The Center for the Management, Utilization and Protection of Water Resources is sponsoring a campus broadcast of the American Water Works Association web cast “Down the Drain and Into the Water Supply: The Facts About Endocrine Disruptors, Pharmaceuticals, and Personal Care Products in Drinking Water.” The broadcast takes place from noon to 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, in Prescott 225.

Faculty, staff and students, and regional water utility personnel are invited to attend free of charge. Martha J.M. Wells, environmental chemist with the Water Center, is coordinating the on-campus viewing of the presentation.

Over the past decade, endocrine disrupting compounds and pharmaceuticals and personal care products have received growing attention from the scientific community, regulatory agencies and the public at large. Results of several recent studies indicate that a large number of these compounds are present in the aquatic environment as a result of the discharge of wastewater effluents and agricultural runoff. Public interest in these compounds continues to increase, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been mandated to conduct a screening program for them.

The web cast will provide information on the regulatory background, the source and occurrence of emerging contaminants in U.S. waters, and analytical methods and treatment options. Presenters include Djanette Khiari, AWWA Research Foundation research management project manager; J. Alan Roberson, AWWA director of Regulatory Affairs; Dana Kolpin of the U.S. Geological Survey; and Shane Snyder of the Southern Nevada Water Authority.

To facilitate planning, contact Wells at 6123 or mjmwells by Tuesday, May 3, if you plan to attend.