Review of national & International management approaches for compounds of emerging concerns

Tanja Rauch-Williams, Stefan Bieber, Sonia Dagnino, Eric Dickenson, Jörg E. Drewes, Thomas Letzel, Shane Snyder

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Abstract

In the U.S., federal, regional, local, and state regulatory agencies struggle to develop CEC management plans that provide assurance to the public, while balancing often incomplete risk profiles and increasing lists of detected compounds. Several federal programs exist for the management and control of CECs, but the extent and scope or these individual programs and their relative interaction are not widely understood. Outside of the U.S., several countries have proposed or implemented alternative management strategies to the U.S. for CECs in water. Most noticeable are initiatives in the European Union, Switzerland, Germany, Asia, and Australia. This paper summarizes programs for CECs in the U.S., the European Union, and Switzerland. Regulatory and non-regulatory CEC management strategies are discussed and placed in the relevant regulatory, social-political, and topographical context specific to each country.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication87th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2014
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Pages1082-1094
Number of pages13
ISBN (Electronic)9781510870451
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event87th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2014 - New Orleans, United States
Duration: Sep 27 2014Oct 1 2014

Publication series

Name87th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2014
Volume10

Conference

Conference87th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference, WEFTEC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew Orleans
Period9/27/1410/1/14

Keywords

  • Compounds of emerging concern
  • European Union
  • Management strategies
  • Microconstituents
  • Regulations
  • Switzerland
  • United States of America

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Ecological Modeling
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • Pollution
  • Waste Management and Disposal
  • Water Science and Technology

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