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This module is dedicated to the emerging contaminant group, phthalates, and the associated impacts on Public Owned Treatment Works (POTWs). It is geared towards public utility and water treatment professionals to inform them of this contaminant, how it effects POTW processes, where it comes from, and pollution prevention efforts that can help to mitigate it. The four sections of this course are as follows: 1. What are phthalates and why they are a concern for health and the environment? 2. Phthalates in Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs): sources and pathways, concentrations, and removal effectiveness 3. Federal and state phthalate regulations 4. Phthalate pollution prevention opportunities for POTWs and dischargers to their systems