Mapping Cumulative Environmental Risks: Examples from the EU NoMiracle Project

Pistocchi, Alberto; Groenwold, J.; Lahr, J.; Loos, Mark; Mujica, Marelys; Ragas, A.M.J.; Ralló, Robert; Sala, Serenella; Schlink, Uwe; Strebel, Kathrin; Vighi, Marco; Vizcaino, Pilar

doi:10.1007/s10666-010-9230-6

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“…Results from the project have also been reported in several articles, such as by Pistocchi et al (2011) who presented novel cumulative risk mapping methods making use of a CA approach to pesticides, and Løkke (2010) who described novel tools to analyse, characterize and quantify the combined risks of multiple cumulative stressors addressing both mixtures of chemicals alone or in combination with biological or physical environmental factors such as pathogens and climate extremes.…”

Section: Environmental Regulation Approach On Mixture Effectsmentioning

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Environmental risk assessment of combined effects in aquatic ecotoxicology: A discussion paper

Beyer

Petersen

Shang

et al. 2014

Marine Environmental Research

166

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Environmental regulatory edicts within the EU, such as the regulatory framework for chemicals REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals), the Water Framework Directive (WFD), and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) focus mainly on toxicity assessment of individual chemicals although the effect of contaminant mixtures is a matter of increasing concern. This discussion paper provides an overview of the field of combined effects in aquatic ecotoxicology and addresses some of the major challenges related to assessment of combined effects in connection with environmental risk assessment (ERA) and regulation. Potentials and obstacles related to different experimental, modelling and predictive ERA approaches are described. On-going ERA guideline and manual developments in Europe aiming to incorporate combined effects of contaminants, the use of different experimental approaches for providing combined effect data, the involvement of biomarkers to characterize Mode of Action and toxicity pathways and efforts to identify relevant risk scenarios related to combined effects are discussed.

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Section: Environmental Regulation Approach On Mixture Effectsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Environmental risk assessment of combined effects in aquatic ecotoxicology: A discussion paper

Beyer

Petersen

Shang

et al. 2014

Marine Environmental Research

166

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“…A critical discussion on scientific and policy acceptable uncertainties in defining boundaries is fundamental. How to assess the relationship with other environmental stressors and boundaries? A ChF assessment is meant to focus on a single chemical at time, and does not address all causes of ecotoxicological stress in general (Brack et al 2009; McKnight et al ).This requires an additional effort in terms of integrated assessment strategies and in terms of evaluation of cumulative (chemical and not chemical‐related) environmental risk (Pistocchi et al ). Furthermore, ecological response and adaptation under multiple chemicals and not chemical stressors should be taken into account.…”

Section: The Emerging Challenges For the Further Development Of The Cmentioning

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Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

Sala

Goralczyk

2013

Integr Environ Assess Manag

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The development and use of footprint methodologies for environmental assessment are increasingly important for both the scientific and political communities. Starting from the ecological footprint, developed at the beginning of the 1990s, several other footprints were defined, e.g., carbon and water footprint. These footprints-even though based on a different meaning of "footprint"-integrate life cycle thinking, and focus on some challenging environmental impacts including resource consumption, CO2 emission leading to climate change, and water consumption. However, they usually neglect relevant sources of impacts, as those related to the production and use of chemicals. This article presents and discusses the need and relevance of developing a methodology for assessing the chemical footprint, coupling a life cycle-based approach with methodologies developed in other contexts, such as ERA and sustainability science. Furthermore, different concepts underpin existing footprint and this could be the case also of chemical footprint. At least 2 different approaches and steps to chemical footprint could be envisaged, applicable at the micro- as well as at the meso- and macroscale. The first step (step 1) is related to the account of chemicals use and emissions along the life cycle of a product, sector, or entire economy, to assess potential impacts on ecosystems and human health. The second step (step 2) aims at assessing to which extent actual emission of chemicals harm the ecosystems above their capability to recover (carrying capacity of the system). The latter step might contribute to the wide discussion on planetary boundaries for chemical pollution: the thresholds that should not be surpassed to guarantee a sustainable use of chemicals from an environmental safety perspective. The definition of what the planetary boundaries for chemical pollution are and how the boundaries should be identified is an on-going scientific challenge for ecotoxicology and ecology. In this article, we present a case study at the macroscale for the European Union, in which the chemical footprint according to step 1 is calculated for the year 2005. A proposal for extending this approach toward step 2 is presented and discussed, complemented by a discussion on the challenges and the use of appropriate methodologies for assessing chemical footprints to stimulate further research and discussion on the topic.

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“…50 Approaches that incorporate geographical information at a regional scale are now common practice (e.g. [99][100][101][102][103] ). Soil and groundwater models are considered to be less appropriate for generic risk assessments for determining monitoring programmes, as they can be too site specific.…”

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Prioritization Approaches for Substances of Emerging Concern in Groundwater: A Critical Review

Gaston

Lapworth

Stuart

et al. 2019

Environ. Sci. Technol.

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Risks from emerging contaminants (ECs) in groundwater to human health and aquatic ecology remain difficult to quantify. The number of ECs potentially found in groundwater presents challenges for regulators and water managers regarding selection for monitoring. This study is the first systematic review of prioritisation approaches for selecting ECs that may pose a risk in groundwater. Online databases were searched for prioritisation approaches relating to ECs in the aquatic environment using standardised key word search combinations. From a total of 672, studies 33 met the eligibility criteria based primarily on the relevance to prioritising ECs in groundwater. The review revealed the lack of a groundwater specific contaminant prioritisation methodology in spite of widely recognised differences between groundwater and surface water environments in regards to pathways to receptors. The findings highlight a lack of adequate evaluation of methodologies for predicting the likelihood of an EC entering groundwater and highlights knowledge gaps regarding the occurrence and fate of ECs in this environment. The review concludes with a proposal for a prioritisation framework for ECs in groundwater monitoring which enables priority lists to be updated as new information becomes available for substances regarding usage, physico-chemical properties and hazards.

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Mapping Cumulative Environmental Risks: Examples from the EU NoMiracle Project

Cited by 18 publications

References 44 publications

Environmental risk assessment of combined effects in aquatic ecotoxicology: A discussion paper

Environmental risk assessment of combined effects in aquatic ecotoxicology: A discussion paper

Chemical footprint: A methodological framework for bridging life cycle assessment and planetary boundaries for chemical pollution

Prioritization Approaches for Substances of Emerging Concern in Groundwater: A Critical Review

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