6th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and EDCs in Water

Discharge from a wastewater treatment plant on Fourmile Creek, IA. USGS scientists have been studying the fate and transport of emerging contaminants in the Creek (The photo is linked to a larger version)

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is a cosponsor of the 6th International Conference on Pharmaceuticals and EDCs in Water, Costa Mesa, California, October 22-23, 2007. The objective of the conference is to provide information on:

• the latest advancements in understanding the fate of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in the environment,
• regulatory approaches concerning the occurrence of pharmaceuticals and EDCs,
• methods for human and environmental risk assessment of the potential for exposure to pharmaceuticals and EDCs, and
• the development of drug-resistant bacteria in the environment.

Presentations with USGS Authors

• Assessment of Antibiotic Residues in Extracted Biosolids, Manure, Soils, and Streambed Sediment in the United States: A Source Reconnaissance, by Keith A. Loftin (USGS), Michael T. Meyer (USGS), and Dana W. Kolpin (USGS)
• Earthworms: Bioaccumulation of Anthropogenic Wastewater Indicator Compounds in Terrestrial Environments, by Chad A. Kinney, Ph.D. (Colorado State University - Pueblo), Edward T. Furlong (USGS), Dana W. Kolpin, Ph.D. (USGS), Mark R. Burkhardt (USGS), Steven D. Zaugg, Ph.D. (USGS), Ellen Z. Harrison4, Anthony G. Hay, Ph.D (Cornell University), Stephen L. Werner, B.S. (USGS), and Regina C. Thompson (Eastern Washington University)
• Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Detected in Sediments of the Lower Columbia River Basin, by Elena B. Nilsen (USGS), Robert R. Rosenbauer (USGS), Edward T. Furlong (USGS), Mark R. Burkhardt (USGS), Stephen Werner (USGS), Lisa Greaser (USGS), and Mary Noriega (USGS)
• Occurrence of Potential Hormonally Active Compounds in Public Water Supplies and Domestic Wells of the United States, 1991 - 2005, by Gregory C. Delzer (USGS), and Kimberlee K. Barnes (USGS)
• Pharmaceuticals and Chloroxylenol in Wastewater Effluent Samples from across the United States, 2003-2006, by Patrick J. Phillips (USGS), Steven G. Smith (USGS), Dana W. Kolpin, Ph.D. (USGS), Edward T. Furlong (USGS), Steven D. Zaugg, Ph.D. (USGS), Kathleen Esposito (Metcalf and Eddy), and Beverley Stinson, Ph.D. (Metcalf and Eddy)
• Potential for 4-Nonylphenol Biodegradation in Stream Sediments, by Paul M. Bradley, Ph.D. (USGS), Larry B. Barber, Ph.D. (USGS), Dana W. Kolpin, Ph.D. (USGS), Peter B. McMahon, Ph.D. (USGS), and Francis H. Chapelle, Ph.D. (USGS)

USGS scientists collecting a sample of wastewater effluent from the Ina Road wastewater treatment plant. The plant is located at mile 4.2 of the study reach on the Santa Cruz River, AZ, where the scientists studied the fate of 102 emerging contaminants over a 24-hour time period (The photo is linked to a larger version)

USGS Contact

• Dana W. Kolpin, USGS,

General Conference Information

• Conference Home Page
• Full Conference Agenda (html)
• Full Conference Agenda Flyer (pdf)

More Information

• Emerging Contaminants in the Environment
• Endocrine Disruption
• Antimicrobial Resistance
• Biodegradation
• Endocrine Disruption, Contaminant Biology Program

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