Anthropogenic Trace Compounds (ATCs) in aquatic habitats - Research needs on sources, fate, detection and toxicity to ensure timely elimination strategies and risk management

Environment International

Volumn 79, Issue , 2015, Pages 85-105

  Gerbersdorf, Sabine U ^a   Cimatoribus, Carla ^a,e   Class, Holger ^a   Engesser, Karl H ^a   Helbich, Steffen ^a   Hollert, Henner ^b,c,d   Lange, Claudia ^a   Kranert, Martin ^a   Metzger, Jörg ^a,e   Nowak, Wolfgang ^a   Seiler, Thomas Benjamin ^b   Steger, Kristin ^a   Steinmetz, Heidrun ^a   Wieprecht, Silke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e ESSLINGEN UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biofilm influenced sediment dynamics; Chemical detection methods; Effect related bioassays; Elimination strategies; Environmental risk assessment; Micropollutants; Water

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DETECTION; GROUNDWATER; INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); RISK MANAGEMENT; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER; WATER QUALITY;

BIOLOGICAL INTERACTIONS; ELIMINATION STRATEGIES; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; MICROPOLLUTANTS; MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT; SEDIMENT DYNAMIC; TECHNICAL ENVIRONMENTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANTHROPOGENIC TRACE COMPOUND; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; EXTRACELLULAR POLYMERIC SUBSTANCE; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; BIOFILM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; HABITAT QUALITY; POLLUTANT; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENT;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC HABITAT; BIODEGRADATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HABITAT; HEALTH HAZARD; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS; MICROPOLLUTANT; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECYCLING; RESEARCH; RESEARCH NEED; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEWER OVERFLOW; SMALL SCALE RESEARCH; SOLID WASTE; STORMWATER RUNOFF; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOXICITY TESTING; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WATER POLLUTION INDICATOR; WATER QUALITY; ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACE ELEMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84925336968     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.03.011     Document Type: Review

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