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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">FYI on USGS Emerging Contaminants Project. See link below. Please note there are other good interviews and information on this web page from the Indiana Sea Grant/Cooperative Extension Service. Glen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> flhhw-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us [mailto:flhhw-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Tenace, Laurie<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:52 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Price, John L. "Jack"; flhhw@lists.dep.state.fl.us; Axelrad, Donald <donald.axelrad@famu.edu>; Espy, Julie; Fitzpatrick, Timothy; Seal, Thomas; Sunderman-Barnes, Stephanie; Whiting, David D.; Wilson, Alicia; Henricks, Ron; Poston, Johanna; Reynolds,
Shannan<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Scott Cassel; Volkman, Jennifer (MPCA); DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [FLHHW] RE: Dana Kolpin interview - the science behind emerging substances of concern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Be sure to note (I didn’t at first) that this is a two page wide pdf.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Laurie<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Price, John L. "Jack" <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 20, 2014 9:46 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:flhhw@lists.dep.state.fl.us">flhhw@lists.dep.state.fl.us</a>; Axelrad, Donald <<a href="mailto:donald.axelrad@famu.edu">donald.axelrad@famu.edu</a>>; Espy, Julie; Fitzpatrick, Timothy; Price, John L. "Jack"; Seal, Thomas; Sunderman-Barnes,
Stephanie; Tenace, Laurie; Whiting, David D.; Wilson, Alicia; Henricks, Ron; Poston, Johanna; Reynolds, Shannan<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Scott Cassel; Volkman, Jennifer (MPCA); DeBiasi, Deborah (DEQ)<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Dana Kolpin interview - the science behind emerging substances of concern<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Courtesy of Laurie Tenace who picked it off the national pharmwaste listserve, here is a good interview with Dana Kolpin about the history of the science that USGS did that elevated emerging contaminants in our water to their importance
today. He traces the progression of the studies (with hot links to the studies) from groundwater (2002) to drinking water (2008) to landfill leachate (2012) to the current investigation of livestock operations as a source. He explains complications that
degradates, complex mixtures and difficult matrices bring to investigating the fate and transport of these compounds.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Despite not being a chemist, I did find the discussion of methods development interesting. [QA/QC interesting? Surprisingly, yes.] I did not understand much about the discussion of a diagnostics component used in more recent studies “to
help determine what other chemicals [besides the ones we are looking for] are also present“ but it sounds like a pretty useful tool to zero in on what other analytes should be added to the testing suite in follow on studies.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kolpin makes a point then gives an example to illustrate it that actually does illustrate his point. Gee, a scientist that can translate and explain science without dumbing it down. There’s something you don’t see every day. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">A good read that you can do in the time it takes to drink a diet Mountain Dew or sip a cup of rooibos tea.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jack <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">John L. (Jack) Price</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Environmental Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Waste Reduction MS 4555<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">2600 Blair Stone Road<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Phone:850.245.8751<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D">Fax: 850.245.8803<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:john.l.price@dep.state.fl.us"><span style="color:#9D454F">john.l.price@dep.state.fl.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.dep.state.fl.us/waste"><span style="color:#9D454F">www.dep.state.fl.us/waste</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Please Note: Florida has a very broad public records law. Most written communications to or from state officials regarding state business are public records available
to the public and media upon request. Your e-mail is communications and may therefore be subject to public disclosure.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Tenace, Laurie <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, November 17, 2014 12:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Price, John L. "Jack"<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Dana Kolpin interview<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jack,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I was looking at the Pharmwaste archives and found this: <a href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/unusedmeds/upclose/">
http://web.extension.illinois.edu/unusedmeds/upclose/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sometimes things go directly to the archives and we don’t see them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Laurie<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Laurie Tenace<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Environmental Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Waste Reduction Section<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Florida Department of Environmental Protection<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2600 Blair Stone Road, MS 4555<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Tallahassee, FL 32399-2400<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">850.245.8759<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us">Laurie.Tenace@dep.state.fl.us</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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