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TARGET COMPOUNDS FOR NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OF
EMERGING CONTAMINANTS IN US STREAMS FROM USGS

VETERINARY & HUMAN ANTIBIOTICS
Tetracyclines
Chlortetracycline
Doxycycline
Oxytetracycline
Tetracycline

Fluoroquinolones
Ciprofloxacin
Enrofloxacin
Norfloxacin
Sarafloxacin

Macrolides
Erythromycin-H2O (metabolite)
Tylosin
Roxithromycin

Sulfonamides
Sulfachlorpyridazine
Sulfamerazine
Sulfamethazine
Sulfathiazole
Sulfadimethoxine
Sulfamethiazole
Sulfamethoxazole

Others

Lincomycin
Trimethoprim
Carbadox
Virginiamycin

SEX & STEROIDAL HORMONES
Biogenics
17b-Estradiol
17a-Estradiol
Estrone
Estriol
Testosterone
Progesterone
cis-Androsterone

Pharmaceuticals
17a-Ethynylestradiol (ovulation inhibitor)
Mestranol (ovulation inhibitor)
19-Norethisterone (ovulation inhibitor)
Equilenin (hormone replacement therapy)
Equilin (hormone replacement therapy)
Sterols
Cholesterol (fecal indicator)
3b-Coprostanol (carnivore fecal indicator)
Stigmastanol (plant sterol)

INDUSTRIAL & HOUSEHOLD WASTEWATER PRODUCTS
Insecticides
Diazinon
Carbaryl
Chlorpyrifos
cis-Chlordane
N,N-diethyltoluamide (DEET)
Lindane
Methyl parathion
Dieldrin

Plasticizers
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)adipate
Ethanol-2-butoxy-phosphate
bis(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate
Diethylphthalate
Triphenyl phosphate

Detergent metabolites
p-Nonylphenol
Nonylphenol monoethoxylate (NPEO1)
Nonylphenol diethoxylate (NPEO2)
Octylphenol monoethoxylate (OPEO1)
Octylphenol diethoxylate (OPEO2)

Fire retardants

Tri(2-chloroethyl)phosphate
Tri(dichlorisopropyl)phosphate

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (fossil fuel and fuel combusion indicators-SEE BOX AT RIGHT)
Naphthalene
Phenanthrene
Anthracene
Fluoranthene
Pyrene
Benzo(a)pyrene

Antioxidants
2,6-di-tert-Butylphenol
5-Methyl-1H-benzotriazole
Butylatedhydroxyanisole (BHA)
Butylatedhydroxytoluene (BHT)
2,6-di-tert-Butyl-p-benzoquinone

Others
Tetrachloroethylene (solvent)
Phenol (disinfectant)
1,4-Dichlorobenzene (fumigant)
Acetophenone (fragrance)
p-Cresol (wood preservative)
Phthalic anhydride (used in plastics)
Bisphenol A (used in polymers)
Triclosan (antimicrobial disinfectant)

HUMAN DRUGS
Prescription
Metformin (antidiabetic agent)
Cimetidine (antacid)
Ranitidine (antacid)
Enalaprilat (antihypertensive)
Digoxin
Diltiazem (antihypertensive)
Fluoxetine (antidepressant)
Paroxetine (antidepressant, antianxiety)
Warfarin (anticoagulant)
Salbutamol (antiasthmatic)
Gemfibrozil (antihyperlipidemic)
Dehydronifedipine (antianginal metabolite)
Digoxigenin (digoxin metabolite)

Non-Prescription
Acetaminophen (analgesic)
Ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory, analgesic)
Codeine (analgesic)
Caffeine (stimulant)
1,7-Dimethylxanthine (caffeine metabolite)
Cotinine (nicotine metabolite
)

 

Petroleum and Related Petrochemical Contaminants

Because petroleum products are considered a contaminant, an endocrine disrupter and are ubiquitous they hold a special interest for some. One county, Morgan, has conducted a Source Water Protection Study to identified one potential problem: Underground Gas Tanks (USTS).

 

 

ADDITIONAL PRODUCTS KNOWN
OR UNDER SUSPICION

Perchlorate (Rocket fuel, Used in dry cleaning?)
Glyphosate ( Roundup is one commercial name – weed killer)
NDMA - n-nitrosoclimethylamine (byproduct of chlorination of wastewater)
Triclosan and Triclosandan