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) as Environmental Pollutants, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Animal Feeding Operations Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Wastewater Management
- Endocrine Disruptors Research Initiative, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Antimicrobial Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Hormones and Health, in Environmental Health Perspectives: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, v. 105, no. 5, 1997.
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