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Meeting in Dallas: Emerging Environmental Contaminants: What's New
Citation:
RICHARDSON, S. D. Meeting in Dallas: Emerging Environmental Contaminants: What's New. Presented at 19th Annual Quality Assurance Conference , Dallas, TX, October 19 - 23, 2009.
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Description:
Scientific meeting presentation. Much has been achieved in the way of environmental protection over the last 30 years. However, as we learn more, new concerns arise (including potential adverse health effects, bioaccumulation, and widespread distribution). This presentation will discuss emerging environmental contaminants that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies are currently concerned about. Emerging contaminants include pharmaceuticals, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and other perfluorinated compounds, nanomaterials, drinking water disinfection by-products (DBPs), polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants, pesticide degradation/reaction products, perchlorate, hormones, algal toxins, sunscreens/UV filters, benzotriazoles, dioxane, naphthenic acids, and pathogens. In addition, a recent study of the finding of a new artificial sweetener, sucralose, in surface waters from 27 countries in Europe (up to ppb levels) will be discussed.