Environmental Health: Pharmaceuticals and other Emerging Contaminants in the Water Paige Novak Civil Engineering University of Minnesota June 12, 2010 National Caucus of Environmental Legislators 3rd Annual Mississippi River States Environmental Forum
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Environmental Health: Pharmaceuticals and other
Emerging Contaminants in the Water
Paige NovakCivil Engineering
University of Minnesota
June 12, 2010National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
3rd Annual Mississippi River States Environmental Forum
How does water become contaminated?
Industrial Chemicals
Pharmaceuticals(birth control, antidepressants,
caffeine)Lawn Chemicals
Surfactants
PesticidesHerbicidesHormones
Partial removal
What is the problem?Endocrine disruptors, phytoestrogens, estrogenic compounds, and other pharmaceuticals have been observed in streams and wastewater treatment plant discharges throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia e.g., Jobling et al., 1998; Ternes et al., 1999; Holbrook et al., 2002; Kolpin et al., 2002; Joss et al., 2004; Pojana et al., 2004; Lundgren and Novak, 2009
What compounds are present? DEET Triclosan Bisphenol A Caffeine Phytoestrogens OTC medications
USGS measured concentration of 95 Organic Wastewater Contaminants (OWCs)in water samples from a network of 139 streams across 30 states during 1999 and 2000
Kolpin et al., 2002. ES&T, 36:1202-1211.
What is the problem?A recent study that looked at 19 drinking water utilities found OWC as well; commonly found: Carbamazapine