Acknowledgments

The members of the Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) Biological Contaminants of Emerging Concern (BioCEC) Team wish to acknowledge the individuals, organizations, and agencies that contributed to this guidance. As part of the broader ITRC effort, the BioCEC Team effort is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and ITRC’s Industry Affiliates Program.

The BioCEC Team thanks everyone who participated in the development, review, revision, and completion of the BioCEC guidance and would like to especially recognize the efforts and contributions of the following environmental experts:

Team Leaders

• Meaghan Cibarich – Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
• Vivek Mathrani – California Department of Toxic Substances Control

Program Advisor

• Maggie Mandell – Environmental Works, Inc.

Subgroup Leaders

• Yamrot Amha – Stantec
• Helen Buse – US EPA Office of Research and Development
• Dan Dawson – Integral
• Kim Nimmer – Orange Water and Sewer Authority
• Carol Stein – US EPA Region 2 (retired)
• Jennifer Weidhaas – University of Utah
• Alexandria Widdowson – Wyoming Department of Environment Quality

State and Local Government

• Farrukh Ahmad – California Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Amirhossein Adaryani – California State Water Resources Control Board
• Stanley Aniagu – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
• Michael Berry – Florida Department of Health
• Melissa Bolotaolo – California Department of Toxic Substances Control
• Amy Handley – Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, & Energy
• Paula Panzino – Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
• Sarah Seitz – Montana Department of Environmental Quality

Federal Government

• Stephanie DeFlorio-Barker — US EPA Office of Research and Development
• Scott Keely – US EPA Office of Research and Development
• Cameron McDaniel – US EPA Office of Research and Development
• Tim Wade – US EPA Office of Research and Development
• Michael Stewart – US EPA Office of Research and Development

Emeritus, Public, and Tribal Stakeholders

• Divinia Ries
• Jeff Short

Academia

• Doreen Peters – George Mason University

Industry Affiliates

• Rasha Maal-Bared – CDM Smith
• Judd Mahan – Tetra Tech

ITRC Support Staff

• Sabrina Heivilin
• Nicole Henderson
• Taylor Voelkel
• Charles Reyes