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201562 Pharmaceuticals and Emerging Chemicals in Tap Water: Managing the IssuesSunday, November 8, 2009
The issue of pharmaceuticals and other emerging chemicals in tap water came to a head last spring with the release of a series of AP articles. According to the journalsts, 24 of 28 metropolitan areas who tested for pharmaceuticals were found to have at least one pharmaceutical in their finished drinking water. Yet this issue is not new to water suppliers. Nor is there is an easy solution to the problem. This presentation will explore the complex and myriad management challenges water utilities must face in addressing this issue: testing to understand what's in our water supply; networking to know what others have found; keeping up on treatment research; understanding sources of chemicals so they can be addressed; public communication and building outreach, education and takeback programs. Meeting these management challenges effectively is vital to a water supplier in ensuring public health.
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been at the forefront of the issues of pharmaceuticals in drinking water supplies for several years while working at the Philadelphia Water Department. I have direct experience developing communication strategies, participating in research projects, keeping up on traetment research, staying abreast of regulatory implications, and building education and takeback programs. I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation. |
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