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Resources
General Information on Emerging Contaminants
USGS Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
http://toxics.usgs.gov/regional/emc/index.htmlWater Environment Research Foundation information on Endocrine Disrupting Compounds
http://www.werf.org/American Water Works Association Research Foundation topic overview
http://www.awwarf.org/research/TopicsAndProjects/topicSnapShot.aspx?Topic=EDCSUSEPA Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) as Environmental Pollutants
http://www.epa.gov/ppcp/Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier University
e.hormone - your gateway to the environment and hormones
http://e.hormone.tulane.edu/ehormone.htmlPresentations from the Emerging Contaminants Workshop sponsored by the Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin in Sept. 2005
http://www.potomacriver.org/water_quality/safewater/DWSP/ECs/ECWorkshop_2005.htmUSEPA webpage on Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA) and Fluorinated Telomers
http://www.epa.gov/oppt/pfoa/index.htmUS Department of Defense - Materials of Emerging Regulatory Interest Team (MERIT) consists of individuals throughout the Department of Defense with a common interest in emerging contaminants
https://www.denix.osd.mil/portal/page/portal/denix/environment/MERITUS Department of Defense - Emerging Contaminants Action List contains those materials that have been assessed and judged to have a significant potential impact on people or the DoD mission
https://www.denix.osd.mil/portal/page/portal/denix/environment/MERIT/EC/ECAL
EC-related NGO organization and studies websites:
Boulder Area Sustainability Information Network - Hormonally Active Agents in Boulder Creek
http://bcn.boulder.co.us/basin/topical/haa.htmlSociety of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
http://www.setac.org/The Endocrine Society
http://www.endo-society.org/Online resource for the drinking water quality community
http://safedrinkingwater.com/Environmental Health News
http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/Our Stolen Future
http://www.ourstolenfuture.org/National Tap Water Quality Database (by the Environmental Working Group)
http://www.ewg.org/tapwater/findings.phpResults of study on toxics in automobiles (by the Ecology Center)
http://www.ecocenter.org/cleancar/chemicals.phpPollution in People study by the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition (May 2006)
http://www.pollutioninpeople.org/
Pharmacy and Health Industry Related Info:
The Internet Drug Index
http://www.rxlist.com/Hospitals for a healthy environment (from Healthcare Environmental Resource Center)
http://h2e-online.org/hazmat/pharma.htmlPharmecology Associates, LLC - company dedicated to establishing compliant and cost-effective procedures to manage pharmaceutical waste
http://www.pharmecology.com/pedd/jsp/index.jsp
Activities related to ECs in Europe:
EUROPA website on endocrine disrupters
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/endocrine/index_en.htmResearch into endocrine disruption in Europe
http://ec.europa.eu/research/endocrine/index_en.htmlInformation on the European Union’s Chemical Policy - Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH)
http://www.euractiv.com/en/environment/chemicals-policy-review-reach/article-117452
Reports and research articles
Barber, L.B., Murphy, S.P., Verplanck, P.L., Sandstrom, M.W., Taylor, H.E., and Furlong, E.T., 2006a. Chemical loading into surface water along a hydrological, biogeochemical, and land use gradient: A Holistic watershed approach: Environmental Science and Technology, 40, p. 475-486.
Barber, L.B., Keefe, S.H., Antweiler, R.C., Taylor, H.E., and Wass, R.D., 2006b. Accumulation of contaminants in fish from wastewater treatment wetlands: Environmental Science and Technology, 40(2), p. 603-611.
Catriona, P., Rhind, S.M., Kyle, C.E., Scott H., McKinnell C., and Sharpe, R.M., 2005, Cellular and hormonal disruption of fetal testis development in sheep reared on pasture treated with sewage sludge: Environmental Health Perspectives, 113(11), p. 1580-1587.
Drewes, J. E. & Shore, L. S. 2001. Concerns about pharmaceuticals in water reuse, groundwater recharge, and animal waste. In: Ch. Daughton and T. L. Jones-Lepp (Eds.) American Chemical Society Symposium Series 791 “Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the environment" No. 791, Washington, D.C., 206-228.
Drewes, J. E., Heberer, T., Rauch, T. & Reddersen, K. 2003. Fate of pharmaceuticals during groundwater recharge. J. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation 23, 3, 64-72.
Drewes, J. E., Hemming, J., Ladenburger, S., Schauer, J. & Sonzogni, W. 2005. An assessment of endocrine disrupting activity changes in water reclamation systems through the use of bioassays and chemical measurements. Water Environment Research 77, 1, 12-23.
Drewes, J. E., Hemming, J., Schauer, J., and Sonzogni, W. 2006. Removal of Endocrine Disrputing Compounds in Water Reclamation Processes. Final Report 01-HHE-20T. Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF). Alexandria, Virginia.
Global Water Research Coalition, 2004, Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the water cycle: Global Water Research Coalition, London, UK, 35 p.
Jobling, S., Nolan, M., Tyler, C.R., Brighty, G., and Sumpter, J.P. 1998 Widespread sexual disruption in wild fish. Environ. Sci. Technol. 32, 2498-2506.
Kavanagh, R.J., Balxh, G.C., Kiparissis, Y., Niimi, A.J., Sherry, J., Tinson, C., and Metcalfe, C.D. 2004. Endocrine disruption and altered gonadal development in white perch (Morone Americana) from the lower Great Lakes region. Environ. Health Perspect. 112, 898-902.
Kinney, C.A., Furlong, E.T., Werner, S.L., and Cahill, J.D., 2006, Presence and distribution of wastewater-derived pharmaceuticals in soil irrigated with reclaimed water: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 25(2), p. 317-326.
Kolpin, D.W., Furlong, E.T., Meyer, M.T., Thurman, E.M., Zaugg, S.D., Barber, L.B., and Buxton, H.T., 2002. Pharmaceuticals, hormones, and other organic wastewater contaminants in U.S. streams, 1999-2000—A national reconnaissance. Environmental Science & Technology, 36(6): 1202-1211.
Lee, K.E., Barber, L.B., Furlong, E.T., Cahill, J.D., Kolpin, D.W., Meyer, M.T., and Zaugg, S.D., 2004. Presence and distribution of organic wastewater compounds in wastewater, surface, ground, and drinking waters, Minnesota, 2000-2002: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigation Report 2004-5138, 47 p.
Mannina, G. L. 2006. Medicines in the Environment: Legal and Regulatory Storms Ahead? Legal Backgrounder 21, 11, 1-4. Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Mansell, J. and Drewes, J. E. (2004). Fate of steroidal hormones during soil-aquifer treatment (SAT). J. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation. 24, 2, 94-101.
Pomati, F., Castiglioni, S., Zuccato E., Fanelli R., Vigetti D., Rossetti C., and Calamri D., 2006, Effects of a complex mixture of therapeutic drugs at environmental levels on human embryonic cells: Environmental Science and Technology, 40(7), p. 2442-2447.
Silva, E., Rajapakse N., and Kortenkamp, A., 2002, Something from “nothing” – eight weak estrogenic chemicals combined at concentrations below NOECs produce significant mixture effects: Environmental Science and Technology, 36(8), p. 1751-1756.
Sprague, L.A., and Battaglin, W.A., 2005. Wastewater chemicals in Colorado’s streams and ground water. U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2004-3127, 4 p.
Ternes, T.A., 1998. Occurrence of drugs in German sewage treatment plants and rivers. Water Resources Research, 32(11), p. 1245-1260.
Westerhoff, P., Yoon, Y., Snyder, S., and Wert, E. (2005). Fate of endocrine-disruptor, pharmaceutical, and personal care product chemicals during simulated drinking water treatment processes. Environmental Science and Technology 39, 17, 6649-63
Yang, S., and Carlson, K., 2003. Evolution of antibiotic occurrence in a river through pristine, urban, and agricultural landscapes: Water Research, 37(19), p. 4645-4656.
Younos, Tamim, 2005. Emerging threats to drinking water quality. Renewable Resources Journal, 23(2), p. 6-12.
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