Mission: The purpose of the Emerging Contaminants program is to understand emerging contaminants and their environmental behavior, define the best execution strategies to address them, and deliver consistent solutions through Restoration contracts to protect human health and the environment.  

Vision: To deliver consistent, efficient and coordinated emerging contaminant solutions across the enterprise - driving alignment accountability and excellence from strategy through execution. 

Overview: The EC Program proactively identifies and responds to EC’s environmental   impacts attributable to Air Force activities at CONUS installations. The EC Program operates in coordination with, and complements, the DoD approach for identifying and responding to emerging environmental contaminants DoD Chemical and Material Risk Management Program. The EC Program serves to support the Defense Environmental Restoration Account (DERA) Program as well as providing technical expertise to other related organizations such as BRAC and ANG. The EC Program furnishes various products designed to provide information and guidance to Air Force stakeholders at various levels of the organization. Lastly, the EC Program identifies needs for the Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), Environmental Security Technology Certification Program, and AFCEC Broad Agency Announcement.