Guest Speaker:  Dr. Edward V. Sargent
Senior Director of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences
Global Safety and the Environment
Merck & Company, Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ

Abstract:
Within the last decade, an increasing number of studies have identified pharmaceuticals in the surface waters of Europe and North America.  Advances in analytical chemistry allow pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs) and other organic molecules at concentrations in the nanogram per liter level.  PPCPs have been detected in wasterwater, surface water and less so in groundwater and drinking water.  While these studies have understandably raised questions about potential risks to human health, relatively few risk assessments have been conducted.  In this presentation the results of risk assessments conducted by the pharmaceutical industry will be reviewed.

Brief Biography of Dr. Sargent
Dr. Edward Sargent works as the Senior Director of Toxicology for Merck & Co., Inc. and is based at corporate headquarters in Whitehouse, NJ.  In the position, he functions as the chief scientific and technical authority for the corporation in the areas of toxicology, occupational health, environmental risk assessment and regulatory compliance.  His scientific interests are represented in many publications and presentations in the area of toxicology and especially, toxicology, occupational exposure and the associated health risks.  Dr. Sargent also is a Certified Emergency Medical Technician and has been an active member of the Fanwood Rescue Squad (based in New Jersey) for 25 years. 

Seminar Series Coordinators:
Dr. Zeyuan Qiu     Zeyuan.qiu@njit.edu      973-596-5357
Dr. Sergiu Gorun   Gorun@njit.edu          973-596-6596