Fuzzy model for risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems.
Environ Pollut
; 178: 23-32, 2013 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-23524177
ABSTRACT
We developed a model for evaluating the environmental risk of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to aquatic organisms. The model is based on fuzzy theory and uses information provided by international experts through a questionnaire. It has been tested in two case studies for a particular type of POPs brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The first case study is related to the EU-funded AQUATERRA project, with sampling campaigns carried out in two Ebro tributaries in Spain (the Cinca and Vero Rivers). The second one, named the BROMACUA project, assessed different aquatic ecosystems in Chile (San Vicente Bay) and Colombia (Santa Marta Marsh). In both projects, the BFRs under study were polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). However, the model can be extrapolated to other POPs and to different aquatic ecosystems to provide useful results for decision-makers.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Poluentes Químicos da Água
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Poluição Química da Água
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Monitoramento Ambiental
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Modelos Químicos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Chile
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Colombia
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Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article