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Quantification Of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, And Perfluoroalkyl Substances In Elliott Bay Sediments (Seattle, Washington), Margaret Dutch, Sandra Weakland, Valerie Partridge
Quantification Of Pharmaceuticals, Personal Care Products, And Perfluoroalkyl Substances In Elliott Bay Sediments (Seattle, Washington), Margaret Dutch, Sandra Weakland, Valerie Partridge
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) are identified as Chemicals of Emerging Concern (CECs) in Puget Sound due to their potential to cause adverse toxicological, biological, and ecological effects when introduced into the environment. Characterization of sources, transport patterns, and the fate of CECs in the environment has been prioritized as part of the Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program toxics monitoring strategy. These chemicals have been detected in ground water, rivers, and streams in the Pacific Northwest and in influent, effluent, and biosolids from Puget Sound municipal wastewater treatment plants over the past decade. They were …