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The Advisory Panel on Emerging Contaminants (APEC) was formed by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality to advise ADEQ and water utilities on matters concerning unregulated chemicals and pathogens in water. APEC will address chemicals and pathogens of emerging concern that threaten the continued safety of water like chemicals from pharmaceuticals and personal care products and pathogens like the Naegleria parasite, Legionella bacterium and Hepatitis A virus. The panel will provide a forum for open discussion, prioritization, and planning related to emerging contaminant issues of critical interest to the safe use of drinking water, reclaimed water, and recycled water in Arizona.

APEC Mission Statement

The mission of the Advisory Panel on Emerging Contaminants shall be to:

1. Provide guidance on identifying and managing unregulated chemical and microbial contaminants in Arizona’s water so as to minimize risk to human health and the environment;
2. Identify research opportunities and funding mechanisms to improve our understanding of emerging contaminant issues;
3. Provide guidance on effectively communicating issues of unregulated chemical and microbial contaminants to the citizens of Arizona;
4. Seek to become an influential voice for addressing unregulated chemical and microbial contaminants on a statewide basis and contributing to the national discussion.

Original Announcement

• Press Release (June 15, 2012)

Additional Resources

• DRAFT Emerging Chemical Contaminants of Concern in the State of Arizona’s Water -- (PDF)
• DRAFT Emerging Waterborne Pathogens of Concern in the State of Arizona -- (PDF)
• PRESENTATION Analysis of Microplastic Beads and their Removal at a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant -- (PDF)
• PRESENTATION Prioritizing Compounds of Potential Concern at the Scottsdale (AZ) Campus -- (PDF)

Contact Information

• Members and Staff -- (PDF)

Committees

• APEC Committee Participants -- Download Form (Excel)
• Microbial ECs: 03/20/12
• Chemical ECs: 04/23/13 • 07/25/13
• Outreach and Education: 03/13/13 • 05/14/13 • 08/14/13