Project Duration: December 2023 – December 2025
Current Team Status
External review is open now until June 19th, 2025. To learn more and participate in the external review, email itrc@itrcweb.org to get involved. The team is working to conclude all guidance in December 2025.
What are Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CEC)?
ITRC defines CEC as “substances or microorganisms, including physical, chemical, biological, or radiological materials, known or anticipated in the environment, that may pose newly identified risks to human health or the environment.”
Why are we doing this?
ITRC’s CEC Identification Framework is a tool to assist regulators and other stakeholders with identifying and prioritizing actions to address CEC but is focused heavily on chemicals. The Framework includes a white paper and several fact sheets focused on CEC identification, monitoring programs, analytical methods, and risk communication. The comprehensive framework will provide a more holistic approach to characterizing and managing CECs and associated risks to human health and the environment.
The Team will expand the scope of ITRC’s Identification Framework to include biological CEC and create additional ITRC web-based guidance documents and training products.
Team Leaders
Meaghan Cibarich
meaghane.cibarich@wisconsin.gov
Vivek Mathrani
Vivek.Mathrani@dtsc.ca.gov
Program Advisor
Maggie Mandell
mmandell@environmentalworks.com