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

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Authors
  • M. Faust
  • T. Backhaus
  • R. Altenburger
  • V. Dulio
  • J. van Gils
  • A. Ginebreda
  • A. Kortenkamp
  • J. Munthe
  • L. Posthuma
  • J. Slobodnik
  • K.E. Tollefsen
  • A. van Wezel
  • W. Brack
Publication date 2019
Journal Environmental Sciences Europe
Article number 66
Volume | Issue number 31
Number of pages 4
Organisations
  • Faculty of Science (FNWI) - Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
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.
Document type Article
Note Part of Collection: Policy Briefs of the EU Project Solutions
Language English
Published at https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-019-0239-4
Other links https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85073069061
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