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Session: Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Safe Drop to Drink!
4123.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Safe Drop to Drink!
Water availability is a mounting concern to the public health landscape. Drinking water scarcity may become a harsh reality in the not-to-distant future. In this session, problems associated with arsenic contamination in Southeastern Michigan groundwater will be examined. Exposure and disease surveillance associated with Florida red tide will be presented. A study to characterize the pollution loading in a Florida creek system will be discussed. A regional well surveillance program in Florida will be examined.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: Discuss challenges associated with evaluating exposure to arsenic in drinking water for health studies; Identify 5 types of institutions that collaborate to inform the public of Florida red tide conditions and potential for health impacts; Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of septic systems vs. central sewer systems; Recognize the economic and public health value of a point source surveillance system.
Moderator(s):Leon Vinci, PBH
12:30 PMVariability of Arsenic Concentrations in Southeastern Michigan Drinking Water  [ Recorded presentation ]
Melissa Slotnick, MPH, MESc, Jaymie Meliker, PhD, Jerome Nriagu, PhD
12:45 PMPublic health and Florida red tide: From remote sensing to poison information  [ Recorded presentation ]
Andrew Reich, MS, MSPH, Lorraine C. Backer, PhD, MPH, Barbara Kirkpatrick, EdD, RRT, Richard P. Stumpf, PhD, Lora E. Fleming, MD, PhD, Wendy Stephan, MPH, Richard S. Weisman, PharmD, ABAT, Eva Jerez, BS, Cindy Heil, PhD, Karen Steidinger, PhD, Jan Landsberg, PhD, John Conner, JoEllen DeThomasis, MPH, Daniel Baden, PhD
1:00 PMFecal coliform loading of Hogtown, Tumblin' and Sweetwater Creeks in Gainesville, Florida  [ Recorded presentation ]
Paul Myers, MS, Anthony Dennis, BS
1:15 PMProtection enhancements and economies of scale realized by regionalization of a well surveillance program  [ Recorded presentation ]
Paul Myers, MS, Anthony Dennis, BS
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Environment
Endorsed by:Food and Nutrition; Maternal and Child Health; Public Health Nursing; Socialist Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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