DEQ-CFW_00012974

Wednesday, June 29,, 2016
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2:00 to 3:00 pm EST
Register online: 481033837663990273
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) is a term which encompasses a vast array of chemicals such as
pharmaceuticals, perfluoroalkyl substances, and surfactants, as well as microorganisms such as Mycobacteria
and Legionella. These contaminants end up entering the water cycle, either through municipal or household
use (entering the grey water), or excretion (entering the black water). CECs can survive wastewater treatment,
and end up in surface waters, along with other contaminants which may run off of the land into the watershed.
This water can be the drinking water source for a downstream community. Scientists from EPA and the U.S.
Geological Survey have collaborated on a study examining the occurrence of CECs both in source water and
treated drinking water from drinking water treatment plants from across the United States. This presentation will
discuss the occurrences of the chemical and microbial contaminants measured in the study, and examine the
implications for aquatic life and human health.
DEQ-CFW-00012974