Consideration of the Bioavailability of Metal/metalloid Species in Freshwaters: Experiences Regarding the Implementation of Biotic Ligand Model-based Approaches in Risk Assessment Frameworks

Overview

Journal Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Publisher Springer

Specialties Environmental Health
Toxicology

Date 2015 Mar 10

PMID 25750051

Citations 8

Authors

Heinz Rudel

Cristina Diaz Muniz

Hemda Garelick

Nadia G Kandile

Bradley W Miller

Leonardo Pantoja Munoz

Willie J G M Peijnenburg

Diane Purchase

Yehuda Shevah

Patrick Van Sprang

Martina Vijver

Jos P M Vink

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Abstract

After the scientific development of biotic ligand models (BLMs) in recent decades, these models are now considered suitable for implementation in regulatory risk assessment of metals in freshwater bodies. The BLM approach has been described in many peer-reviewed publications, and the original complex BLMs have been applied in prospective risk assessment reports for metals and metal compounds. BLMs are now also recommended as suitable concepts for the site-specific evaluation of monitoring data in the context of the European Water Framework Directive. However, the use is hampered by the data requirements for the original BLMs (about 10 water parameters). Recently, several user-friendly BLM-based bioavailability software tools for assessing the aquatic toxicity of relevant metals (mainly copper, nickel, and zinc) became available. These tools only need a basic set of commonly determined water parameters as input (i.e., pH, hardness, dissolved organic matter, and dissolved metal concentration). Such tools seem appropriate to foster the implementation of routine site-specific water quality assessments. This work aims to review the existing bioavailability-based regulatory approaches and the application of available BLM-based bioavailability tools for this purpose. Advantages and possible drawbacks of these tools (e.g., feasibility, boundaries of validity) are discussed, and recommendations for further implementation are given.

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