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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the Canadian environment: research and policy directions.

Text in English and French on inverted pages.
Title on added t.p.: Produits pharmaceutiques et de soins personnels dans l'environnement au Canada
Running title: 2007 PPCP Workshop final report.
Editors of the workshop proceedings: Sonya Kleywegt ... [et al.]. Cf. p. 2
"Workshop proceedings, Queen's Landing Inn, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario,Canada,
March 5th to 7th, 2007".
ISBN 978-0-662-69950-7
Cat. no.: En13-2/8-2007

1. Drugs--Environmental aspects--Canada--Congresses. 2. Hygiene products --Environmental aspects--Canada--Congresses. 3. Drugs-Toxicology--Congresses. 4. Hygiene products--Toxicology--Congresses. I. Kleywegt, Sonya II. Canada. Environment Canada III. Title: 2007 PPCP Workshop final report. IV. Title: Les produits pharmaceutiques et de soins personnels dans l'environnement au Canada.

TD196.D78.P42 2007       363.738             C2007-980180-3E

This report may be cited as follows: Kleywegt, S., Smyth, S-A., Parrott, J., Schaefer, K., Lagacé, E., Payne, M., Topp, E., Beck, A., McLaughlin, A. and K. Ostapyk (eds). 2007. Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Canadian Environment: Research and Policy Directions. NWRI Scientific Assessment Report Series No.8. 53 p.

Acknowledgements: Many thanks to Leslie Simms for financial administartion support and Grazyna Modzynski for report layout and design.

Photo Credits: Ed Topp, Quintin Rochfort, Joanne Parrott, RSB Environment Canada and Photo.com.

NWRI Scientific Assessment Report Series: On behalf of the Canadian government, NWRI leads and publishes scientific assessments of priority freshwater issues in Canada. Typically, these assessment reports are written by experts from NWRI, government, universities, and industry, and they encapsulate current scientific knowledge, trends, and information and program needs. As authoritative documents, they are intended to assist water science decision-makers, resource managers, and the research community in setting research priorities and in developing sound management policies and practices.

Workshop Proceedings

Queens Landing Inn 155 Byron Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario, Canada March 5th-7th, 2007

Editors of the Workshop Proceedings

Sonya Kleywegt – Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Shirley Anne Smyth – Environment Canada
Joanne Parrott – Environment Canada
Karl Schaefer – Environment Canada
Emilie Lagacé – Environment Canada
Michael Payne – Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs
Edward Topp – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Andrew Beck – Health Canada
Alison McLaughlin – Health Canada
Kim Ostapyk – Health Canada

Workshop Speakers

Karl Fent – University of Applied Sciences, Muttenz, Switzerland
Mark Servos – University of Waterloo
Sean Backus – Environment Canada
Thorsten Hebben – Alberta Environment
Sonya Kleywegt – Ontario Ministry of the Environment
François Gagné – Environment Canada
Thomas Moon – University of Ottawa
Katsuji Haya – Department of Fisheries and Ocean
Tom Edge – Environment Canada
Chris Metcalfe – Trent University
Saad Jasim – Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Lori Lishman – Environment Canada
Edward Topp – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Mary Buzby – Merck and Co Inc.
Gordon Stringer – Health Canada
Andrew Beck – Health Canada
Neil Tolson – Health Canada
Joanne Parrott – Environment Canada
Andrew Marr – Greater Vancouver Regional District
Caroline Robert – Quebec Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, and Parks

Workshop Sponsors

Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Environment Canada
Health Canada
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Walkerton Clean Water Centre
Canadian Water Network

Workshop Organizing Committee

Sonya Kleywegt – Standards Development Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Shirley Anne Smyth – Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada
Andrew Beck – New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau, Health Canada
Edward Topp – Environmental Health National Program, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Michael Payne – Nutrient Management Branch, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Joanne Parrott – Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada
Karl Schaefer – Science and Technology Liaison, Environment Canada
Sean Backus – Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada
Paul Yang – Laboratory Services Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Shahram Tabe – Standards Development Branch, Ontario Ministry of the Environment
Alison McLaughlin – New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau, Health Canada
Jenn Dykeman – Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada
Rodney McInnis – Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment Canada

This document includes abstracts from all presentations and a summary report of the breakout group discussions. For detailed proceedings please refer to the Workshop Summary document prepared by Lura Consulting Inc., available from all members of the organizing committee.

The recommendations and opinions expressed in this document are those of the participants and not necessarily representative of the sponsoring organizations or committee members.