June 3, 9:00-2:30 pm
Continental Ballroom, Marvin Center
George Washington University.
Potomac Conservancy hosted science, policy, and technology experts for an important discussion about how to protect the health of our rivers and streams in light of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and other emerging contaminants that are present in our waterways.
Attendees received up-to-date information and participate in a discussion of how to craft solutions to this emerging problem in our nation’s rivers and water supply.
SPEAKERS (click below for pdfs of speaker presentations.)
Welcome- Opening Remarks
Hedrick Belin, President, Potomac Conservancy
Keynote Speaker, J.P. Myers, Ph.D., CEO and Chief Scientist, Environmental Health Sciences, Charlottesville, VA
Potomac Conservancy - EDCs - Myers from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
The History of EDCs in the Potomac River & Effects on Aquatic Life
Luke Iwanowicz, Ph.D., Research Biologist, United States Geological Survey, Kearneysville, WV
Potomac Conservancy - EDCs - Iwanowicz from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
The Effect of EDCs on Human Health and Development
Christopher P. Weis, Ph.D., DABT, Senior Toxicologist, National Institute for Environmental Health Science, Bethesda, MD
Potomac Conservancy - EDCs - Weis from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
Identification and Risk Assessment of Commonly Observed EDCs in Surface Waters
Jerry Diamond, Ph.D., Principal Aquatic Ecologist and Director of Ecotoxicology, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
Potomac Conservancy - EDCs - Diamond from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
Washington Aqueduct's Future Treatment Alternatives Project
Tom Jacobus, General Manager, Washington Aqueduct, Washington, DC
Potomac Conservancy - EDCs - Jacobus from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
Sources and Treatment of EDCs in Wastewater
Sudhir Murthy, Ph.D., Manager, Research & Laboratory, DC Water and Sewer Authority, Washington, DC
Potomac Conservancy - EDCs - Murthy from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
EPA’s Endocrine Disruptors Research Program
Elaine Francis, Ph.D., National Program Director, Pesticides & Toxics Research Program
Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC
Potomac Conservancy EDCs - Francis from jeff nesmith on Vimeo.
Regulating PPCPs and EDCs in our Drinking Water: Traditional Mechanisms and Alternative Strategies
Gabriel E. Eckstein, Professor of Law, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, TX; Senior Fellow, Center for Water Law & Policy, Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, TX
PANEL: Solutions for EDCs in the Potomac and Beyond, Moderator: Juliet Eilperin, Washington Post
Closing remarks, Hedrick Belin