Emerging contaminants definition
Emerging contaminants means emerging contaminants as defined in the “Technical Fact Sheets about Contaminants of Concern at Federal Facilities”, available at: www.epa.gov/fedfac/emerging-contaminants-and-federal-facility-contaminants-concern.
Emerging contaminants means emerging contaminants as referenced at: Emerging Contaminants and Federal Facility Contaminants of Concern | Cleanups at Federal Facilities | US EPA or any other contaminant classified as emerging by the Commissioner.
Emerging contaminants means a chemical or material characterized by a perceived, potential, or real threat to human health or the environment or by a lack of published health standards. A contaminant also may be "emerging" because of the discovery of a new source or a new pathway to humans.
Examples of Emerging contaminants in a sentence
Emerging contaminants with focus on PFCs will remain a likely joint priority candidate in future years under the PPA.
More Definitions of Emerging contaminants
Emerging contaminants refers to substances and microorganisms, including manufactured or naturally occurring physical, chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear materials, which are known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified or re-emerging risks to human health, aquatic life, or the environment. These substances, microorganisms, or materials can include many different types of natural or manufactured chemicals and substances – such as those in some compounds of personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, pesticides, and microplastics.