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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, Michael; Backhaus, Thomas; Altenburger, Rolf; Dulio, Valeria; van Gils, Jos; Ginebreda, Antoni; Kortenkamp, Andreas; Munthe, John; Posthuma, Leo; Slobodnik, Jaroslav; Tollefsen, Knut Erik; van Wezel, Annemarie; Brack, Werner
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
WATER pollution; RISK assessment; ENVIRONMENTAL monitoring; MIXTURES; WATER
- Publication
Environmental Sciences Europe, 2019, Vol 31, Issue 1, pN.PAG
- ISSN
2190-4707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12302-019-0239-4