ENVRTuesday, August 21, 2007

1:30 PM-5:40 PM Boston Park Plaza -- Stanbro Rm, Oral
Symposium Honoring Dr. Walter Giger
Emerging Contaminants
Organizers:Robert P. Eganhouse
Jennifer A. Field
Hans-Peter E. Kohler
Marc J. F. Suter
1:30 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:35 PMShould we be concerned about the presence of pharmaceuticals in the environment?
Thomas Ternes, Dirk Löffler
2:00 PMUtility of crotamiton as a water-soluble persistent molecular marker of pharmaceutical chemicals and sewage
Hideshige Takada, Norihide Nakada, Kentaro Kiri, HIroyuki Shinohara, Toshikatsu Tanishima
2:25 PMDetermination of illicit drugs and biomarkers in raw municipal wastewater influent as a tool for drug epidemiology
Aurea C. Chiaia, Daniel L. Sudakin, Caleb Banta-Green, Jennifer A. Field
2:50 PMPersistent intermediates from vitamin C production: Analysis, behavior and possible environmental implications
Marijan Ahel, Senka Terzic
3:15 PMIntermission
3:30 PMOccurrence and behavior of the emerging contaminants benzothiazoles and benzotriazoles in wastewater treatment plants
Euripides G. Stephanou, Sophia Kargaki, Kyriaki Mylona
3:55 PMStability of water-soluble quantum dots under simulated environmental conditions
Kevin M. Metz, Andrew N. Mangham, Robert J. Hamers, Joel A. Pedersen
4:20 PMMass flow analysis of endocrine disruptors in the Glatt River, Switzerland
Niels Jonkers, Hans-Peter E. Kohler, Walter Giger
4:45 PMMass flow of fluorochemicals in the Glatt River valley
Carin A. Huset, Aurea C. Chiaia, Douglas F. Barofsky, Niels Jonkers, Hans-Peter E. Kohler, Walter Giger, Jennifer A. Field
5:05 PMApplication of ultrasound for the complete destruction of persistent organic pollutants
Michael R. Hoffmann, Chad D. Vecitis, Brian Mader
5:30 PMConcluding Remarks

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