[Pharmwaste] plastic micro beads removal % across POTWs

Ed Gottlieb EGottlieb at cityofithaca.org
Fri Jan 8 14:04:32 EST 2016


Hi Allen & Jan,

In case you are looking for more information on plastic microbeads, attached and below are some of the better references I've found.  I think you already have the 2015 NY Attorney General's report, "Discharging Microbeads to Our Waters: An Examination of Wastewater Treatment Plants in New York".  If not, let me know and I'll send it.

I created a PPT overview of the microbead issue, somewhat outdated with recent events!  It is too large for my email server to send, so let me know if you want to see it.

https://conbio.org/images/content_policy/03.24.15_Microbead_Brief_Statement.pdf
http://storyofstuff.org/plastic-microbeads-ban-the-bead/
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdfplus/10.1021/acs.est.5b03909
http://www.5gyres.org/microbeads/
http://www.beatthemicrobead.org/en/
http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/RMP15%20SOE%20Micoplastic%20S<http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/RMP15%20SOE%20Micoplastic%20Sutton%20FINAL%209-15%20%281%29.pdf>utton%20FINAL%209-15%20%281%29.pdf<http://www.sfei.org/sites/default/files/biblio_files/RMP15%20SOE%20Micoplastic%20Sutton%20FINAL%209-15%20%281%29.pdf>
http://www.bpiworld.org/Resources/Documents/Frequently%20Used%20ASTM%20Pla<http://www.bpiworld.org/Resources/Documents/Frequently%20Used%20ASTM%20Plastics%20Standards.pdf>stics%20Standards.pdf<http://www.bpiworld.org/Resources/Documents/Frequently%20Used%20ASTM%20Plastics%20Standards.pdf>

Best regards,

Ed

Ed Gottlieb
Chair, Coalition for Safe Medication Disposal
Industrial Pretreatment Coordinator
Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility
525 3rd Street
Ithaca, NY  14850
(607) 273-8381
fax: (607) 273-8433
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Sent: Friday, January 08, 2016 11:20 AM
To: Gilliam, Allen; 'Catherine Zimmer'; 'Tenace, Laurie'; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: RE: [Pharmwaste] plastic micro beads removal % across POTWs

Hi Allen,

A number of relevant references are cited herein in section 3:
http://www.ec.gc.ca/ese-ees/ADDA4C5F-F397-48D5-AD17-63F989EBD0E5/Microbeads_Science%20Summary_EN.pdf



All the best,
Usman

From: Gilliam, Allen [mailto:GILLIAM at adeq.state.ar.us]
Sent: Thursday, January 07, 2016 9:23 AM
To: 'Catherine Zimmer' <zenllc at usfamily.net>; 'Tenace, Laurie' <Laurie.Tenace at dep.state.fl.us>; pharmwaste at lists.dep.state.fl.us
Subject: [Pharmwaste] plastic micro beads removal % across POTWs

Was this the forum where someone posted these micro bead removal %s from a test or tests at their POTW?

In a conversation with EPA HQs, the person I was talking to said they would be interested in the report or source of the information.

Thank you,

Allen Gilliam
ADEQ State Pretreatment Coordinator
501.682.0625
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