Tag: Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs)
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Low PPCP risk from water-reuse for irrigation – study
Levels of pharmaceuticals and personal-care products (PPCPs) in crops irrigated with treated wastewater were found to be “quite low” and probably not a health concern in a study carried out recently by the University of California – Riverside.
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Philadelphia team claims substitute for activated carbon
Researchers at Philadelphia’s Temple University claim to have developed a novel adsorbent that is more effective, reusable and environmentally friendly at removing contaminants of emerging concern from wastewater.
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Veolia wastewater treatment lowers PPCPs and phosphorus
Veolia Water North America chose the Water Environment Federation’s annual WEFTEC conference in Chicago to release a study on 3 October 2012 showing successful removal of pharmaceuticals and phosphorus from wastewater using its Actiflo® Carb technology.
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California considering CEC monitoring in water reuse
The California State Water Resources Control Board is to consider adding monitoring of constituents of emerging concern (CECs) to its requirements for recycled water at its board meeting on 16 October 2012.
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Webcast on indirect potable reuse research results
A webcast presenting the results of a project to develop tools to evaluate indirect potable water reuse (IPR) is being held by the WateReuse Research Foundation on 12 April 2012.
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Research project proposals requested by WRRF
Two requests for proposals (RFPs) for research projects were issued by the WateReuse Research Foundation on 8 September 2011 under the Foundation’s Solicited Research Program and Feasibility Studies Program. Research contractors will be selected through a competitive process.
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EPA issues second list of endocrine disruptors
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published on 17 November 2010 a second list of chemicals for which it intends to issue test orders under the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP).
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EPA publishes CEC-removal studies database
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA has published Treating Contaminants Of Emerging Concern, an extensive review of recent literature on wastewater treatment technologies and their ability to remove a number of chemical contaminants of emerging concern (CECs).
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New lab methods to help utilities catch CECs
MWH Laboratories has introduced new methods allowing utilities across the US to proactively address anticipated chemical monitoring needs under the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR3) anticipated to affect more than 4,800 public and private utilities across the country.