The Water Research Foundation

The Purpose of the Proposed Research Is to Produce a Prioritized List of Unregulated Organic Chemicals (UOCS) That Have the Greatest Potential to Pose Elevated Risks to Human Health and the Environment, and Standard Rapid Assays to Measure Mobile and Bioavailable Fractions of These Chemicals in Biosolids. Activities Include Prioritizing Uocs in Biosolids Based on Their Occurrence, Mobility, Persistence, and Bioaccumulationand Developing Simple Standard Assays to Measure Mobile and Bioavailable Fractions of Priority Uocs in Biosolidsand and Carrying Out Field Studies at Multiple Locations to Evaluate Plant and Earthworm Accumulation, Leaching and Runoff Risks of Priority Uocs Under Different Biosolids Application, Soil, Climate and Planting Conditions. the Expected Outcome of This Research Is a Decrease in Associated Public Health and Ecosystem Risks. Direct Beneficiaries of This Research Include the Scientific Community, Agriculture and Water Sectors and the Broader Community in Ensuring the Safe Reuse of Biosolids Through Land Applications in the U.s. Uc Riverside, Purdue University and the University of Cincinnati Are Integrally Involved in Conducting All Aspects of the Research in the Work Plan.