Integrating Science and Developing Approaches to Inform Management for Contaminants of Concern in Agricultural and Urban Settings

May 22, 2019 - May 23, 2019
Baltimore, MD

The purpose of the workshop is to synthesize findings on occurrence, transport, fate, and impacts of contaminants of concern in agricultural and urban settings, and approaches to mitigate their effects. Specific objectives of the workshop are to:

  • Present and discuss major findings from the recent and ongoing science related to toxic contaminants in agricultural and urban settings. The focus will be on contaminants related to fish consumption advisors, affecting fish health, and those of emerging concern.
  • Summarize the understanding of the sources, transport, fate, and effects of chemicals of concern.  In agricultural settings, the focus will include chemicals associated with manure generation and pesticide application. PCBs will one of the topics in urban areas. 
  • Identify opportunities to mitigate effects of chemical contaminants in each setting by taking advantage of practices being implemented for nutrients and sediment reduction, and other innovative approaches.
  • Identify future needs for the most pressing research directions and more integrated management approaches.  

Background Reading Materials:

 

II. Report from Chesapeake Stormwater Network – Potential Benefits of Nutrient and Sediment Practices to Reduce Toxic Contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed
III. Toxic Contaminant’s Management Strategies
IV. US Environmental Protection Agency, US Geological Survey, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 2012 Toxic Contaminants in the Chesapeake Bay and its Watershed: Extent and Severity of Occurrence and Potential Biological Effects, USEPA Chesapeake Bay Program Office, Annapolis, MD, December, 2012, 175 pages.
Note: Land use categories are further defined here.

 


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