Emerging chemical contaminants present numerous technical and institutional challenges to society and to environmental and public health professionals. Increasingly sensitive analytical techniques have detected the presence of previously unregulated chemicals in actual or potential sources of drinking water. In some cases, the impacts of these chemicals to human health and the environment are uncertain. Many of the emerging chemicals remain unregulated, but the number of regulated contaminants will continue to grow slowly over the next several decades.

GRA’s one and a half day event will profile the latest developments in detection, risk assessment, remediation and regulation of emerging contaminants in groundwater. Experts from academia, regulatory agencies, consulting, industry, and the legal arena will participate in moderated speaker sessions, poster sessions, and round-table panel discussions. Symposium sessions will cover a variety of topics, including the following:

• Overview of emerging contaminant classes, and physical and chemical properties of key contaminants
  
• Occurrence and sources of emerging contaminants in water
  
• Regulation of emerging contaminants in the United States and Europe
  
• Environmental fate and transport of emerging contaminants
  
• Analytical techniques for quantifying emerging contaminants in environmental samples
  
• Modeling tools
  
• Natural attenuation of emerging contaminants
  
• Human health effects from exposure to emerging contaminants
  
• Environmental and human risk assessment and management
  
• Innovative and cost-effective remediation and treatment technologies
  
• Green chemistry and preventing the emergence of new contaminants

Emerging contaminants to be covered include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Nanomaterials
  
• Pesticides/herbicides (e.g., 1,2,3-TCP)
  
• Pharmaceuticals, including antibiotics
  
• Phthalates
  
• Personal care products (e.g., polycyclic musks)
  
• Disinfection byproducts (e.g., NDMA)
  
• Industrial additives and byproducts (e.g., 1,4-dioxane, 1,2,3-TCP)
  
• Flame/fire retardants (e.g., PBDEs)
  
• Fluorinated compounds (e.g., PFOS)
  

Hotel Information
Holiday Inn San Jose
1740 North First Street
San Jose, CA 95112
Tel: (408) 793-3300 or (800) 465-4329
Deadline for eservations at the discounted GRA rate is November 10, 2008.
Info Sheet - http://www.grac.org/echotel.pdf

Sponsors and Exhibitors

If you are interested in exhibiting your organization's services or products, or being an event sponsor, please contact Mary Megarry (mmegarry@nossaman.com; 916-446-3626). GRA welcomes co-sponsors as well as lunch, break, reception and student paper competition sponsors.

Exhibitors:
Accutest Laboratories | Applied Process Technology, Inc. | Basin Water, Inc. |
BC Laboratories, Inc. | Blaine Tech Services | Calscience Environmental Laboratories, Inc. |
Columbia Analytical Services, Inc. | ECO:LOGIC Engineering | Enviro-Tech Services &
McCampbell Analytical | EOS Remediation | FMC Corporation | Gregg Drilling and Testing, Inc. |Instrumentation Northwest | Kiff Analytical, LLC | Laboratory Data Consultants, Inc. |
Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. | Maxxam Analytics | Onion Equipment | PRIMA Environmental, Inc. | ProHydro/Snap Sampler | RSI Drilling | TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc. | Weck Laboratories, Inc.

Related Links:

• Symposium Highlights and Summary - Emerging Contaminants 2006
• Emerging Contaminants 2006 Program Agenda
• Abstract Submissions for Emerging Contaminants 2006
• HydroVisions Article - Nanomaterials: New Emerging Contaminants and Their Potential Impact to Water Resources