Hernando, M.D. and Rodríguez, A. and Vaquero, J.J. and Fernández-Alba, A.R. and García-Calvo, E. (2011) Environmental Risk Assessment of Emerging Pollutants in Water: Approaches Under Horizontal and Vertical EU Legislation. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 41 (7). pp. 699-731. ISSN 1064-3389
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In Europe, under the framework of environmental legislation, various protocols have been developed for assessing the environmental risk of chemicals. For the “new chemicals,” environmental risk assessment (ERA) was introduced at 1980s. A decade later, pharmaceuticals were considered in the discussion for further ERA studies. Pesticides and biocides undergo a rigorous assessment following Directives 91/414/EEC and 98/8/EC. Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation of Chemicals (REACH) is the most important development in this field. REACH covers nanotechnology-based materials, but present methodologies may not be appropriate. The authors give a critical overview of the approaches under European water legislation, which cover the ERA frameworks for emerging contaminants.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | emerging pollutants, environmental risk assessment, regulatory framework, water resource quality |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TD Environmental technology. Sanitary engineering T Technology > TP Chemical technology |
| Depositing User: | José Ángel Gómez Martín |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Apr 2013 15:59 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Apr 2013 15:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.imdea-agua.org:13000/id/eprint/93 |
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