Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) are pollutants that can cause the deleterious effect on aquatic life and human health but are not yet included in routine monitoring programs. CECs include persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals and personal chare product, veterinary medicines, endocrine-disrupting chemicals, nanomaterial, and antibiotic-resistant bacteria and genes.
PANIWATER’s is currently targeting some of the major CECs in drinking water and wastewater, such as: