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Session: Pollutants and Pathogens - Issues that Affect the Worlds Water Supply
3332.0: Monday, November 8, 2004: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
Pollutants and Pathogens - Issues that Affect the Worlds Water Supply
This session will describe threats to human health posed by contamination of the water supply. Several types of pathogens and pollutants will be discussed including: the introduction of antibiotics into the water supply by concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), spread of west nile virus via vectors which are allowed to breed in wastewater treatment plants, screening of pregnant women for intestinal parasites, and exposure to a variety of pathogens and alien species in ballast water of cargo ships. Comparison of these varied threats to human health associated with a common exposure pathway will serve to illustrate the complexity of environmentally mediated public health problems.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, the participant will be able to: 1) Describe several different pathogens and pollutants with water as their common exposure pathway to humans 2) Discuss potential mechanisms through which human exposure to these pathogens may be limited
Organizer(s):Kevin Delaney, MPH
Max Weintraub, MS
Sacoby M. Wilson, MS
Moderator(s):Derek G Shendell, DEnv, MPH
4:30 PMWater as an avenue for human exposure to antibiotic resistant pathogens from factory farms  [ Recorded presentation ]
Sarah Paige, MPH
4:50 PMWastewater treatment plant survey and mitigation plan for West Nile virus control in Monroe County, PA  [ Recorded presentation ]
Jacquelyn A. Hakim, MS, MPH, Adenike Bitto, MD, DrPH, MPH, CHES, Michael F. Pula, BS, Judy Cherepko, BS
5:10 PMIntestinal parasitic infections among pregnant women in southeast Brazil  [ Recorded presentation ]
Brettania L. Walker, MPH, Rebecca T. Parkin, PhD, MPH, Carolina Ferrao Huibers Vitor
5:30 PMKiller cargo: Why ballast water affects public health  [ Recorded presentation ]
Randall Freeman, MD, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Environment
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA