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Emerging Contaminants Identification, Concerns, Actions
Citation:
TAFURI, A. N. AND R. I. FIELD. Emerging Contaminants Identification, Concerns, Actions. Presented at 2010 International Workshop on a Sustainable Water Environment, Taipei, TAIWAN, June 30 - July 01, 2010.
Impact/Purpose:
To inform the public.
Description:
This presentation serves as a background introduction to a current EPA/ORD study on the characterization and treatment of emerging contaminants (ECs ) in wet-weather flows. It briefly discusses other ongoing work relating to ECs and provides the foundation for prioritizing the category of ECs being studied in the R&D effort on separate stormwater, combined sewer overflow (CSO), and sanitary sewer overflow (SSO); i.e., pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) including: ibuprofen, diltiazem hydrochloride, gemfibrozil, 5,5-diphenly hydentoin, divalproate sodium, dichlofenac, caffeine, trimethoprim, triclosan.