Infinite production of chemical materials for industry and reckless consumption by people make considerably increase environmental pollution. An 'emerging contaminant(ECs)' is a chemical or material that is characterized by a perceived, potential, or real threat to human health or the environment or a lack of published health standards. A contaminant may also be 'emerging' because a new source or a new pathway to humans has been discovered or a new detection method or treatment technology has been developed.
These ECs are commonly detected in municipal, agricultural, and industrial wastewater sources. Commonly found ECs are nano-materials. Polybrominated flame retardants. PFOA, PFOS, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, fragrances, fluorescent whitening agents, surfactant, agricultural materials. Some of these compounds are able to interfere on normal endocrine functions, modulating or disrupting hormonally regulated mechanisms as well as producing effects at trace level.
Department of Defense(DOD), U.S.A. decided to manage and include military related emerging contaminants by putting them in its watch list and action list because of adverse health effects on operating forces, reduced training/readiness, and increased O&M(operating and maintenance) and/or cleanup costs. 14 materials including tungsten, PCE, dioxin, NDMA, 1.4-dioxin, TCP, nano-materials, DCB, beryllium, PBDEs, PBBs, DNT, PFOA/PFOS, lead were classified as Watch list and 5 materials including perchlorate. RDX, TCE, 6th chrome, naphthalene were classified as Action list by DOD.
In this paper, the characteristics of US Military's action lists were figured out and managing methods were suggested for our military or military-related organizations.