Emerging pollutants in water: Invisible threats to health and ecosystems

Marco Tadeu GrassiEnvironmental Chemistry Research Group

Federal University of Parana – Brazil

National Institute of Advanced Analytical Sciences and Technology – INCTAA

mtgrassi@quimica.ufpr.br | mtgrassi@gmail.com

http://www.quimica.ufpr.br

Emerging pollutants in water: Invisible threats to health and ecosystems

Emerging pollutants in water: Invisible threats to health and ecosystems

25 invited participants, 20 case studies from 13 countriesTotal: 144 participants

✓ To raise the importance of improving water quality and addressing emerging pollutants for the SDGs achievement on national and regional agendas;

✓ To provide the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge and information on emerging pollutants;

✓ To enhance understanding and awareness about emerging pollutants among stakeholders;

✓ To provide a platform for Latin America and Caribbean countries to build a regional collaboration network for sharing of experiences, lessons learned and good practices on emerging pollutants;

✓ To promote collaboration on emerging pollutants at the regional level, including opportunities to develop joint scientific programs and research projects.

Main objectives of the workshop

1. Water quality for the achievement of the SDGs;

2. Emerging pollutants: types, sources, and fate in the aquatic environment;

3. Monitoring of EP in water and wastewater;

4. Pollution prevention, control, and removal of EP;

5. Microplastics;

6. Assessment of human and ecossystem health hazards and risks of EP;

7. Managing EP: policies and regulation.

Topics covered in seven sessions

Group 1: Raising awareness about EP

1. Establish a network comprising LA & Caribbean countries to share information on EP;

Group 2: Research priorities on EP

Building capacities on the following topics:

1. Analytical development and application, including sampling, pre-treatment, instrumental analysis and quality assurance and quality control evaluation (QA/QC);

2. Toxicity as well as risk assessment;

3. Treatment technologies

Group 3: Policy priorities and the socioeconomic dimension of EP

1. There are few public polices for emerging pollutants in LA & Caribe.

2. Identification of priority compounds would be very important to help the police making, especially for the protection of human health.

i. pesticides and cyanotoxins;

ii. Pharmaceuticals (in general), antibiotics, and hormones.

Brazilian National EP Screening:

Drinking and Source Water

Canela, Jardim, Sodré, Grassi. ”Cafeína nas águas de abastecimento público no Brasil”, 2014

0,6 - 6 ng/L

ND for 6 samples(TO, MG, RN)

http://inctaa.com.br

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS