 Micropollutants (also referred to as emerging contaminants, trace organic compounds, microconstituents, contaminants of emerging concern, etc.) include pharmaceuticals, ingredients of personal care products, biocides, fluorinated compounds, disinfection byproducts, nanomaterials and industrial additives. The presence of these compounds in wastewater, surface water, sediments, soils, groundwater and drinking water presents numerous technical and institutional challenges to society and environmental and public health professionals. In June 2007, the Micropol & Ecohazard 2007 conference in Germany provided an international platform for drinking water and wastewater engineers, environmental chemists, water and wastewater utility managers, hydrogeologists, and ecotoxicologists to discuss the effects of micropollutants and their removal in natural and engineered water systems. Because of the tremendous success of the 2007 conference, the International Water Association (IWA) has partnered with the Groundwater Resources Association of California (GRA) to invite you to attend Micropol & Ecohazard 2009 to be held in June 2009 in San Francisco, California. This three-day international event will profile the latest developments in the detection, risk assessment, treatment and regulation of micropollutants in natural or engineered water systems.
Conference Topics
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Environmental Chemistry
- Advances in analytical methods
- Occurrence, fate, transport, process studies
- Modeling approaches
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Toxicity and Risk Assessment
- Biological effects in the environment
- Mixture toxicity
- Ecological risk evaluation and assessment criteria for effluents
- Approaches to determine the toxicological relevance in drinking water
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Wastewater Treatment and Water Reuse
- New concepts and methods to reduce and/or remove micropollutants from water
- Fate, transport, process kinetics and modeling in wastewater treatment plants
- Treatment efficiencies, costs and resource/energy requirements
- Fate and removal in reuse and reclamation facilities, and during soil aquifer treatment, groundwater recharge and surface water replenishment efforts
- Stormwater overflow and sewer exfiltration
- Biosolids
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Fate, Transport and Removal in Soil and Groundwater
- Site investigation and remediation
- Modeling
- Case studies
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Regulations and Management
- Wastewater, recycled water, groundwater, surface water, drinking water
- Urban water management
- River basin management
- Source control
- Drinking Water Treatment
- Fate and removal during water treatment (and relevant water processes such as flocculation, ozonation, AOPs, GAC, PAC, nanofiltration, reverse osmosis and bank filtration)
- Formation of emerging disinfection byproducts during water treatment including those from the reaction of micropollutants with disinfectants
Organizing Committee
R. Deeb, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., USA (Co-Chair)
J. Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, USA
M. Focazio, United States Geological Survey, USA
M. Fürhacker, University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
B. Jacobsen, Avedoere Wastewater Services, Denmark
S. Khan, University of New South Wales, Australia
M. Reinhard, Stanford University, USA
S. Richardson, United States Environmental Protection Agency, USA
H. Rohns, Stadtwerke Duesseldorf AG, Germany
D. Sedlak, University of California at Berkeley, USA (Co-Chair)
T. Ternes, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
Technical Program Committee
M. Alaee, Environment Canada, Canada
A. Boxall, UK Environment, UK
R. Deeb, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., USA
J. Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, USA
J. Field, Oregon State University, USA
M. Focazio, United States Geological Survey, USA
B. Jacobsen, Avedoere Wastewater Services, Denmark
M. Jekel, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
G. Jiang, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
S. Khan, University of New South Wales, Australia
R. Kookana, CSIRO, Australia
C. Metcalfe, Trent University, Canada
W. Mitch, Yale University, USA
C. Schmidt, RheinEnergie Koeln, Germany
H. Seah, Public Utility Board, Singapore
D. Sedlak, University of California, Berkeley, USA
H. Siegrist, EAWAG, Switzerland
S. Snyder, Southern Nevada Water Authority, USA
M. Reinhard, Stanford University, USA
S. Richardson, United States Environmental Protection Agency, USA
T. Ternes, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
U. von Gunten, EAWAG, Switzerland
Conference Collaborators
Important Dates
- January 15, 2009: Abstract acceptance notifications distributed
- January 21, 2009: Deadline for acceptance to present
- February 2, 2009: Final program distributed
Sponsors& Exhibitors
GRA and IWA are pleased to invite participants to become sponsors or exhibitors at Micropol & Ecohazard 2009. Exhibits should demonstrate recent and cutting-edge technologies related to environmental chemistry, wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, potable reuse, ecotoxiciology, environmental risk assessment and human toxicology related to micropollutants. Participants will have the opportunity to feature products and manufacturing equipment (size appropriate for exhibit hall).
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Conference Contact Information
Groundwater Resources Association of California
Attention: Mary Megarry
915 L Street, Suite 1000
Sacramento, CA 95814
USA
Phone: +001/916-446-3626
Fax: +001/916-442-0382
E-Mail: mmegarry@nossaman.com
Website: http://www.grac.org/micropol.asp
Hotel Accommodations
The conference will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel at the San Francisco International Airport. This newly renovated hotel is perfectly located on the San Francisco Bay with convenient access to public transportation and within easy reach of all the major attractions, restaurants and nightlife that San Francisco has to offer. The Hotel has set aside a block of sleeping rooms for IWA/GRA that is available on a first come, first serve basis at the rate of $179 plus tax per night for single/double occupancy. The deadline for making hotel reservations is May 17, 2009. Please make your reservation by calling the hotel directly and identifying yourself as a member of the “Micropol” or “Groundwater Resources Association” group.
Hotel Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport
1333 Bayshore Hwy; Burlingame (San Francisco Bay Area), CA 94010
Phone: +001 / 650-347-1234 or 1-800-233-1234
Fax: +001 / 650-347-5948
Conference Registration Fees*
GRA or IWA Member Rate — $495
Government Agency Rate — $495
Non GRA or IWA Member Rate — $595
Speaker Rate — $350
Student Rate — $245
Co-Sponsor Fee — $2,000
Exhibitor Fee — $1,000
* Fees will increase by $100 after 05/06/09
** US Dollars
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