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EMPACT: THE LAS VEGAS INTERAGENCY PILOT PROGRAM
Citation:
Lyon, J G., J. Moore, AND P A. Arberg. EMPACT: THE LAS VEGAS INTERAGENCY PILOT PROGRAM. Presented at U.S. EPA National Environmental Monitoring Technology Conference, Boston, MA, September 19-20, 2000.
Impact/Purpose:
1) Develop methods of ecological exposure (e.g. rapid , sensitive analytical screening methods for a select list of antibiotics widely used in agriculture primarily in CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations).
2) Do Measurements & Provide data for multicompartment models of fate and transport.
3) Study biomagnification of specific chemicals and toxic metals.
4) Study specific pharmaceuticals:
*Determine the routes of entry and the impact of environmental factors such as rainfall on the movement and survivorability of selected antimicrobials in the environment.
*Determine if the entry of agriculture based antibiotics into the environment contributes to resistance in bacterial populations.
*Determine the contribution from municipal waste water treatment plants to antibiotic loading in the environment.
5) Develop methods for the analysis of alkylphenol ethoxylates and derivatives.
Description:
ENPACT: The Las Vegas Interagency Pilot Project
The Las Vegas Interagency Pilot Project of the EMPACT program has involved eleven efforts. These efforts are described in brief on the poster presentation. They include: Las Vegas Environmental Monitoring Inventory, the Quality of Life in Las Vegas, Livable Communities and Citizen Perceptions, Communication Plan for Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking, EMPACT-Las Vegas Website, Smart Growth Conference, Visibility Project, LTV Modeling, LTV Monitoring, LTV Risk Communication, and Long Term Vision for Environmental Monitoring in Las Vegas.