WERF Seeks Research Proposals
(ALEXANDRIA, VA)
The Water Environment Research Foundation announced a request for proposals
(RFP) for research that will develop technical tools and approaches to evaluate
the impacts of trace organic compounds on aquatic populations in waters that
receive discharges from wastewater treatment facilities. Trace organic compounds
(TOrC) generally encompass endocrine disruptors and compounds found in
pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
This RFP is the
first phase of a two-phase research effort. Researchers in this phase will
interpret existing data and develop diagnostic tools and approaches to
prioritize TOrC of concern. The integrative tools need to address the
overarching question: what is the relationship between exposure to trace organic
compounds and adverse impacts to aquatic populations and
communities?
In the second
phase (which will be announced in a later RFP, independent of this one),
researchers will apply the tools in a field-based study. They will examine the
aquatic effects from TOrC, in the context of other real life chemical and
biological stressors.
This first phase
of research has several deliverables that will help WERF subscribers, government
agencies, and the water quality community make important management decisions.
It will deliver a list of TOrC, prioritized on potential to impact aquatic
populations and communities; and it will provide a screening tool to assess
site-specific ecological impacts of TOrC. The findings will help determine
whether a particular observed effect may be the result of exposure to
TOrC.
WERF has engaged
federal and state agencies, water associations, research institutes,
municipalities, utilities, industry and others in a dialogue to define what
research is needed to determine the ecological impacts of TOrC. This research
will take the collaboration to the next step, by developing an effective
partnership of stakeholders from the major organizations involved in the
measurement and/or assessment of TOrC.
Proposals in
response to RFP CEC5R08C must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), November 25,
2008.
Go to www.werf.org to access the complete request for proposals for Diagnostic
Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds on Aquatic Populations and
Communities: Phase I – Prioritization,
Development and Testing of Site-Specific Framework. Contact WERF program manager
Lola Olabode at lolabode@werf.org for more information on this
research effort or the proposal process. Please forward this announcement to
potential proposers.
This RFP is one
component of WERF's TOrC research program. The Water Environment Research
Foundation, formed in 1989, is America's leading independent scientific research
organization dedicated to wastewater and stormwater issues. We have managed
nearly 400 research projects, valued at more than $85 million.
October 1, 2008
WERF Seeks Research Proposals
(ALEXANDRIA, VA)
The Water Environment Research Foundation announced a request for proposals
(RFP) for research that will develop technical tools and approaches to evaluate
the impacts of trace organic compounds on aquatic populations in waters that
receive discharges from wastewater treatment facilities. Trace organic compounds
(TOrC) generally encompass endocrine disruptors and compounds found in
pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
This RFP is the
first phase of a two-phase research effort. Researchers in this phase will
interpret existing data and develop diagnostic tools and approaches to
prioritize TOrC of concern. The integrative tools need to address the
overarching question: what is the relationship between exposure to trace organic
compounds and adverse impacts to aquatic populations and
communities?
In the second
phase (which will be announced in a later RFP, independent of this one),
researchers will apply the tools in a field-based study. They will examine the
aquatic effects from TOrC, in the context of other real life chemical and
biological stressors.
This first phase
of research has several deliverables that will help WERF subscribers, government
agencies, and the water quality community make important management decisions.
It will deliver a list of TOrC, prioritized on potential to impact aquatic
populations and communities; and it will provide a screening tool to assess
site-specific ecological impacts of TOrC. The findings will help determine
whether a particular observed effect may be the result of exposure to
TOrC.
WERF has engaged
federal and state agencies, water associations, research institutes,
municipalities, utilities, industry and others in a dialogue to define what
research is needed to determine the ecological impacts of TOrC. This research
will take the collaboration to the next step, by developing an effective
partnership of stakeholders from the major organizations involved in the
measurement and/or assessment of TOrC.
Proposals in
response to RFP CEC5R08C must be received by 5:00 p.m. (EDT), November 25,
2008.
Go to www.werf.org to access the complete request for proposals for Diagnostic
Tools to Evaluate Impacts of Trace Organic Compounds on Aquatic Populations and
Communities: Phase I – Prioritization,
Development and Testing of Site-Specific Framework. Contact WERF program manager
Lola Olabode at lolabode@werf.org for more information on this
research effort or the proposal process. Please forward this announcement to
potential proposers.
This RFP is one
component of WERF's TOrC research program. The Water Environment Research
Foundation, formed in 1989, is America's leading independent scientific research
organization dedicated to wastewater and stormwater issues. We have managed
nearly 400 research projects, valued at more than $85 million.