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Emerging Contaminant Fact Sheets
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web links
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| Producers or distributor |
US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA)
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Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Contaminated land-->Contaminants-->Others
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Contaminants overview
Diffuse pollution-->Contaminants-->Pesticides
Water resources and their management -->Stresses, quality and ecological status
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| Short description: |
An 'emerging
contaminant' is a chemical or material that is characterized by
a perceived, potential, or real threat to human health or the
environment or a lack of published health standards. A
contaminant may also be 'emerging' because a new source or a new
pathway to humans has been discovered or a new detection method
or treatment technology has been developed. These fact sheets,
developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Federal Facilities Restoration and Reuse Office (FFRRO),
provides brief summaries for emerging contaminants:
1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP) (EPA 542-F-07-008), 1,4 Dioxane
(EPA 542-F-07-004), N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) (EPA
542-F-07-006), Perchlorate (EPA 542-F-07-003), Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ethers (PBDE) and Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBB) (EPA
542-F-07-007), Tungsten (EPA 542-F-07-005)
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 01/06/2008
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