Contaminants of Emerging Concern Committee Page

Below is a list of resources and links, compiled by NEWEA’s CEC Committee, related to emerging and existing contaminants. Click the arrows next to each topic to expand the list of links.

Additional scholarly articles are also available on the topics below. To access these additional articles, please fill out this form.

Contact info

Chair: Amy Hunter

State and Federal Regulatory News Updates

Connecticut 

https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Remediation–Site-Clean-Up/Contaminants-of-Emerging-Concern/Contaminants-of-Emerging-Concern

Maine 

https://www.maine.gov/dep/
https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/index.html

Massachusetts 

https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-environmental-protection

New Hampshire 

https://www.des.nh.gov

Rhode Island 

http://www.dem.ri.gov

Vermont 

https://dec.vermont.gov

National/Federal Regulatory News Updates 

https://www.epa.gov/wqc/contaminants-emerging-concern-including-pharmaceuticals-and-personal-care-products
https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/emerging-contaminants?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

 

Publications

Physical 

Microplastics

Chemical 

PFAS
NDMA
DBPs
Neonicotinoids

Biological 

Cyanotoxins
Microbial
Antibiotic Resistance

 

Resources

NEBRA 

https://www.nebiosolids.org/microconstituents
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAgUyVfgZ8g

NEIWPCC 

https://neiwpcc.org/our-programs/nps/emerging-contaminants/research/

States 

https://anr.vermont.gov/sites/anr/files/specialtopics/Act154ChemicalUse/MN_cecappendices2016.pdf
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/contaminants-emerging-concern
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/pfas-pollution

EPA 

https://www.epa.gov/wqc/contaminants-emerging-concern-including-pharmaceuticals-and-personal-care-products
https://www.epa.gov/research-states/cost-effective-treatment-technologies-removing-contaminants-emerging-concern-webinar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc_ILZPuEcM
https://www.epa.gov/research-states/epa-tools-and-resources-webinar-series

USGS 

https://www.usgs.gov/mission-areas/water-resources/science/emerging-contaminants?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects

NOAA 

https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/microplastics.html