Conference Program

6th Annual Environmental and Occupational Health Technical Symposium 2011: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in Water Supplies: Potential Impacts and Sustainable Solutions

On behalf of the Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) alumni, faculty, and students of California State University Northridge, and our sponsors, we welcome you to our annual EOH Technical Symposium. We hope that you will find today's program to be of great value. Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are a large and diverse group of chemicals that are widely disseminated at low concentrations in the aquatic environment. PPCPs enter the nation's waterways from a variety of sources: household disposal of unwanted medications, sewage treatment plant effluent and sludge (often used as fertilizer on agricultural fields), pharmaceutical production plant effluent, veterinary medicine (particularly in agriculture), and aquaculture. Potential solutions for PPCPs in the environment are as varied as the compounds, themselves. As scientists, industry, policymakers, educators, and other stakeholders grapple with the far-reaching and complex implications of PPCPs in the environment, the need for interdisciplinary communication becomes of paramount importance. This year's distinguished group of speakers provides a cross-section of perspectives to help us better understand the issues leading researchers and policy makers in the field of emerging contaminants will discuss potential impacts and sustainable solutions regarding PPCPs. The symposium will explore the presence of PPCPs in drinking and surface waters, investigate the potential human and environmental health impacts, discuss remediation technologies, and provide attendees with an understanding of the broad scope of challenges presented by this emerging issue. The alumni associations, faculty, and students wish to take this opportunity to thank Ralph Jones who recently retired as President of the Environmental and Occupational Alumni Chapter. Ralph's unwavering enthusiasm and dedicated leadership over the years has brought the contributions of the Alumni Chapter to unparalleled heights. As a past Alumni Chapter Honoree, Ralph has also been recognized by other Alumni Chapter Presidents as a guiding force in making their Chapters and events even more successful. Although Ralph will continue to be our guide and mentor, we wish him continued success and good health in the years to come. We hope you enjoy today's symposium and will join us for future events.

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