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12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Contaminants of Emerging Concern: Impacts, Sources, and Remediation Potential
6/7/202212:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Event Description
Descri
ption: Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), also known as emerging contaminants, are chemicals and other materials that have been found in the environment, but whose risk to both aquatic life and people is not fully understood or regulated. This group, which includes substances like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (like PFAS, PFOA and GenX), pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and microplastics, are increasingly causing concern due to their presence in both municipal water supplies and natural waters. This talk will provide an overview of these noteworthy CECs and their impacts, sources, and potential for remediation. An update on new efforts by legislators and regulators in Illinois to address CECs will also be provided.
Speaker: Sarah A. Zack, Pollution Prevention Extension Specialist, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
IWEA committee: Watershed Management Committee
Moderator: Karoline Qasem, Watershed Management Committee member <KQasem@Geosyntec.com>
Eligible for 1 PDH/TCH
$15
ZOOM Webinar link will be forwarded by separate email by June 6, 2022.
ption: Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), also known as emerging contaminants, are chemicals and other materials that have been found in the environment, but whose risk to both aquatic life and people is not fully understood or regulated. This group, which includes substances like per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (like PFAS, PFOA and GenX), pharmaceuticals and personal care products, and microplastics, are increasingly causing concern due to their presence in both municipal water supplies and natural waters. This talk will provide an overview of these noteworthy CECs and their impacts, sources, and potential for remediation. An update on new efforts by legislators and regulators in Illinois to address CECs will also be provided.Speaker: Sarah A. Zack, Pollution Prevention Extension Specialist, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
IWEA committee: Watershed Management Committee
Moderator: Karoline Qasem, Watershed Management Committee member <KQasem@Geosyntec.com>
Eligible for 1 PDH/TCH
$15
ZOOM Webinar link will be forwarded by separate email by June 6, 2022.
