Rapport

Concept and plan of effect-based monitoring and effect directed analysis (EDA) of chemicals towards EWS

Niarchos, Georgios; Engwall, Magnus; Bentström, Linda Irene; Larsson, Maria; Lundqvist, Johan; Ahrens, Lutz; Vorkamp, Katrin; Alygizakis, Nikiforos A.; Hyötyläinen, Tuulia; Rostkowski, Pawel; Kallenborn, Roland; Karakitsios, Spyros; Kärrman, Anna; Carere, Mario

Establishment of an early warning system (EWS) for the identification of new and existing potentially hazardous substances is a key component of PARC. An EWS includes early warning monitoring toolboxes to identify chemical hazards in a broad range of biotic and abiotic matrices and products with a special focus on aqueous environment that may be associated with an unacceptable health risk. Effect-based monitoring (EBM) and effect-directed analysis (EDA) are identified as key toolboxes for prioritizing chemical hazards in various matrices including water, soil, sediment, sludge, air, dust, aquatic and terrestrial biota, human samples, products like food contact materials, and food. This report gives an overview of i) sampling strategies, ii) sample preparation methods for bioassays and chemical analysis, iii) EBM using bioassays, iv) chemical analytical methods including target, suspect and nontarget screening, v) EDA and iceberg modelling, and vi) future perspectives and needs for an EWS.

Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC)

Måling av maursyre og eddiksyre i to oppbevaringsbokser ved Munchmuseet i Oslo

Grøntoft, Terje

Målinger av maursyre (HCOOH), eddiksyre (CH3COOH) og flyktige organiske forbindelser (VOC) ble gjort i to oppbevaringsbokser ved Munchmuseet i Oslo. Noe forhøyede konsentrasjoner av maursyre, eddiksyre og totale flyktige organiske forbindelser (TVOC) ble målt i boksene, men konsentrasjonene er like fullt lave sammenlignet med vurderte risikonivåer for kulturav-materialer.

NILU

Environmental pollutants in the terrestrial and urban environment 2021. Revised report.

Heimstad, Eldbjørg Sofie; Moe, Børge; Herzke, Dorte; Borgen, Anders; Enge, Ellen Katrin; Nordang, Unni Mette; Bæk, Kine; Nipen, Maja; Hanssen, Linda

Samples from the urban terrestrial environment in the Oslo area were analysed for metals and a large number of organic environmental pollutants. The selected samples that were analysed were soil, earthworm, fieldfare egg and liver, brown rat liver, roe deer liver, vegetation, insects and red fox liver. Biomagnification-potential was estimated based on detected data for relevant predator-prey pairs.

NILU

Interim air quality maps of EEA member and cooperating countries for 2022. PM10, O3, and NO2 spatial estimates and evaluation of PM2.5 interim mapping.

Horálek, Jan; Vlasakova, Leona; Schreiberova, Marketa; Schneider, Philipp; Benesova, Nina

This report presents European interim air quality maps for 2022, which are based on the non-validated up-to-date (UTD) measurement data and the CAMS Ensemble Forecast modelling results, together with other supplementary data. It contains maps of PM10 annual average, ozone indicator SOMO35 and NO2 annual average. Next to this, the report evaluates the PM2.5 annual mean interim mapping.

ETC/HE

Health Risk Assessment of Air Pollution: assessing the environmental burden of disease in Europe in 2021

Soares, Joana; Plass, Dietrich; Kienzler, Sarah; Ortiz, Alberto González; Gsella, Artur; Horálek, Jan

This report presents the results of the environmental burden of disease (or health risk) assessment related to air pollution in 2021. The estimates include all-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality and morbidity health outcomes, with ten risk-outcome pairs considered for the cause-specific estimates. Cause-specific mortality and morbidity estimates are combined to allow assessing the overall impact on population health based on a common indicator, the disability-adjusted life year. Using estimates disaggregated by mortality and morbidity components allows for the identification of the related shares across European countries.

ETC/HE