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Chemicals in the context of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE) Bo N Jacobsen EEA

Chemicals and Water workshop 6-7 December 2010, EEA, Copenhagen. Chemicals in the context of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE) Bo N Jacobsen EEA. Chemicals (Hazardous Substances) in Water. Several issues are related to chemicals (hazardous substances) in water. Monitoring.

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Chemicals in the context of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE) Bo N Jacobsen EEA

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  1. Chemicals and Water workshop 6-7 December 2010, EEA, Copenhagen Chemicals in the context of the Water Information System for Europe (WISE) Bo N Jacobsen EEA

  2. Chemicals (Hazardous Substances) in Water Several issues are related to chemicals (hazardous substances) in water Monitoring Modelling Legislation & policies Risk assessment Measures

  3. Policy Dataand themes Projects WISE is managed by the ”Go4” • European Commission: • DG Environment • Joint Research Centre – Ispra (JRC) • Eurostat • European Environment Agency Current display on WISE web-site : DG ENV: Water EEA: Water Data Centre ESTAT: Water statistics JRC: Floods Droughts WISE RTD Elements in WISE (Water Information System for Europe)

  4. EU policies Intentions to make more visible:- modelling in WISE - multiple input to assessments Assessments EEA: Water Data Center DG ENV: Water website Policy Data and themes ESTAT: Water statistics WISE RTD inventory: WISE RTD Projects and research Modelling JRC: Floods Droughts

  5. Chemicals (Hazardous Substances) in Water Major Issues for Chemicals (Hazardous Substances) in Water Driver Pressure State Impact Response Monitoring P S Modelling D I Legislation & policies R I R Risk assessment Measures

  6. Monitoring Groundwater Drinking water Wastewater Compliance Surface water Chemical analyses (concentrations) Operational Sludge Bioassays (toxicity) Investigative Sediment Biota Methods Media Strategies Monitoring (occurrence)

  7. Modelling Stochastic models Environmental compartments Phys. - Chem. proporties Mechanistic models Fugacity models Treatment systems QSAR Other ...... Process kinetics Process rates & partition coefficients Data banking (Compound Characteristics) Fate (processes) Modelling tools Modelling

  8. Risk assessment Toxicity Emission inventories Bioaccumulation Biomagnification Scenarios Persistence Source apportionment Cocktail effects ... Life Cycle Impact Assessment (LCIA) Exposure assessment (PEC) Hazard assessment (PEC/PNEC) Risk assessment

  9. Measures Contaminated soil and groundwater Consumer behaviour Substitution of chemicals Drinking water Wastewater (industrial / urban) Green procurement Agricultural practices Sediment reclaimation Clean production Public awareness Treatment technologies Measures

  10. Legislation & Policies Environmental taxation (emissions, pesticides,..) Effluent concentrations WFD – EQS Directive Whole effluent toxicity REACH Ecosystem services Emission load reductions International river and sea conventions POP Convention,.. Fiscal instruments Environmental Quality Standards (EQS) Product regulations Emission Standards Legislation & Policies

  11. Chemicals (Hazardous Substances) in Water Major Issues for Chemicals (Hazardous Substances) in Water Media Methods Strategies Data banking EQS Monitoring Emission Standards Modelling tools Modelling Legislation & policies Fate Product regulations Exposure (PEC) Risk assessment Fiscal instruments Measures Hazard (PEC/PNEC) Clean production Life Cycle Impact (LCIA) Public awareness Treatment technologies

  12. For discussion during workshop • Do we see the same picture ? • Do we use the same terms ? • Willing to listen to expert experiences • Ways for using WISE in support of: • EU policies and assessments on chemicals / hazardous substances • Inclusion of results from R&D activities • Dissemination of results of your work

  13. Thank you for your attention Contact: bo.jacobsen@eea.europa.eu

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