Contaminants of Emerging Concern Project

survey results in a bar graph

Manmade chemicals known as PFAS and microplastics emerged as the top concerns of the 646 people who responded to a survey conducted in late 2021 by the Contaminants of Emerging Concern Project.

The project is being led by the Connecticut, New Hampshire and North Carolina Sea Grant programs along with Lighthouse Consulting Group.

Learn more about the results of this survey at: https://seagrant.uconn.edu/2022/01/17/survey-respondents-share-top-concerns-about-chemical-contaminants/