Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework
Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and
management of chemical contamination in European surface water
resources

J 2017

Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources

BRACK, Werner, Valeria DULIO, Marlene AGERSTRAND, Ian ALLAN, Rolf ALTENBURGER et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources

Authors

BRACK, Werner (276 Germany), Valeria DULIO (250 France), Marlene AGERSTRAND (752 Sweden), Ian ALLAN (578 Norway), Rolf ALTENBURGER (276 Germany), Markus BRINKMANN (276 Germany), Dirk BUNKE (276 Germany), Robert M. BURGESS (840 United States of America), Ian COUSINS (752 Sweden), Beate I. ESCHER (276 Germany), Felix J. HERNANDEZ (724 Spain), L. Mark HEWITT (124 Canada), Klára HILSCHEROVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Juliane HOLLENDER (756 Switzerland), Henner HOLLERT (276 Germany), Robert KASE (756 Switzerland), Bernd KLAUER (276 Germany), Claudia LINDIM (752 Sweden), David Lopez HERRAEZ (276 Germany), Cecil MIEGE (250 France), John MUNTHE (752 Sweden), Simon O'TOOLE (372 Ireland), Leo POSTHUMA (528 Netherlands), Heinz RUDEL (276 Germany), Ralf B. SCHAFER (276 Germany), Manfred SENGL (276 Germany), Foppe SMEDES (528 Netherlands, belonging to the institution), Dik VAN DE MEENT (528 Netherlands), Paul J. VAN DEN BRINK (528 Netherlands), Jos VAN GILS (528 Netherlands), Annemarie P. VAN WEZEL (528 Netherlands), A. Dick VETHAAK (528 Netherlands), Etienne VERMEIRSSEN (756 Switzerland), Peter C. VON DER OHE (276 Germany) and Branislav VRANA (703 Slovakia, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Science of the Total Environment, AMSTERDAM, Elsevier Science, 2017, 0048-9697

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

30304 Public and environmental health

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 4.610

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00096234

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.104

UT WoS

000390964700069

Keywords in English

SAFE OPERATING SPACE; IN-VITRO BIOASSAYS; BASIN SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS; PASSIVE SAMPLING METHODS; QUALITY TRIGGER VALUES; ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS; RISK-ASSESSMENT; AQUATIC INVERTEBRATE; CONCEPTUAL-FRAMEWORK; ECOLOGICAL STATUS

Abstract

V originále

Water is a vital resource for natural ecosystems and human life, and assuring a high quality of water and protecting it from chemical contamination is a major societal goal in the European Union. The Water Framework Directive (WFD) and its daughter directives are the major body of legislation for the protection and sustainable use of European freshwater resources. The practical implementation of the WFD with regard to chemical pollution has faced some challenges. In support of the upcoming WFD review in 2019 the research project SOLUTIONS and the European monitoring network NORMAN has analyzed these challenges, evaluated the state-of-the-art of the science and suggested possible solutions. We give 10 recommendations to improve monitoring and to strengthen comprehensive prioritization, to foster consistent assessment and to support solution-oriented management of surface waters. The integration of effect-based tools, the application of passive sampling for bioaccumulative chemicals and an integrated strategy for prioritization of contaminants, accounting for knowledge gaps, are seen as important approaches to advance monitoring. Including all relevant chemical contaminants in more holistic "chemical status" assessment, using effect-based trigger values to address priority mixtures of chemicals, to better consider historical burdens accumulated in sediments and to use models to fill data gaps are recommended for a consistent assessment of contamination. Solution-oriented management should apply a tiered approach in investigative monitoring, to identify toxicity drivers, strengthen consistent legislative frameworks and apply solutions-oriented approaches that explore risk reduction scenarios before and along with risk assessment.

Links

603437, interní kód MU

Name: SOLUTIONS - Solutions for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management (Acronym: SOLUTIONS)

Investor: European Union, Cooperation

Citovat

BRACK, Werner, Valeria DULIO, Marlene AGERSTRAND, Ian ALLAN, Rolf ALTENBURGER, Markus BRINKMANN, Dirk BUNKE, Robert M. BURGESS, Ian COUSINS, Beate I. ESCHER, Felix J. HERNANDEZ, L. Mark HEWITT, Klára HILSCHEROVÁ, Juliane HOLLENDER, Henner HOLLERT, Robert KASE, Bernd KLAUER, Claudia LINDIM, David Lopez HERRAEZ, Cecil MIEGE, John MUNTHE, Simon O'TOOLE, Leo POSTHUMA, Heinz RUDEL, Ralf B. SCHAFER, Manfred SENGL, Foppe SMEDES, Dik VAN DE MEENT, Paul J. VAN DEN BRINK, Jos VAN GILS, Annemarie P. VAN WEZEL, A. Dick VETHAAK, Etienne VERMEIRSSEN, Peter C. VON DER OHE and Branislav VRANA. Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources. Science of the Total Environment. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier Science, 2017, vol. 576, January, p. 720-737. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.104.

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BRACK, Werner, Valeria DULIO, Marlene AGERSTRAND, Ian ALLAN, Rolf ALTENBURGER, Markus BRINKMANN, Dirk BUNKE, Robert M. BURGESS, Ian COUSINS, Beate I. ESCHER, Felix J. HERNANDEZ, L. Mark HEWITT, Klára HILSCHEROVÁ, Juliane HOLLENDER, Henner HOLLERT, Robert KASE, Bernd KLAUER, Claudia LINDIM, David Lopez HERRAEZ, Cecil MIEGE, John MUNTHE, Simon O'TOOLE, Leo POSTHUMA, Heinz RUDEL, Ralf B. SCHAFER, Manfred SENGL, Foppe SMEDES, Dik VAN DE MEENT, Paul J. VAN DEN BRINK, Jos VAN GILS, Annemarie P. VAN WEZEL, A. Dick VETHAAK, Etienne VERMEIRSSEN, Peter C. VON DER OHE and Branislav VRANA. Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources. \textit{Science of the Total Environment}. AMSTERDAM: Elsevier Science, 2017, vol.~576, January, p.~720-737. ISSN~0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.104.

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