| Title: | A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to the Removal of Emerging Contaminants in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants in New York State (2003-2004) |
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| Author: | Patrick Phillips, B. Stinson, S.D. Zaugg, Edward Furlong, D.W. Kolpin, K.M. Esposito, B. Bodniewicz, R. Pape, J. Anderson |
| Publication Year: | 2005 |
| Number of Pages in Article: | 30 |
| Journal/Publication: | Other |
| Publication Type: | Technical and Demonstration |
| Citation: | Phillips, P., Stinson, B., Zaugg, S.D., Furlong, E.T., Kolpin, D.W., Esposito, K.M., Bodniewicz, B., Pape, R., & Anderson, J. (2005). Proceedings from the Water Environment Federation’s WEFTEC 78th Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference. Washington, DC. |
| Abstract: | Across the United States, there is a rapidly growing awareness of the occurrence and the toxicological impacts of natural and synthetic trace compounds in the environment. These trace compounds, referred to as emerging contaminants (ECs), are reported to cause a range of negative impacts in the environment, such as adverse effects on biota in receiving streams and interference with the normal functions of the endocrine system, which controls growth and development in living organisms. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) have been identified as a key collection point for ECs in the water cycle and potentially an ideal location at which to treat to remove them, thereby mitigating their release into the environment. This presents wastewater industry professionals with both a significant opportunity and a tremendous challenge: to identify cost effective treatment processes that can remove or reduce these contaminants before they are released into the environment. |