Following the evidence and using the appropriate regulatory tools: A European-wide risk assessment of copper in freshwaters.
Bioavailability
Copper in freshwaters
Risk assessment
Journal
Integrated environmental assessment and management
ISSN: 1551-3793
Titre abrégé: Integr Environ Assess Manag
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101234521
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2023
Nov 2023
Historique:
revised:
07
02
2023
received:
17
10
2022
accepted:
21
03
2023
medline:
23
10
2023
pubmed:
24
3
2023
entrez:
23
3
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The ecological risks of copper (Cu) in freshwaters have been the focus of regulatory assessments for several decades. Recently, it has been suggested by the European Commission that Cu represents a continent-wide risk to freshwaters. We assessed to what extent this suggestion is supported by the available evidence if Cu bioavailability is considered in the assessment of risk. We used several evidence-driven metrics to assess the continental-wide risks of Cu to European freshwaters. Such an approach is recommended and readily applicable where comprehensive data sets are available. We confirmed the validity of a bioavailability-based Environmental Quality Standard of 1 µg L
Substances chimiques
Copper
789U1901C5
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1570-1580Subventions
Organisme : International Copper Association
Informations de copyright
© 2023 WCA Environment Ltd. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC).
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