WERF To Research Priority Trace Organics in Biosolids

The Water Environment Research Foundation has awarded McAvoy Consulting in Cincinnati, Ohio, with collaborators from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Florida, a contract to gather and generate data for priority trace organics in biosolids. The goal of this research, entitled "Developing Exposure and Toxicity Data for Priority Trace Organics in Biosolids," is to obtain needed information for conducting biosolids amended-soil risk assessments for three high-priority trace organic compounds: polybromiated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), azithromycin and ciprofloxacin.Results from the research — to be conducted over two years — will be used in the regulatory decision-making process. The data will help develop a better understanding