PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2007 AWRA SUMMER SPECIALTY CONFERENCE: Emerging Contaminants of Concern in the Environment: Issues, Investigations, and Solutions

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SESSION 1: Analytical Methods - 1

• Comparative Methods for the Trace Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Complex Environmental Matrices - Patrick Ayres, Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, Laboratory S, Denver, CO (co-authors: Ashley Demander, C. Michael Smith, Laurie Peterson-Wright) (Extended Abstract)
• Development of an EPA Method for Perfluoroalkyl Compounds in Drinking Water - Jody Shoemaker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH (co-authors: Brenda Boutin, Paul Grimmett) (Extended Abstract)
• Determination of Endocrine Disruptors in Water Using Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry - Matthew Rosenow, Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ (Abstract)
• Using Biomonitoring to Assess Human Exposure to Perchlorate - Ben Blount, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA (co-author: Liza Valentin-Blasini) (Abstract)

SESSION 2: Wastewater/Agricultural Sources

• PPCP in Sewage Sludge, Wastewater, and the Environment in the United States - A National Database of Occurrence, Concentrations and Analytical Methods - Sandra Burns, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC (co-authors: Rick Stevens, Stephen Beaulieu, Alexandra Zapata) (Abstract)
• Occurrence and Sources of Organic Wastewater Compounds in Stream Water and Streambed Sediment, Johnson County, Kansas, 2003-2004 - Casey Lee, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS (co-author: Teresa J. Rasmussen) (Abstract)
• The Occurrence and Fate of Steroidal Hormones in Surface Waters Impacted by Cattle Grazing and Animal Agriculture - Edward P. Kolodziej, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Nevada, Reno, NV (co-author: David L. Sedlak) (Abstract)
• Impact of Photolysis and Manure-Borne Bacteria on the Fate of Steroid Hormones - Thomas Borch, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (co-authors: Jessica G. Davis, Catherine R. Simpson, R. B. Young, Jennifer M. Jones, Lu Hai) (Abstract)
• The Fate and Transport of Veterinary Antimicrobials, Sulfadimethoxine and Ormetoprim, in the Environment - Puneet Srivastava, Auburn University, Auburn University, AL (co-authors: Sarah Sanders, Joseph Basile, Yucheng Feng, Jacob Dane ) (Abstract)

SESSION 3: Analytical Methods - 2

• Rapid Immunochromatographic Assays for the Sensitive Detection of EDCs in Wastewater - Timothy Vail, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (co-authors: Catherine R. Propper, Brian Searcy, Silke Buschmann) (Abstract)
• SPME-HPLC/MS-MS: Overcoming Matrix Effects in Source Waters for PPCP Analysis. - Vimal Balakrishnan, Environment Canada, Burlington, ON, Canada (co-author: John Toito) (Abstract)
• The Use of Accurate Mass, Isotope Ratios and MS/MS for the Identification of Pesticides in Water - Michael Zumwalt, Agilent Technologies, Englewood, CO (co-authors: Chin-Kai Meng, David Weil) (Abstract)
• A Combined Modelling and Monitoring Screening Approach to Assess Exposure to Pesticide Transformation Products in Surface Waters - Kathrin Fenner, Eawag/ETH Zurich, St. Paul, MN (co-authors: Susanne Kern, Heinz Singer, Lukas Gasser, René Schwarzenbach, Juliane Hollender) (Abstract)

SESSION 4: Urban Sources

• Occurrence, Distribution, and Fate of Contaminants of Emerging Concern through an Urban Stream Corridor, St. Vrain Creek, Colorado, 2005 and 2006 - Juliane Brown, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Lakewood, CO (co-authors: William A. Battaglin) (Abstract)
• Unused Medicine Disposal: Sources, Environmental Concerns, and Initiatives - Susan E. Boehme, IL/IN Sea Grant - Chicago, IL (co-authors: Elizabeth Hinchey Malloy, Jessica L. Winter) (Abstract)
• Preliminary Findings of Anthropogenic Organic Compounds in Source Water and Finished Waters of Community Water Systems - Greg Delzer, U.S. Geological Survey, Rapid City, SD (Abstract)
• Use of Stable Isotopes as a Forensic Tool to Determine Sources of Perchlorate in Groundwater in the Chino Basin, California - Joseph LeClaire, Wildermuth Environmental, Inc., Lake Forest, CA (co-authors: Neil C. Sturchio, Abelardo D. Beloso, Jr., Linnea J. Heraty, Kenneth R. Manning, Patrick J. Corsinita) (Abstract)

SESSION 5: Analytical Methods - 3

• Occurrence of Antibiotics in U.S. Biosolids and Manure: A Source Reconnaissance - Keith Loftin, U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS (co-authors: Michael T. Meyer, Dana W. Kolpin) (Abstract)
• PFOS / PFOA and Beyond - Ali Haghani, MWH Laboratories, Monrovia, CA (co-author: Andrew Eaton) (Abstract)
• Development and Application of Bioluminescent Yeast-Reporter Systems for Screening Chemicals for Estrogenic and Androgenic Effects - John Sanseverino, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (co-authors: Alice Layton, Melanie Eldridge, Jason Yarbrough, T. Wayne Schultz, Gary S. Sayler ) (Extended abstract)
• How Well are We Doing with ppt-level Detection of Trace Organics? - Jörg Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (co-authors: Shane Snyder, Andy Eaton, David Sedlak) (Abstract)

SESSION 6: Natural Sources/Agricultural Impact

• Occurrence and Deposition of Atmospherically Generated Perchlorate in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions of North America - W. Andrew Jackson, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX (co-authors: Balaji Rao, Todd A. Anderson, Greta J. Orris, Ken A. Rainwater, Srinath Rajagopalan, Renee M. Sandvig, Bridget R. Scanlon, David A. Stonestrom, Michelle A. Walvoord, Greg Harvey, Karin Harlin ) (Abstract)
• Green-Duwamish Watershed Microbial Source Tracking Study - Rob Zisette, Herrera Environmental Consultants, Seattle, WA (co-authors: Michael Cawrse, Mansour Samadpour) (Abstract)
• Chloroacetanilide Herbicide Metabolites in Wisconsin Groundwater - Jeffrey Postle, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, Madison, WI (co-authors: Bruce Rheineck) (Abstract)
• Estrogens in Streams Associated with an "Organic" Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation in Upstate New York - Sherry Zhao, Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY (co-authors: Pengfei Zhang, Michael Melcer) (Abstract)

SESSION 7: Wastewater Treatment and Reclamation

• Behavior of Persistent Biocides During Wastewater Treatment: Mass Balances and Meta Analysis - Rolf U. Halden, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD (co-author: Jochen Heidler) (Abstract)
• Behavior of Endocrine-Active Compounds Through Municipal Wastewater and Sludge Treatment Processes - James Gray, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (co-authors: Patrick J. Phillips, Kathleen Esposito, Beverly Stinson, Edward Furlong, Larry Barber, and Dana Kolpin ) (Abstract)
• Removal of Nonyl Ethoxylate Surfactants in Wastewater Treatment Plants - Charles Staples, Assessment Technologies, Inc., Spotsylvania, VA (co-authors: Henryk Melcer, Gary Klecka, Hugh Monteith) (Abstract)
• Removal of Endocrine Disrupting Activity from Water Reclamation Processes: Comparing Bioassay Results with Chemical Analyses - Jocelyn Hemming, Wisconsin State Lab of Hygiene, Madison, WI (co-authors: Jörg Drewes, Sarah Ladenburger Dominick, Mark Mieritz, Ryan Pieters, James Schauer, William Sonzogni) (Abstract)

SESSION 8: Fate and Transport in Streams - 1

• Biotransformation of Caffeine, Cotinine, and Nicotine in Stream Sediments - Paul Bradley, U.S. Geological Survey, Columbia, SC (co-authors: L.B. Barber, D.W. Kolpin, P.B. McMahon, F.H. Chapelle) (Abstract)
• A Method to Estimate Whole Reach Measures of Antibiotic Uptake [or Release] in Streams Receiving Effluent Discharge - Brian Haggard, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (co-author: Leslie D Bartsch) (Abstract)
• Spatial Variation in Net Uptake [or Release] of Antibiotics in Effluent Dominated Streams - Leslie Bartsch, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR (co-authors: Brian E. Haggard, Joel M. Galloway) (Abstract)
• Use of Biomarkers and Wastewater Compounds - Robert Anders, U.S. Geological Survey, San Diego, CA (co-authors: Donald M. Stoeckel, Roy A. Schroeder) (Abstract)

SESSION 9: Processes Affecting EC's

• Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and other Emerging Contaminants in Wastewater and Drinking Water Treatment Technologies - Marc Mills, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ORD-NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH (Abstract)
• The Relative Roles of Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria versus Heterotrophic Bacteria in Biotransforming 17-Ethinylestradiol under Low Growth Rate Conditions - Nancy Love, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (co-authors: Wendell O. Khunjar, Christine Klein, Taewoo Yi, Ines D. S. Henriques, Diana Aga, Willie F. Harper) (Abstract)
• Concentrations and Removal of Pharmaceutical Compounds at Three Wastewater Plants in New York State, 2003-2004 - Patrick Phillips, U.S. Geological Survey, Troy, NY (co-authors: E. Furloong, S. Smith, S. Zaugg, B. Stinson, K. Esposito, D. Kolpin) (Abstract)
• Coupling Sediment Transport Model with Fate and Transport of Toxicants - Tingting Zhu, NCCHE, The University of Mississippi, University, MS (co-authors: Yafei Jia, Sam S.Y. Wang) (Paper)

SESSION 10: Onsite Wastewater Treatment

• Onsite Wastewater System Soil Treatment of Organic Chemicals as Affected by Effluent Type and Hydraulic Loading Rate - Kathleen Conn, Colorado School of Mines, Environmental Science and Engineering, Golden, CO (co-authors: Robert L. Siegrist, Larry B. Barber) (Abstract)
• Organic Contaminants in On-site Wastewater Effluents: A Comparative Study of Select Decentralized Systems and a Centralized Treatment Plant Receiving a Common Influent - Bryan Brooks, Baylor University, Waco, TX (co-authors: Alejandro J. Ramirez, Mohammed A. Mottaleb, Samuel Rodriguez, Joe C. Yelderman Jr., C. Kevin Chambliss) (Abstract)
• Occurrence of Emerging Contaminants and Effects of Recharge Events Below on-Site Wastewater Drain Fields as Related to Soil Type - Jason Weckbacher, Baylor University, Waco, TX (co-authors: Joe C. Yelderman Jr., Jason Belden) (Abstract)
• Rural Emerging Contaminants: Ground Truthing Onsite Wastewater Systems to Provide Better Insight for a Countywide Risk Based Evaluation - Mark Williams, Boulder County Public Health, Boulder, CO (co-authors: Gilbert Barth, Larry Barber) (Abstract)

SESSION 11: Fate and Transport in Streams - 2

• Evaluation of Wastewater Impacts on Drinking Water Sources Using Caffeine, Carbamazepine, and Primidone as Tracers - Y. Carrie Guo, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, La Verne, CA (co-author: Stuart W. Krasner) (Paper)
• Development of a Multi-media Screening Model for Emerging Chemicals in the Great Lakes Basin (GLMOD) - Joseph DePinto, Limno-Tech, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (co-authors: D.L. Swackhamer, T. Redder, C. Turner, Carlson, D.L.2, and Larson, W.M.) (Extended abstract)
• Modeling Pharmaceuticals and Organic Wastewater Chemicals - Kelly Knee, Applied Science Associates, Narragansett, RI (co-authors: Nicole Whittier) (Paper)
• Fate and Transport Modeling of Potential Pathogens: The Contribution from Sediments - Sarah Dorner, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (co-authors: Jianyong Wu, Paula Rees) (Paper)

SESSION 12: Fate and Transport of ECs from Biosolids Applications and Animal Manure

• Occurrence and Fate of Organic Chemicals at a Biosolids-Application Area-The Link Between Biosolids and Ground-Water Quality - Tracy Yager, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (co-author: Philip Hageman) (Abstract)
• Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Following Land Application of Liquid Municipal Biosolids - Ed Topp, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London, ON, Canada (co-authors: Andrew Beck, Alistair Boxall, Peter Duenk, Sonya Kleywegt, David Lapen, Hongxia Li, Chris Metcalfe, Sara Monteiro, Michael Payne, Lyne Sabourin) (Abstract)
• Earthworms -- Indicators of Organic Anthropogenic Waste Contamination in Terrestrial Environments - Edward Furlong, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO (co-authors: Dana W. Kolpin, Mark R. Burkhardt, Steven D. Zaugg, Stephen L. Werner, Joseph P. Bossio) (Abstract)
• Estrogen Contamination from Wastewater Treatment Plants and Animal Wastes - Rominder Suri, Villanova University, Villanova, PA (co-authors: Hongxiang Fu, Gangadhar Andaluri) (Extended abstract)

SESSION 13: Advanced Water Treatment and Reuse

• Emerging Contaminants in the Drinking Water Cycle - Susan Glassmeyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ORDNERL, Cincinnati, OH (co-authors: Paul E. Stackelberg, Edward T. Furlong, Dana W. Kolpin) (Abstract)
• Assessment of Advanced Treatment Technologies and Processes for Removal of Chemical Pollutants for Water Reuse - Peter Ruiz-Haas, Duke University, Durham, NC (co-authors: Jeffrey Bandy, Ki Don Cho, Karl G. Linden) (Extended abstract)
• Occurrence, Fate and Transport of Trace Contaminants and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in a Pilot Water Reclamation System for Groundwater Replenishment - Kathleen Esposito, Metcalf & Eddy, New York, NY (co-authors: Patrick Phillips, Beverley Stinson, Gary Whalen) (Abstract)
• Membrane Contactor Processes for Removal of Natural Hormones from Wastewater - Tzahi Y. Cath, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (Extended abstract)
• Overview of Treatment Techniques for Compounds of Emerging Concern – Alan Ellingson, Brown and Caldwell, Golden, CO (co-author: John Bratby) (Abstract)

SESSION 14: Fate and Transport in Groundwater

• Sustainable Removal of Organic Micropollutants Through Riverbank Filtration (RBF) and Artificial Recharge and Recovery (ARR) - Christiane Hoppe, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (co-authors: Jörg E. Drewes, Gretchen Oldham, Uwe Huebner, Rod Brauer) (Abstract)
• Modeling Transport of Selected Organic Trace Pollutants during Riverbank Filtration Conditions - Gretchen Oldham, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (co-authors: Jörg Drewes, John McCray, Christiane Hoppe, Uwe Huebner, Rod Brauer) (Abstract)
• Electrokinetic Soil Processing as a Supplement to Bank Filtration for Removing Persistent Organic Contaminants - Mary Beth Sullivan, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (co-author: Kenneth H. Carlson) (Abstract)
• Attenuation, Sorption, and Release of Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products through Soils on a Reuse Golf Course - Joseph F. Leising, Southern Nevada Water Authority, Las Vegas, NV (co-authors: Eric L. Dano, Shane A. Snyder) (Abstract)

SESSION 15: Law and Policy

• Legislative and Regulatory Developments in the EC World - Jeremy Jungreis, U.S. Marine Corps Wetern Bases, Western Area Counsel Office, Camp Pendleton, CA (Abstract)
• Litigation and Emerging Contaminants - Alfred Smith, Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott, LLP, Los Angeles, CA (Abstract)
• Regulatory Concepts for Addressing Emerging Contaminant Threats-a State Regulator's Perspective - Peggy Harris, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, Sacramento, CA (Abstract)
• The DoD's MERIT Program on Emerging Contaminants - Carole LeBlanc, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Arlington, VA (Abstract)

SESSION 16: Exposure Methods for Detection

• Overview of Genomic Techniques Currently Being Investigated by U.S. EPA to Assess Source, Exposure and Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - James Lazorchak, U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development, Cincinnati, OH (co-authors: David Lattier, David Bencic, Adam Biales Tim Collett) (Abstract)
• Development of a Gene Microarray for the Study of Environmental Contaminant Effects on Early Life-Stages - Maria Sepulveda, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN (co-authors: Michael Kane, Sonia Johns, Nancy Denslow ) (Abstract)
• Ecotoxicogenomic Approaches for Monitoring Exposure and Effects of Emerging Chemicals in Aquatic Systems - Helen Poynton, University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA (co-authors: Henri Wintz, Rick Zuzow, Chris Vulpe) (Abstract)
• The Use of Zebrafish to Assess the Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Aquatic Environment: Linking Whole Animal Physiology to the Expression of Select Genes Controlling Steroidogenesis and Ovulation - Glen Van Der Kraak, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada (co-authors: Andrea Lister, Christine Regan) (Abstract)

SESSION 17: Contaminant Candidate List

• Global Water Research Coalition - Susan Glassmeyer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, PA, Cincinnati, OH (co-authors: Fred S. Hauchman, Danielle Tillman) (Extended abstract)
• Emerging Contaminants and Impeccable Drinking Water Quality - Margreet Mons, Kiwa Water Research, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands (co-authors: J.P. van der Hoek, P.G. Stoks, D. van der Kooij) (Abstract)
• USEPA Office of Water Regulatory Tools to Address Emerging Contaminants – Octavia Conerly, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (co-author: Diana Eignor) (Abstract)
• Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium Activities and Accomplishments – Helen Flowers, New Mexico Department of Health, Albuquerque, NM (co-author: The Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium) (Abstract)

SESSION 18: Panel: Emerging Contaminants: the View from California

• Moderator - Nicole Granquist
  Downey Brand LLP, Sacramento, CA
  Gary Wolff, Board Member, State Water Resources Control Board, Sacramento, CA
  John V. Rossi, General Manager, Western Municipal Water District, Riverside, CA
  Jeff Mosher, Executive Director, National Water Research Institute, Fountain Valley, CA

SESSION 19: Ecosystem Effects

• Evaluating the Extent of Pollution-Induced Antibiotic Resistance in Environmental Bacterial Strains - Nancy Love, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA (co-authors: Kaoru Ikuma, Jocelyn Fraga Muller, Ann M. Stevens, Charles Hagedorn) (Abstract)
• Source-tracking of Antibiotic Resistant Genes in the South Platte River Watershed of Northern Colorado using Polymerase Chain Reaction-Single Stranded Conformation Polymorphism - Heather Storteboom, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (co-author: Amy Pruden) (Abstract)
• Effect of Estrogenic Activity in River Water and Treated Wastewater on Feminization of Japanese Medaka - Kiyoaki Kitamura, Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki, Japan (co-authors: Koya Komori, Kiyoshi Miyajima, Tadashi Higashitani, Norihide Nakada, Yutaka Suzuki) (Extended abstract)
• Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Atrazine and Metolachlor in Iowa Watersheds, with a Comparative Analysis of Cancer Incidences in Iowa - Anya Butt, Central College, Pella, IA (co-authors: Ellen DuPre) (Paper)

SESSION 20: Engineering Solutions

• Viability of Indicators and Surrogates to Assess Removal of Organic Micropollutants during Indirect Potable Reuse - Jörg Drewes, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (co-authors: Eric Dickenson, David Sedlak, Shane Snyder) (Abstract)
• Using QSPR Techniques for Assessing the Removal of Emerging Organic Contaminants during Wastewater and Water Reuse Treatment Processes - Eric Dickenson, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (co-authors: Jörg Drewes, Chris Bellona) (Abstract)
• Aurora Reservoir Water Purification Facility - Multiple Barrier Treatment Approach to Meet Water Quality Goals - Kerry Meyer, CH2M HILL, Englewood, CO (co-authors: Tim Smith, Bill Carter) (Abstract)
  
• Estimating the Fate of Aquatic Contaminants Using a Fugacity Based Model - Joseph Delfino, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (Abstract)

SESSION 21: Linking Science to Effective Action

• Emerging Contaminants: A Unique Opportunity to Develop Effective Policy based on Sound Science - Will We Take Advantage or Blow It? - Aaron Gutierrez, Institute for Environmental Solutions, Denver, CO (co-author: Carol Lyons, Kara Swanson, Casey Laycock) (Paper)
• Tackling the Challenge of Pharmaceuticals into the Environment - Mark McMillahn, Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment, Denver, CO (Abstract)
• Water & Wastewater Utilities' Perspective on Emerging Chemical and Microbial Contaminants (ECs) - Ken Lykens, MWH Global, Inc., Denver, CO (co-author: Tracy Kosloff) (Abstract)
• ECs - Are We Ready for a Regulatory Solution? - Ken Fucik, The SeaCrest Group, Louisville, CO (co-author: Shannon Phelps) (Abstract)

SESSION 22: Wildlife Health Effects

• Xenoestrogen Actions on Reproduction: Implications for Health of Wildlife and Humans - David O. Norris, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (Abstract)
• Size Matters?: Small Cities in Nebraska, the Release of Estrogenic Compounds and their Biological Impacts on Fish - Alan Kolok, University of Nebraska - Omaha, Omaha, Ne (co-authors: Debbie Akerly, Molly M. Hartmann, Marlo K. Sellin, Daniel D. Snow) (Abstract)
• Natural and Synthetic Estrogens at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations Disrupt Reproductive Competence in Male Fathead Minnows - Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN (co-authors: K.J. Grove, S. E. Bartell, L.B. Barber) (Abstract)
• Reproductive Disruption of Fishes by an Endocrine-Active Wastewater Effluent - Alan Vajda, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (co-authors: J.L. Gray, L.B. Barber, E.M. Lopez, J.D. Woodling, D.O. Norris) (Abstract)
• From Individual Compounds to Complex Mixes: Impacts of Contaminant Exposure on Development and Reproductive Behavior - Catherine R. Propper, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (co-authors: Daesik Park, Loretta P. Mayer) (Abstract)

SESSION 23: Source Control Solutions

• Conflicting Public Policies: Why Is It So Difficult to Keep Pharmaceuticals out of the Water? - Brenda Bateman, Tualatin Valley Water District, Beaverton, OR (co-authors: Ralph Thonstad, Daniel Danicic) (Paper)
• Assessment of Environmental Health within the Department of Defense: Tools for Proactive Evaluation - Mark Johnson, USACHPPM, Edgewood Area, APG, MD (Abstract)
• PCBs in Painted Structures and Adhesives and a Novel Approach to Remediation - Kathleen Brooks, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, FL (co-authors: Jacqueline W. Quinn, Christian A. Clausen,Cherie L. Geiger, Brian S. Aitken, and Robert W. Devor) (Abstract)

SESSION 24: EC Communication

• Endocrine Disruptors, the Feminization of America, and Five-Legged Frogs - Steve McDonald, Carollo Engineers, Walnut Creek, CA (Abstract)
• Implementation of a Groundwater Recharge Reuse Project and Understanding the Fate and Transport Of Emerging Contaminants in a Flood-Plain Aquifer, Carson River Watershed, Nevada - Chuck Zimmerman, Brown and Caldwell, Carson City, NV (co-author: Mike Work) (Abstract)
• The Consortium for Research and Education on Emerging Contaminants (CREEC) – Jennifer Flynn, U.S. Geological Survey, Colorado Water Science Center, Lakewood, CO (co-authors: Juliane Brown, Todd Harris, Breton Bruce, William Battaglin) (Abstract)