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Emerging Contaminants: A Water-Quality Odyssey

North Carolina Water Resources Association Forum
February 4, 2008

The U.S. Geological Survey has investigated emerging contaminants across the nation, including several rivers and reservoirs in central North Carolina. Mary Giorgino discussed current emerging-contaminants research and presented results of recent investigations in North Carolina. Topics included:

Odysseus escaping the Laestrygonians
  • What types of chemicals were detected?
  • Where were they found?
  • How did results compare with water-quality benchmarks and with other areas of the country?
  • How are industry and government responding?
  • What does the future hold for water managers?

NCWRA Forum Presentation (PDF: 40 slides, 2.2 MB)

Related Links:

SIR 2007-5054: Occurrence of Organic Wastewater Compounds in Selected Surface-Water Supplies, Triangle Area of North Carolina, 2002–2005

Triangle Area Water Supply Monitoring Project

North Carolina Water Resources Association

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