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Interagency Coordination Team on Non-Targeted Analysis and Effects-Based Monitoring
Citation:
Glassmeyer, S., C. Gonzalez, M. Buser, A. Guiseppi-Elie, D. Balshaw, AND B. Place. Interagency Coordination Team on Non-Targeted Analysis and Effects-Based Monitoring. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) North America Annual Meeting, Louisville, KY, November 12 - 16, 2023.
Impact/Purpose:
The purpose is to share the findings of the Nontargeted Analysis/Environmental Biomonitoring Interagency Workgroup with the greater scientific community.
Description:
In alignment with the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a robust multi-agency collaboration has been established to address the challenge of Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) within the environmental spectrum. This led to the formation of an CEC interagency working group (IWG) subsequently restructured into the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Strategy Team (ST) under the Joint Subcommittee on Environment, Innovation, and Public Health (the “JEEP”) in 2021. The NDAA charged the Office of Science and Technology Policy to lead the ST and develop a National Emerging Contaminant Research Initiative (NECRI) - delineating a comprehensive federal research strategy to address CECs. The NECRI report published in August 2022 and outlines five key research objectives: (1) Decrease the time from identification to risk mitigation; (2) promote technological innovation in tools to discover, track, and mitigate; (3) develop and deploy tools and approaches for decision making; (4) coordinate transdisciplinary research activities among Federal and non-Federal partners; and (5) foster transparency and public trust when communicating about these issues. Advancement in these areas will bring us a step closer to the universal goal of clean water. To expedite the implementation of the NECRI research strategy, three coordination teams have been established: 1) Non-targeted Analysis and Environmental Biomonitoring (NTA/EBM); 2) Risk Characterization; and 3) Joint Solicitations. These teams, comprising members from multiple Federal agencies are dedicated to documenting existing research, identifying best practices, and devising strategies for harmonizing future activities Though the immediate objective is to optimize existing agency budgets and avoid duplication, these activities aim to foster novel research initiatives that significantly enhance our understanding of CEC impacts on human and environmental health. By doing so, we strive to create a more efficient, coordinated, and transparent approach to managing emerging environmental contaminants.