2007 Northeast Water Science Forum
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Science
August 8 - 9, 2007, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, Maine
2007 Conference Archive —Overview
NEIWPCC organized a conference to provide a forum for sharing the latest in high-quality, timely, and relevant scientific information and research on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP) in the water environment.
The concept of the Northeast Water Science Forum arose from an acknowledged need among Northeast state and federal agencies, interstate organizations, and academic institutions to elevate the visibility and dissemination of critical research to ensure that the best available scientific information is used to establish priorities and make management decisions regarding water resources in the Northeast. Based on the research priorities identified by the Northeast states, we have selected PPCP research as the focus of this regional science conference. The Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products: State of the Science conference aims to share and disseminate the latest in scientific information that exists on this issue to stakeholders in the Northeast.
NEIWPCC member states have identified emerging contaminants, specifically PPCPs, as a cross-programmatic research priority touching on issues of occurrence, fate, human and ecological health effects, and wastewater and drinking water treatment. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products comprise a vast group of compounds manufactured in large quantities that are universally and frequently used by humans (and domesticated animals) worldwide. Environmental exposure to PPCPs occurs due to the excretion of parent chemicals, their metabolites and transformation products; the disposal of unwanted or expired PPCPs; agricultural runoff; and other pathways.
For more information contact Rebecca Weidman at (978) 323-7929 or via email at rweidman@neiwpcc.org.