| Workshop on Microconstituents and Ecological Impacts of
Biosolids and Effluent Reuse in the Calumet Region |
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| Place: | Stickney Water Reclamation Plant, Lue-Hing R&D Complex, R&D Auditorium, 6001 W Pershing Road Cicero, IL 60804 | |
| Date & Time: | Thursday, June 26, 2008, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | |
| Summary of Workshop on Microconstituents and Ecological Impacts of Biosolids and Effluent Reuse | ||
| Workshop on Microconstituents and Ecological Impacts of Biosolids and Effluent Reuse, June 26, 2008 (transcript) | ||
| Time | Title/Speaker | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast (Continental breakfast provided) | |
| 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. | Framing the Issue - Overview of Calumet Area Restoration | |
| Ms. Nicole Kamins, Chicago Department of Environment (CDOE) | ||
| Biosolids Use in Restoration | ||
| Dr. Thomas Granato, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (District) | ||
| Effluent Treatment Wetlands | ||
| Dr. Heng Zhang, District | ||
| 9:15 – 10:10 a.m. | Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on Fish – What do we know and what we don’t know? | |
| Part A - Dr. Heiko Schoenfuss, St. Cloud State University | ||
| Part B - Mr. Todd Nettesheim, United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Region V | ||
| 10:10 – 10:35 a.m. | Break | |
| 10:35 – 11:15 a.m. | Expectations for Aquatic Life Use Following Ecological Restoration: Are Biosolids and Effluents a Limitation in the Calumet Region? | |
| Ms. Wendi Goldsmith, Bioengineering Group | ||
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Open forum discussion | |
| 12:00 – 12:45 p.m. | Lunch (provided) | |
| 12:45 – 1:30 p.m. | Protections Built into Local, State and Federal Regulations Pertinent to Land Application of Biosolids | |
| Dr. Albert Cox, District | ||
| An Abbreviated History of Biosolids-Organics Considerations | ||
| Dr. George O’Connor, University of Florida | ||
| Mr. Rob Sulski, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency | ||
| Mr. John Colletti, USEPA, Region V | ||
| 1:30 – 2:15 p.m. | Impact of Microconstituents in Biosolids on Soil and Aquatic Organisms | |
| Dr. Edward Topp, Agriculture Canada | ||
| 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. | Ecological Effects of Land Application of Biosolids | |
| Dr. Nick Basta, Ohio State University | ||
| 3:00 – 3:15 p.m. | Break | |
| 3:15 – 3:45 p.m. | Open forum discussion | |
| 3:45 – 4:00 p.m. | What’s next? – Where do we go from here? | |
| Mr. Richard Lanyon, District | ||
Ms. Suzanne Malec-McKenna, CDOE |
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