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Action plan for COST Action 636 WG 4: Analytical issues

Action plan for COST Action 636 WG 4: Analytical issues. Main objective of COST action 636. “…to assess the role of xenobiotics in the urban water cycle and to set up strategies for minimising their impact on humans and ecosystems”  need for analytical tools for

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Action plan for COST Action 636 WG 4: Analytical issues

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  1. Action plan for COST Action 636WG 4: Analytical issues

  2. Main objective of COST action 636 “…to assess the role of xenobiotics in the urban water cycle and to set up strategies for minimising their impact on humans and ecosystems”  need for analytical tools for • identification and quantification of xenobiotics in the urban water cycle • identification and quantification of their impact on humans and ecosystems

  3. WG 4 Action plan month 1 – 6 (I) Selection of target compounds (in collaboration with other WG) • Criteria: • Occurrence in the urban water cycle throughout Europe • Occurrence in most of the compartments of the urban water cycle in Europe • Emerging compounds preferred • Sub-criteria: toxicity, persistence, bioaccumulation • Examples: • Pharmaceuticals (X-ray contrast media, lipid-regulators, beta-blockers, NSAID, antibiotics) • Biocides (Triclosan, Sea nine, BAC…) • Heavy metals (Cu, Cd, Zn)

  4. WG 4 Action plan month 1 – 6 (II) Selection of target compounds • Questionnaire A (target compounds, relevant matrices): • Month 1: preparation and sending it out to all COST 636 participants • Month 2: reply of the participants • Month 3: evaluation of the data • Questionnaire B (analytical methods): • Month 4: sending it out to WG 4 participants • Month 5: reply of the participants • Month 6: evaluation of the data • Presentation of results: 2nd meeting

  5. WG 4 Action plan month 7 – 12 (I) Interlaboratory study: • Selection of compounds and matrices according to questionnaire results • Preconditions: • No CRM available • No commercial provider • Preparation of a draft protocol for sampling, sample preparation, shipment, storage • Examples: • Pharmaceuticals (NSAID, sulfonamides) • Non-agricultural biocides

  6. WG 4 Action plan month 7 – 12 (II) • Literature survey on analytical techniques for target compounds in different matrices • Tasks will be distributed between WG 4 participants during month 6 meeting • Quality control of existing methods described in literature • Identification of knowledge gaps and research needs • Outcome could be published in a review article

  7. WG 4 Action plan: Future topics • Advanced analytical technologies (incl. biosensors, nanotechnologies, adsorbents) • Invite company representatives, additional experts • Quality control for research laboratories • Minimum requirements for publications of analytical methods • Tools for toxicity evaluation, TIE (together with WG 3) • Sampling • Sum parameters • Degradation products (together with WG 2) • Analytical methods for identification of sources (together with WG 1) • Concepts for identification of future emerging compounds

  8. WG 4: Future meetings • April 2006 (Lubljana, Karlsruhe): • Selection of target compounds • Analytical methods for target compounds in different matrices • Set-up of interlaboratory study • Start of literature search on analytical methods (distribution of tasks between participants) • September 2006 (Luxembourg): • Results of interlaboratory exercise • Results of literature survey

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