[Webinar] PFAS: Investigating Inputs to Wastewater Treatment Plants
September 17, 2024
Please join NEWMOA for a webinar to learn about efforts to measure and address sources adding PFAS to wastewater treatment plants. Bring your questions!
Note: This webinar is presented for informational purposes. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of each of the NEWMOA-member states, and the strategies and technologies discussed should not be considered an endorsement by NEWMOA or its members.
Logan Hayes, California DTSC will present Cosmetics Contribute to PFAS at Wastewater Treatment Plants in California’s Dense Urban Environments. Cosmetics make up one of the consumer product categories most widely known to contain PFAS. Because of the way cosmetics are used, most of the PFAS present in these products are likely to reach wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). However, the majority of PFAS present as intentional ingredients in cosmetics cannot be quantified with the available analytical methods. To address this issue, we developed a methodology to estimate the total PFAS mass in cosmetics as well as the corresponding mass of total organic fluorine and of fluorinated side chains associated with PFAA precursors, using various ingredient databases and ingredient concentrations reported by manufacturers.
Anne Tavalire, Michigan EGLE will present Reducing PFAS Discharged to Wastewater Treatment Plants: the Michigan Experience. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) launched the Industrial Pretreatment Program (IPP) PFAS Initiative in February 2018. The IPP Initiative was the first of its kind and aimed to reduce and eliminate certain PFAS from industrial sources that may pass through municipal WWTPs and enter our lakes and streams, potentially causing fish consumption advisories or contaminating public drinking water supplies. This presentation will cover the major sources of PFAS identified through the Initiative, actions taken by WWTPs and industrial users to reduce or eliminate PFAS discharged, and the dramatic reductions of PFOS observed in WWTP effluent/biosolids and surface water as a results of source control.
FREE for government officials ONLY in the eight (8) NEWMOA states (CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI and VT) or those with the FEDERAL government – please read Note 1 below!.
All others must pay with a credit card when registering. The fee is $75 with a reduced rate of $25 for government officials in the other 42 states as well as staff at non-profit organizations, students, and academics (read Note 2 below). If the fee is a true barrier to your attendance, contact Jennifer Griffith at [email protected] to see if it can be reduced or waived.
Register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3103843700480826202
Note 1: to bring the cost to zero:
- government officials in the 8 NEWMOA states should scroll down and enter the discount code (case sensitive): NEWMOA
- federal government officials should scroll down and enter the discount code (case sensitive): Federal
Make sure to click the “APPLY” button and to use your government email address when registering so NEWMOA can easily validate your registration.
Note 2: to bring the cost to $25:
- government officials in the other 42 states should scroll down and enter the discount code (case sensitive): NonNEWMOA
- non-profit organizations, students, and academics should scroll down and enter the discount code (case sensitive): NGO
Make sure to click the “APPLY” button and to use your government email address or your .org or .edu email address when registering so NEWMOA can easily validate your registration.
For more information, contact Jennifer Griffith at [email protected].
Details
Date:
September 17
Time:
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Event Categories:
PFAS, PFAS, Waste Site Cleanup
Organizer
Phone
(617) 571-9004