The Virtual International Symposium on Environmental Aspects
of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products


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Morning Session
* indicates presenter

Pharmaceuticals in the Environment: Overview of Significance, Concerns and Solutions
C.G. Daughton*

Tracking the Fate of PPCPs from Sewage Treatment Plants into the Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments
C.D. Metcalfe*, X.S. Miao, C. Mimeault, V. Trudeau

Sorption onto Sludge in Municipal STPs: A Relevant Process for the Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Musk Fragrances?
T. Ternes*, D. Loeffler, T. Knacker, A.C. Alder, A. Joss, H. Siegrist

Occurrence, Transport and Attenuation of Pharmaceutical Residues in Groundwater
T. Heberer*, A. Mechlinski, B. Fanck

Water Quality Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products Using Passive Samplers
D. Alvarez*, T. Jones-Lepp, P.E. Stackelberg, J. Petty, J. Huckins, E.T. Furlong, S.D. Zaugg, M. Meyer, C.R. Casey

Prioritization, Modeling and Monitoring of Veterinary Medicines in the UK Environment
A.B.A. Boxall*, L.A. Fogg, E.J. Pemberton, D.W. Kolpin, T. Boucard, A. Gravell


Elimination of a Realistic Mixture of Antibiotics in Biological Sewage Treatment and Effects of This Mixture on Resistant and Non-Resistant Sewage Sludge Bacteria
J. Unger, A. Brunswick-Tietze, J. Wiethan, K. Kümmerer*

Afternoon Session

Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Solids: Analysis and Field Results for Sediment, Soil and Biosolid Samples
E.T. Furlong*, C.A. Kinney, I. Ferrer, S. Werner, J. Cahill, G. Ratterman

Evaluation of Conventional and Advanced Treatment Processes to Remove Endocrine Disruptors and Pharmaceutically Active Compounds
S. Snyder*, E. Wert, P. Westerhoff, Y. Yoon, R. Trenholm, B. Vanderford, D. Rexing
(Link to this presentation removed by request of presenter--May 11, 2006)

Fate of Antimicrobial Compounds During Wastewater Treatment
J. Heidler*, R.U. Halden

Use of Metoprolol Enantiomers to Discriminate Between Combined Sewer Overflows and Wastewater Effluent Discharges
L. Fono, D.L. Sedlak*

Contribution of Photochemistry to the Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Surface Waters
W.A. Arnold*, K. McNeill

Human Pharmaceuticals, Hormones, Antioxidants and Plasticizers in Wastewater Treatment Plant and Water Reclamation Plant Effluents
M.A. Soliman, J.A. Pedersen, H. Park, A. Castaneda-Jimenez, M.K. Stenstrom, I.H. Suffet*

Beyond Detection: Aquatic Fate and Effects of Select ß-Adrenergic Receptor Blockers and Selective Serotonin Selective Reuptake Inhibitors
B.W. Brooks*, J.K. Stanley, E. Glidewell, A. Ramirez, T. Fadelu, R.D. Massengale, M. Mottaleb, C.K. Chambliss

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