Emerging Contaminants of Concern in the Environment — 2007 AWRA Summer Specialty Conference
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 "Emerging contaminants" can be broadly defined as
any synthetic or naturally occurring chemical or any microorganism that is
not commonly monitored in the environment but has the potential to enter the
environment and cause known or suspected adverse ecological and(or) human
health effects. In some cases, release of emerging chemical or microbial
contaminants to the environment has likely occurred for a long time, but may
not have  been recognized until new detection methods were
developed. In other cases, synthesis of new chemicals or changes in use and
disposal of existing chemicals can create new sources of emerging
contaminants.
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is co-sponsoring the 2007 American Water Resources Association (AWRA) Summer Specialty Conference "Emerging Contaminants of Concern
in the Environment," Vail, Colorado, June 25-27, 2007. The objective of the conference is to provide an interdisciplinary forum on
emerging contaminants (EC). The conference is structured around 4 major themes: (1) EC detection and sources; (2) EC fate and
transport; (3) EC receptors and effects; and (4) EC solutions and communication. USGS research on emerging contaminants in the
environment will be presented at the conference.
USGS Presentations
- Occurrence and Sources of Organic Wastewater Compounds in Stream Water and Streambed Sediment, Johnson County, Kansas,
2003-2004, by Casey Lee and Teresa J. Rasmussen — Session 2 Abstracts (pdf)
- Occurrence, Distribution, and Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern through an Urban Stream Corridor, St. Vrain Creek,
Colorado, 2005 and 2006, by Juliane Brown and William A. Battaglin — Session 4 Abstracts (pdf)
- Preliminary Findings of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Source Water and Finished Waters of Community Water Systems, by
Greg Delzer — Session 4
Abstracts (pdf)
- Occurrence of Antibiotics in U.S. Biosolids and Manure: A Source Reconnaissance - Keith Loftin, Michael T. Meyer, and Dana
W. Kolpin — Session 5
Abstracts (pdf)
- Occurrence and Deposition of Atmospherically Generated Perchlorate in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of North America - W.
Andrew Jackson, Balaji Rao, Todd A. Anderson, Greta J. Orris, Ken A. Rainwater, Srinath Rajagopalan, Renee M. Sandvig, Bridget
R. Scanlon, David A. Stonestrom (USGS), Michelle A. Walvoord (USGS), Greg Harvey, Karin Harlin — Session 6 Abstracts (pdf)
- Emerging Contaminants: Understanding their Occurrence, Fate, and Effects, by Dana Kolpin, Keynote Speaker, Podcast
- Behavior of Endocrine-Active Compounds Through Municipal Wastewater and Sludge Treatment Processes, by James Gray, Patrick
J. Phillips, Kathleen Esposito, Beverly Stinson, Edward Furlong, Larry Barber, and Dana Kolpin — Session 7 Abstracts (pdf)
- Biotransformation of Caffeine, Cotinine, and Nicotine in Stream Sediments, by Paul Bradley, L.B. Barber, D.W. Kolpin, P.B.
McMahon, F.H. Chapelle — Session
8 Abstracts (pdf)
- Use of Biomarkers and Wastewater Compounds, by Robert Anders, Donald M. Stoeckel, Roy A. Schroeder — Session 8 Abstracts (pdf)
- Concentrations and Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds at Three Wastewater Plants in New York State, 2003-2004, by Patrick
Phillips, E. Furlong, S. Smith, S. Zaugg, B. Stinson, K. Esposito, D.W. Kolpin — Session 9 Abstracts (pdf)
- Onsite Wastewater System Soil Treatment of Organic Chemicals as Affected by Effluent Type and Hydraulic Loading Rate, by
Kathleen Conn, Robert L. Siegrist, Larry B. Barber (USGS) — Session 10 Abstracts (pdf)
- Occurrence and Fate of Organic Chemicals at a Biosolids-Application Area-The Link Between Biosolids and Ground-Water
Quality, by Tracy Yager, Philip Hageman — Session 12 Abstracts (pdf)
- Earthworms — Indicators of Organic Anthropogenic Waste Contamination in Terrestrial Environments, by Dana W. Kolpin,
Edward Furlong, Mark R. Burkhardt, Steven D. Zaugg, Stephen L. Werner, Joseph P. Bossio — Session 12 Abstracts (pdf)
- Emerging Contaminants in the Drinking Water Cycle, by Susan Glassmeyer, Paul E. Stackelberg (USGS), Edward T. Furlong
(USGS), Dana W. Kolpin (USGS) — Session 13 Abstracts (pdf)
- The Consortium for Research and Education on Emerging Contaminants (CREEC), by Jennifer Flynn, Juliane Brown, Todd Harris,
Breton Bruce, and William Battaglin — Session 24 Abstracts (pdf)
Convener
General Conference Information
Information on Emerging Contaminants
- Emerging Contaminants in the Environment, USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
Research on Contaminants such as Pharmaceuticals, Disinfectants, Pesticides, Wastewater Compounds, and Personal Care
Products
- Water Quality of the Boulder Creek Watershed,
Colorado, USGS
- Endocrine Disruptor Research,
Contaminant Biology Program, USGS
- Pharmaceuticals in the Environment, Information for
Assessing Risk (PEIAR) Project, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- Pharmaceuticals and
Personal Care Products (PPCPs) as Environmental Pollutants, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency
- Antibiotic/Antimicrobial
Resistance, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Materials of Emerging Regulatory Interest Team
(MERIT), Emerging Contaminants Directorate, Department of Defense (The official DoD source
for emerging contaminants information)
- EU-Project Poseidon, Assessment of
Technologies for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Sewage and
Drinking Water Facilities to Improve the Indirect Potable Water Reuse, European Union
- Environmental Risk Assessment of
Veterinary Medicines in Sludge (ERAVMIS), International Office for Water
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