US
Washington
WA Department of Ecology State of Washington - Other https://ecology.wa.gov/Research-Data/Monitoring-assessment/toxics-monitoring
WA Department of Ecology State of Washington - Other https://ecology.wa.gov/About-us/Who-we-are/Our-Programs/Environmental-Assessment
Oregon
Oregon Health Authority - Drinking water https://www.oregon.gov/oha/PH/HEALTHYENVIRONMENTS/DRINKINGWATER/OPERATIONS/Pages/EmergingContaminants.aspx
California
State Water Resources Control Board - Drinking water https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/pfas/ https://waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/#cec
California Department of Pesticide Regulation - Air Quality Pesticide Air Monitoring Results Database
California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Groundwater Protection Program (GWPP) - Groundwater Groundwater Monitoring, Analyses, and Assessments
California Department of Pesticide Regulation, Surface Water Protection Program - Surface water Surface Water Database
California - Biomonitoring Biomonitoring California’s Results Database
Idaho
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality — Drinking Water Bureau - Drinking water https://www.deq.idaho.gov/water-quality/drinking-water/pfas-and-idaho-drinking-water/
Nevada
Nevada Division of Environmental Protection - Multiple https://ndep.nv.gov/uploads/documents/DRAFT_75-percent_NDEP_PFAS_Action_Plan_20220405.docx
Montana
Montana Department of Environmental Quality - Multiple https://deq.mt.gov/cleanupandrec/Programs/pfas
Utah
Utah Department of Environmental Quality - Drinking water https://deq.utah.gov/drinking-water/drinking-water-pfas
Arizona
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Wastewater and biosolids https://www.azdeq.gov/node/7940
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Stormwater https://www.azdeq.gov/node/7940
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental protection https://azdeq.gov/press-releases/press-release-adeq-committed-protecting-arizonans-and-assisting-public-water-systems
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality - Drinking water https://www.azdeq.gov/node/7940
Colorado
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Multiple
Main program page: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/toxic-algae
Data specifically: https://cohealthviz.dphe.state.co.us/t/EnvironmentalEpidemiologyPublic/views/newhab_draft/HABdash?%3AshowAppBanner=false&%3Aorigin=viz_share_link&%3Adisplay_count=n&%3AshowVizHome=n&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Aembed=y
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Multiple https://cdphe.colorado.gov/pfas
City of Fort Collins - Drinking water https://www.fcgov.com/utilities/what-we-do/water/water-quality/source-water-monitoring/special-studies/emerging-contaminants
New Mexico
New Mexico Environment Department - https://www.env.nm.gov/
South Dakota
South Dakota Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources - Drinking water
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment / Division of Environment - Drinking water https://www.kdhe.ks.gov/635/Per--Polyfluoroalkyl-Substances
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality - https://www.deq.ok.gov/asd/about-deq/#
Texas
State program(s) not identified by the CEC Team at the time of publication
Minnesota
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Environmental protection https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/mpca-pfas-monitoring-plan
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Air Quality https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/mpca-pfas-monitoring-plan
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Wastewater and biosolids https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/mpca-pfas-monitoring-plan
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Solid and haz wastes https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/mpca-pfas-monitoring-plan
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Stormwater https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/mpca-pfas-monitoring-plan
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Remediation https://www.pca.state.mn.us/waste/mpca-pfas-monitoring-plan
Minnesota Department of Health - Drinking water https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/unregcontam.html
Minnesota Department of Health - Drinking water https://www.health.state.mn.us/communities/environment/water/pfas.html
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency - Water resources https://www.pca.state.mn.us/water/contaminants-emerging-concern
Iowa
Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Drinking water
https:/https://www.iowadnr.gov/About-DNR/DNR-News-Releases/ArticleID/4446/Iowa-Department-of-Natural-Resources-releases-summary-of-PFAS-sampling
Arkansas
State program(s) not identified by the CEC Team at the time of publication
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Drinking water https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/nr/800/80 https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/sites/default/files/topic/PFAS/LabUpdate20210301.pdf
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Ecology https://dnr.wisconsin.gov/topic/Fishing/consumption
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Surface water https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/register/2022/799b/register/final/cr_21_083_rule_text/cr_21_083_rule_text
Illinois
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency - Groundwater https://www2.illinois.gov/epa/topics/water-quality/groundwater/Pages/620-Groundwater-Quality.aspx
Tennessee
TN Department of Environment and Conservation - Other https://www.tn.gov/environment/policy/pfas/tdec-sampling-for-pfas.html
Michigan
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy - Multiple https://www.michigan.gov/pfasresponse
Kentucky
Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet / Department of Environmental Protection - Multiple https://eec.ky.gov/Environmental-Protection/Water/Protection/Pages/PFAS.aspx
Alabama
Department of Environmental Management - Drinking water http://ademmail2.state.al.us/programs/water/drinkingwater/pfaspage.cnt
Ohio
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency - Drinking water https://epa.ohio.gov/monitor-pollution/pollution-issues/pfas-action-plan
Georgia
Georgia Environmental Protection Division - Environmental protection https://gaepd.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=e8f2c6a51c1c41088002350f1eabe598
Florida
Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Drinking water https://floridadep.gov/comm/press-office/content/regulated-drinking-water-contaminants-and-contaminants-emerging-concern
Florida Department of Environmental Protection - Drinking water https://www.floridahealth.gov/environmental-health/private-well-testing/index.html
West Virginia
West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection - Environmental protection https://dep.wv.gov/key-issues/Pages/PFAS.aspx
North Carolina
North Carolina Environmental Quality - Environmental protection https://deq.nc.gov/news/key-issues/emerging-compounds
South Carolina
South Carolina Department of Health and Environment - Environmental protection https://scdhec.gov/BOW/perfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection - Water resources https://www.dep.pa.gov/Business/Water/CleanWater/WaterQuality/Pages/CECs.aspx
Maryland
Maryland Department of Environment - Groundwater https://mde.maryland.gov/PublicHealth/Pages/PFAS-Landing-Page.aspx
Delaware
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control - Water quality https://dnrec.alpha.delaware.gov/waste-hazardous/remediation/watar/
Delaware River Basin Commission - Water quality https://www.nj.gov/drbc/programs/quality/cecs.html
New Jersey
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Remediation https://www.nj.gov/dep/srp/srra/listserv_archives/2021/20210805_srra.html
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Drinking water https://nj.gov/dep/wiip/docs/njwb_ffy22-sfy23-cw-dw_finaliup_propamend-pubnotice.pdf
Connecticut
Department of Energy and Environmental Protection - Remediation https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Remediation--Site-Clean-Up/Contaminants-of-Emerging-Concern/Contaminants-of-Emerging-Concern
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection - Multiple https://www.mass.gov/info-details/emerging-contaminants
Northeastern University’s Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute (SSEHRI) - Multiple https://pfasproject.com/pfas-sites-and-community-resources/
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services - Multiple https://pfas.des.nh.com
Rhode Island
Vermont
Agency of Natural Resources - Water resources https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/10/047/01283a
Maine
Maine Department of Environmental Protection - Multiple https://www.maine.gov/dep/spills/topics/pfas/index.html
New York
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Remediation https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/emergingcontaminants.pdf
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Water resources https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/water_pdf/emergingcontaminants.pdf
New York State Department of Health - Drinking water https://dos.ny.gov/system/files/documents/2022/10/100522.pdf
Virginia
Virginia Department of Health
Virgia Department of Environmental Quality
Office of Drinking Water
Drinking water https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/drinking-water/pfas/
Indiana
Indiana Department of Environmental Management - Ecology http://www.in.gov/idem/nps/files/ir_2022_report.pdf
Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - Groundwater https://www.mdeq.ms.gov/water/groundwater-assessment-and-remediation/pfas-information/
Louisiana
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality - https://deq.louisiana.gov/subhome/water
Missouri
Missouri Department of Natural Resources - Multiple https://modnr.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=386c71927569476ebd2d0e6910424d17
Nebraska
Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy - http://dee.ne.gov/NDEQProg.nsf/Home.xsp
North Dakota
North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality - Multiple https://deq.nd.gov/Publications/MF/PFAS_Report_2021.pdf?v=1
Wyoming
Pending Additional Input - https://deq.wyoming.gov/water-quality/groundwater/pfas/
Alaska
Department of Environmental Conservation - Spill prevention https://dec.alaska.gov/spar/csp/pfas
Hawaii
Department of Health - Multiple https://health.hawaii.gov/heer/environmental-health/highlighted-projects/pfas/
Federal
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials, Inc.
Solid and haz wastes - https://astswmo.org/webinar-how-to-develop-a-state-led-contaminants-of-emerging-concern-cec-program/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
National Biomonitoring Program (NBP) Health - National Biomonitoring Program
USDOD
U.S. Department of Defense Environment, Safety & Occupational Health Network and Information Exchange Hazardous substances - https://www.denix.osd.mil/cmrmp/index.html
USEPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Remediation - https://www.epa.gov/fedfac/emerging-contaminants-and-federal-facility-contaminants-concern
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency CEC including pharmaceuticals and personal care products - https://www.epa.gov/wqc/contaminants-emerging-concern-including-pharmaceuticals-and-personal-care-products
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking water - https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-03/combined_srf-implementation-memo_final_03.2022.pdf
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wastewater and biosolids - https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-03/combined_srf-implementation-memo_final_03.2022.pdf
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking water - https://www.epa.gov/dwucmr/learn-about-unregulated-contaminant-monitoring-rule
Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada - Others National Pollutant Release Inventory - Canada.ca
Environment and Climate Change Canada - Others Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance Program
Europe
European Chemicals Agency
Pending Additional Input
Australia
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water - Multiple https://www.dcceew.gov.au/environment/protection/npi/data
New South Wales Environment Protection Authority - Multiple https://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/your-environment/contaminated-land/pfas-investigation-program
Australia’s National Science Agency - Multiple https://www.csiro.au/en/research/natural-environment/ecosystems/Emerging-contaminants
1. Introduction
This Fact Sheet consists of a table containing representative contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) programs from state, federal, local, and international programs, along with associations with CEC monitoring programs in place at the time of this publication. The purpose of the table is to provide high-level information to help states and other stakeholders plan their own CEC monitoring programs to monitor the impact of CEC in the common environmental matrices. The White Paper defines the CEC, but the CEC selection criteria to be included in the state-based CEC monitoring program can vary from state to state subject to the state CEC selection criteria, regulations, and policy. For instance, in some states, 1,4-dioxane might be regulated and no longer considered a CEC for drinking water; at the same time, it may be considered to be a CEC for soil and groundwater. When this publication was prepared, the programs included in the CEC monitoring spreadsheet were searchable and had open-source information and were expected to remain accessible.
This Fact Sheet does not include CEC programs that only include introductory information to generally communicate what a CEC is and where a CEC comes from (e.g., CEC-containing products) or do not have CEC monitoring programs.
Details about how to use the table are below.
1.1 How to Use the Table
Each column can be sorted and filtered. Each column is described below. Blank cells indicate no information was identified at the time this table was created.
1.2 Column Details
State/Fed/Others = name of the state or federal agency or association
Agency = full agency name
Agency Acronym = agency acronym
Program area (categories) = Air Quality, Biomonitoring, Drinking water, Ecology, Environmental protection, Groundwater, Hazardous substances, Health, Multiple (see description), Other (see description or notes), Remediation, Solid and hazardous wastes, Spill prevention, Stormwater, Surface water, Wastewater and biosolids, Water quality, Water resources
Focus Area = additional details of program area, if applicable
Monitoring Media (categories) = Air, Biological tissues, Drinking water, Groundwater, Human Health, Multiple (see description or notes), Other (see description or notes), Solid waste, Stormwater, Surface water, Wastewater
CEC = description of which contaminants of emerging concern are addressed in the monitoring program
Description = short description of the monitoring program and additional details, if needed
Legislation or Executive Order = reference to legislation, if applicable
Web link = link to home of the monitoring program
CEC database = link to specific database, if applicable for the CEC
1.3 Types of Programs That Are NOT Included in This Table
The following types of programs are not included in the table:
- Those geared toward only public education, such as “What are PFAS?”
- Those that detail sampling methods, analytical methods, and compliance limits.
- Those that are specific to one site.
- Those that describe just physical and chemical properties.
- Those that list toxicity values or derivations of toxicity values.
- Those that regulate and monitor parent compounds that have the potential to degrade or break down to a CEC.
- Those that monitor products, such as personal care products
1.4 Limitations of This Table
This table does not address biological and radionuclide CEC.
This table does not report monitoring programs related to personal care or consumer products such as paper, textiles, or others within the built environment.
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CEC Monitoring Programs Video
This video consists of a tutorial of the CEC Monitoring Programs Table. It discusses the types of programs and media covered by the table, as well as its limitations. A walk-through on how to use the table is included toward the end of the video.
CEC Monitoring Table Tutorial Video
