October 25 - 26, 2005
EPA Region 2
290 Broadway 30th Floor
Conference Room 1, 2, & 3
New York City

U.S. EPA Region 2 and the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA) held a 2-day workshop focusing on Non-Regulated Pollutants - Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) and Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP).

Workshop Overview
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 in collaboration with the Northeast Waste Management Officials' Association (NEWMOA) hosted a 2-day workshop on non-regulated pollutants and emerging concerns: the case of Brominated Flame Retardants (BFRs) and Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs). The workshop provided a general opportunity to learn about current efforts of EPA and other partners to address certain non-regulated pollutants and emerging concerns, and how EPA and other partners could improve their capacity to respond to newly identified potential pollutants and chemicals of concern.

Audience
This workshop targeted EPA, state, tribal, and local government environmental officials.

For more information please contact:
Ariel Iglesias
U.S. EPA Region 2
Iglesias.ariel@epa.gov

Terri Goldberg
NEWMOA
(617) 367-8558 ext. 302
tgoldberg@newmoa.org