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<p class="MsoNormal">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 31<sup>st</sup> (oral presentations) or February 28<sup>th</sup> (poster presentations).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">-Sarah<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Sarah A. Zack</span> | Pollution Prevention Extension Specialist
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Visiting Scholar at Loyola University Chicago<br>
p: 217-300-4076 | f: 773-508-3646 | <a href="mailto:szack@illinois.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">szack@illinois.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E75B6"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__iiseagrant.org_index.php&d=BQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=OI2cRs__f6ry16AGmmyD8TKQRNxqtyMfPOqvlNJ5cUw&m=BeZjqDshhk3_NKwPTIDsIjQgdhEeTjDVeaDaPIzoxF8&s=qM9hkVxxNvubQqvLpiJCfR7-qCiYgITSMEw9g2YV4uw&e="><span style="color:#2E75B6">Illinois
Indiana Sea Grant</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#2E75B6">
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__web.extension.illinois.edu_state_&d=BQMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=OI2cRs__f6ry16AGmmyD8TKQRNxqtyMfPOqvlNJ5cUw&m=BeZjqDshhk3_NKwPTIDsIjQgdhEeTjDVeaDaPIzoxF8&s=mRTHUKLEX67hmqxEZ7jStcnoX4uiv5x6JWorVuc-zhE&e=">
<span style="color:#C55A11">University of Illinois Extension</span></a></span><span style="color:#C55A11"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/"><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Illinois
Sustainable Technology Center</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(ISTC), a division of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.prairie.illinois.edu/"><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Prairie
Research Institute</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>at the University of Illinois, and IISG are organizing the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/events/ppcpconference/"><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Emerging
Contaminants in the Aquatic Environment Conference</span></a>, which will be held on May 31 – June 1, 2017 in Champaign, Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">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:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">• Flame retardants<br>
• Algal toxins<br>
• Hormones<br>
• Pharmaceuticals<br>
• Personal care products<br>
• Microplastics<br>
• Nanoparticles<br>
• Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in contaminants such as coal tar sealants<br>
• Perfluorinated chemicals (PFCs)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">Oral presentation abstracts are due January 31, 2017, and poster abstracts are due February 28, 2017.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="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="><span style="color:#1E73BE">Submit
an Oral Presentation Abstract</span></a> </span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="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="><span style="color:#1E73BE">Submit
a Poster Presentation Abstract</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">The conference is an expansion of the successful <a href="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="><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Pharmaceuticals
and Personal Care Products in the Environment Conference</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>held in Champaign in April 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">The event will take place at the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="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="><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">I
Hotel Conference Center</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">Registration will open mid-February. (Times are subject to change once the agenda is finalized.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#1C1C1C">For questions, please contact <a href="http://www.istc.illinois.edu/about/staff_Beth_Meschewski.cfm"><span style="color:#1E73BE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Elizabeth Meschewski</span></a>,
conference coordinator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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