IES Presents Innovative Environmental Solution Strategy to the Consortium for Research and Education on Emerging Contaminants (CREEC)

Kristen Gray, Graduate Intern at the Institute for Environmental Solutions (IES), presented a poster on “Solving the Complex Challenge of Trace Contaminants in Wastewater” to the CREEC Emerging Contaminants Workshop on October 27, 2005 in Longmont, Colorado. Based on research initiated by former IES graduate intern, Patrick Walsh, Ms. Gray spoke about IES’ innovative proposal to address this complex environmental challenge.

The Institute for Environmental Solutions is an independent non-profit organization delivering proactive technically sound solutions to complex environmental and natural resource problems – without unwanted side effects.

IES’ proposed integrated approach to emergent contaminant problems includes involvement of all potential stakeholders and beneficiaries, from drug manufacturers to pharmacies, doctors, nurses, pharmacists, hospitals, and hospices to recreational interests, in addition to the conventional interests of wastewater treatment, drinking water suppliers, government agencies, and the scientific community in a collaborative project to conduct objective scientific and economic analysis. Prevention of contamination would be a big component of IES’ proposed independent and objective project to determine effective and affordable solutions.

IES was the only presenter at the CREEC workshop, held in conjunction with the South Platte Forum, to propose pollution prevention as a potential strategy to solve this problem. IES looks forward to future collaboration with other interested groups and individuals in tackling this challenge.