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What's in Our Water: The significance of trace organic compoundsCSIRO's Discovery Centre hosted the 2nd Australian Symposium on Ecological Risk Assessment and Management of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) in the Australasian Environment on November 21-22. The meeting was jointly organised by Land and Water Australia, CSIRO and the Australasian Society for Ecotoxicology, a special interest group on EDCs. It involved five key speakers from Europe, North America and Australia as well as 28 speakers from key Australasian institutions. About 100 world leading scientists and decisions makers from Australia and New Zealand attended, including regulators, researchers, natural resource managers, policy makers and other government and non-government agencies. Symposium organiser Dr Rai Kookana from CSIRO Land and Water, said discussion focussed on the key areas of exposure of aquatic organisms to EDCs/PPCPs, their environmental fate and the effects on aquatic organisms, all related to the Australian environment. "The symposium has given us the opportunity to discuss with international experts the implications of EDCs for water recycling and reuse in Australia," Dr Kookana said. The symposium included the launch of a technical report: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Australian Riverine Environment, which is the outcome of a three-year joint project between CSIRO and Land & Water Australia. The report provides a better understanding of the occurrence and risks of EDCs in the Australian riverine environment and discusses the implications for future research and management of EDC issues in Australia. The symposium was opened by Dr Neil McKenzie, Chief of CSIRO Land and Water, Dr Michael Robinson, Executive Director of Land and Water Australia and Dr John Chapman, immediate past President of the Australian Centre for Ecotoxicology Research (ASE). The two-day symposium culminated in a one-day workshop of involving 25 invited guests, which involved discussion about the latest state of the issue, knowledge gaps and future intervention needed to address the issue in Australia. The outcomes will assist in the development of an Australasian strategy for dealing with EDCs in the environment. "In 2004, the first symposium of this series mainly centred around the need for data and information which would allow assessment of the risks of these chemicals in the Australian environment," Dr Kookana said. "Since then, the issue has not only gained even greater public attention but a significant body of Australian research has become available." To read more about the conference and download the report, go to http://www.clw.csiro.au/conferences/ourwater/ Contact: |
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| Water for a Healthy Country Flagship CSIRO Editor: Leane Regan CSIRO Black Mountain Laboratories, Canberra, ACT, 2601 Phone: +61 2 6246 4565 Fax: +61 2 6246 5560 editor.healthycountry@csiro.au www.csiro.au/healthycountry/ |
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