Pharmaceuticals in the Environment - the Next Emerging Contaminant of Global Concern

Despite the increasing prevalence of reports in the peer-reviewed literature on pharmaceuticals in the environment (PiE) over the past two decades, legislation and regulation to address this truly global issue has been slow to evolve in much of the world. This symposium explores key underlying sources (e.g.,
manufacturing, health care facilities, large-scale animal husbandry, and all of us, etc.) and challenges (e.g., the inability for many pharmaceutical actives to be effectively treated in conventional wastewater treatment plants, pseudo-persistence, and antimicrobial resistance) and will especially focus on the
chemistry aspects of each. Symposium speakers covering these topics will represent a variety of thought leaders on the subject including representatives from the pharmaceutical industry, academia, consulting, and regulatory communities.