[Pharmwaste] Call for Abstracts for Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment Conference

[Zack, Sarah A]

Please see below for an upcoming Emerging Contaminants conference opportunity. This is an expansion of last year's PPCPs in the Environment Conference, which was a very well-attended regional conference with excellent presentations. Presentations on all aspects of EC's - including PPCPs - are welcomed, and abstracts are due January 31st (oral presentations) or February 28th (poster presentations).

-Sarah
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Sarah A. Zack | Pollution Prevention Extension Specialist
Visiting Scholar at Loyola University Chicago
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The Illinois Sustainable Technology Center<http://www.istc.illinois.edu/> (ISTC), a division of the Prairie Research Institute<http://www.prairie.illinois.edu/> at the University of Illinois, and IISG are organizing the Emerging Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment Conference<http://www.istc.illinois.edu/events/ppcpconference/>, which will be held on May 31 - June 1, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois.

Abstracts are welcome on all aspects of emerging contaminants in the aquatic environment. Topics may include: research, policy, management, outreach, and education about their detection, fate, transport, remediation, and prevention. Emerging contaminants include but are not limited to:

* Flame retardants
* Algal toxins
* Hormones
* Pharmaceuticals
* Personal care products
* Microplastics
* Nanoparticles
* Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contaminants such as coal tar sealants
* Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs)

Oral presentation abstracts are due January 31, 2017, and poster abstracts are due February 28, 2017.

Submit an Oral Presentation Abstract<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__illinois.edu_fb_sec_7623916&d=DQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=2aKXnfd-BCivI-wuBJHuh9Rfc1FmgZ5wq2DJnVrzRsk&m=KX3VJWUjb3W693aX61g5yISFAn8SXNfIaz0eIhEM7bw&s=5dIyc64DokSx9Q3bFYZLIQfV28M6oe0ErPfKKuo-WjI&e=>

Submit a Poster Presentation Abstract<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__illinois.edu_fb_sec_2117243&d=DQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=2aKXnfd-BCivI-wuBJHuh9Rfc1FmgZ5wq2DJnVrzRsk&m=KX3VJWUjb3W693aX61g5yISFAn8SXNfIaz0eIhEM7bw&s=zqECnxT-QbX58Si_Jbl9aKZ_OKHnK33F0zamlZFys5g&e=>

The conference is an expansion of the successful Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Environment Conference<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.iiseagrant.org_newsroom_p2d2-2Dstudents-2Dhave-2Dglobal-2Dimpact-2Don-2Dmedicine-2Ddisposal_&d=DQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=2aKXnfd-BCivI-wuBJHuh9Rfc1FmgZ5wq2DJnVrzRsk&m=KX3VJWUjb3W693aX61g5yISFAn8SXNfIaz0eIhEM7bw&s=Fvv3j4X9wosthoVfJ_QN6F5QdQh8Ilqfpayd4oDvbPk&e=> held in Champaign in April 2016.

ISTC and IISG encourage researchers, educators, businesses, government officials, outreach and extension professionals, environmental groups, and members of the general public to attend this conference.

The event will take place at the I Hotel Conference Center<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__stayatthei.com_&d=DQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=2aKXnfd-BCivI-wuBJHuh9Rfc1FmgZ5wq2DJnVrzRsk&m=KX3VJWUjb3W693aX61g5yISFAn8SXNfIaz0eIhEM7bw&s=BQB1OOC8-rDpl5P4Ai9xRKsz8XdnbySBpEymjzVb1ko&e=> in Champaign. On May 31, oral sessions will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. CDT, with a reception and poster session following from 4:15 - 6:00 p.m. On June 1, oral sessions and a panel discussion will run from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Registration will open mid-February. (Times are subject to change once the agenda is finalized.)

For questions, please contact Elizabeth Meschewski<http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/staff_Beth_Meschewski.cfm>, conference coordinator.


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