Optimization of screening-level risk assessment and priority selection of emerging pollutants – The case of pharmaceuticals in European surface waters

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 128; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Zhou, Shangbo, Di Paolo, Carolina, Wu, Xinda, Shao, Ying, Seiler, Thomas-Benjamin, Hollert, Henner
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2019; Elsevier
• Subjects: aquatic ecosystems; aquatic environment; drugs; Emerging pollutants; environmental impact; Europe; metabolites; Pharmaceuticals; pollutants; Prioritization; risk; Risk assessment; surface water; therapeutics; Europe; LOECs; NOECs; AF; QSAR; WWTPs; Risk assessment; Prioritization; PNEC; MECs; Emerging pollutants; RQ; Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceuticals in surface waters have raised significant concern in recent years for their potential environmental effects. This study identified that at present a total of 477 substances (including 66 metabolites and transformation products) have been analyzed in European surface waters. Around 60...