Contaminants of Emerging Concern
Contaminant Guidance
The table below lists the contaminants reviewed, or under review by the CEC program. Click on the chemical name to link to additional information, if available. Numerical guidance is posted to the Human Health-Based Water Guidance Table when applicable.
Information on how and what types of guidance MDH develops is located at the Health-Based Guidance for Water web page.
| CAS Number* |
Chemical Name | Date Posted for Review | Date Guidance Posted |
| 103-90-2 | Acetaminophen | 5/25/2011 | 9/02/2011 |
| 21145-77-7 or 1506-02-1 | 6-Acetyl-1,1,2,4,4,7-hexamethyltetraline (AHTN or Tonalide) | 8/10/2010 |
2/08/2011 |
| 80-05-7 | Bisphenol A (BPA) | 10/05/2011 | -- |
| 85-68-7 | Butyl benzyl phthalate (BBP) | 10/05/2011 | -- |
| 298-46-4 | Carbamazepine | 2/09/2011 |
8/03/2011 |
| 84-74-2 | Dibutyl phthalate (DBP) | 10/05/2011 | -- |
| 117-81-7 | Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) | 10/05/2011 | -- |
| 123-91-1 | 1,4-Dioxane | 2/09/2011 |
6/27/2011 |
| 134-62-3 | N,N-Diethyl-meta-toluamide (DEET) (Refer to MDH's Vector-borne Diseases Web page for information on MDH's recommended use of DEET to reduce potential exposure to diseases spread by mosquitoes and ticks). | 7/15/2010 |
2/08/2011 |
3/12/2010 |
7/01/2010 |
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56507-35-0 |
3/12/2010 |
7/01/2010 |
|
52236-30-3 |
3/12/2010 |
7/01/2010 |
|
| 77238-39-2 | Mycrocystin | 3/27/2012 | -- |
| 94-13-3 | Propyl Paraben | -- | 9/26/2011 |
| 175013-18-0 | Pyraclostrobin | 5/25/2011 | 9/07/2011 |
| 83-34-1 | Skatol (3-Methyl-1H-Indole) (PDF: 193KB/2 pages) |
-- | 3/26/2012 |
| 115-96-8 | Tris(2-Chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) | 10/14/2010 |
5/31/2011 |
96-18-4 |
2/18/2010 |
7/15/2010 |
|
3380-34-5 |
2/18/2010 |
7/15/2010 |
*CAS Number = Chemical Abstracts Service Registry Number
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