(Eco)toxicological maps: A new risk assessment method integrating traditional and in silico tools and its application in the Ledra River (Italy)
| Autor: | Michele Mattiussi, Renzo Bagnati, Marco Marzo, Nicola Porta, Emilio Benfenati, Marco Lodi, Alice Passoni, Valentina Pieri, Fabrizio Natolino, Alberto Manganaro, Diego Baderna, Isabella Romeo, Eleonora Aneggi, Anna Lutman, Andrea Colombo, Daniele Goi, Giuseppa Raitano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Wastewater treatment plant
In silico 0208 environmental biotechnology (Q)SAR CECs Environmental risk assessment Human risk assessment Integrating strategy 2300 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences Wastewater Ecotoxicology 01 natural sciences Risk Assessment Toxicological risk Human health Rivers Chemical contaminants Humans Computer Simulation Environmental planning 0105 earth and related environmental sciences General Environmental Science 020801 environmental engineering Italy Assessment methods Environmental science Topography Medical Risk assessment Global risk Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environment international. 119 |
| ISSN: | 1873-6750 |
| Popis: | Contaminants giving rise to emerging concern like pharmaceuticals, personal care products, pesticides and Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) have been detected in wastewaters, as reported in the literature, but little is known about their (eco)toxicological effects and consequent human health impact. The present study aimed at overcoming this lack of information through the use of in silico methods integrated with traditional toxicological risk analysis. This is part of a pilot project involving the management of wastewater treatment plants in the Ledra River basin (Italy). We obtained data to work up a global risk assessment method combining the evaluations of health risks to humans and ecological receptors from chemical contaminants found in this specific area. The (eco)toxicological risk is expressed by a single numerical value, permitting the comparison of different sampling sites and the evaluation of future environmental and technical interventions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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