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Title: | Prioritisation of water pollutants: the EU Project SOLUTIONS proposes a methodological framework for the integration of mixture risk assessments into prioritisation procedures under the European Water Framework Directive |
Authors: | Faust, M Backhaus, T Altenburger, R Dulio, V van Gils, J Ginebreda, A Kortenkamp, A Munthe, J Posthuma, L Slobodnik, J Tollefsen, KE van Wezel, A Brack, W |
Keywords: | water pollutants;priority substances;combined exposure;mixture toxicity;cumulative risks;European chemicals legislation;WFD revision |
Issue Date: | 30-Sep-2019 |
Publisher: | Springer Nature |
Citation: | Faust, M. et al. (2019) 'Prioritisation of water pollutants: the EU Project SOLUTIONS proposes a methodological framework for the integration of mixture risk assessments into prioritisation procedures under the European Water Framework Directive', Environmental Sciences Europe, 31 (1), pp. 1 - 4. doi: 10.1186/s12302-019-0239-4. |
Abstract: | Copyright © The Author(s) 2019. Current prioritisation procedures under the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) do not account for risks from chemical mixtures. SOLUTIONS proposes a multiple-lines-of-evidence approach to tackle the problem effectively. The approach merges all available evidence from co-exposure modelling, chemical monitoring, effect-based monitoring, and ecological monitoring. Full implementation of the proposed methodology requires changes in the legal text in adaptation to scientific progress. |
URI: | https://bura.brunel.ac.uk/handle/2438/26387 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-019-0239-4 |
ISSN: | 2190-4707 |
Other Identifiers: | ORCID iDs: Thomas Backhaus https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9643-1662; Andreas Kortenkamp https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-9729. 66 |
Appears in Collections: | Dept of Life Sciences Research Papers |
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