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ArticleEnvironmental monitoring and assessment2016

Development and testing of a prototype tool for integrated assessment of chemical status in marine environments.

Jesper H Andersen, Ciarán Murray, Martin M Larsen, Norman Green, Tore Høgåsen, Elin Dahlgren, Galina Garnaga-Budrė, Kim Gustavson, Michael Haarich, Emilie M F Kallenbach and 3 more

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Article in Environmental monitoring and assessment, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Jesper H AndersenNIVA Denmark Water Research, Ørestads Boulevard 73, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark. jha@niva-danmark.dk.
Ciarán MurrayDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Martin M LarsenDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Norman GreenNorwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway.
Tore HøgåsenNorwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA), Oslo, Norway.
Elin DahlgrenSwedish Environmental Protection Agency, Stockholm, Sweden.
Galina Garnaga-BudrėMarine Research Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Kim GustavsonDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Michael HaarichThünen Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Hamburg, Germany.
Emilie M F KallenbachNIVA Denmark Water Research, Ørestads Boulevard 73, 2300, Copenhagen S, Denmark.
Jaakko MannioCentre for Sustainable Consumption and Production, SYKE, Helsinki, Finland.
Jakob StrandDepartment of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Roskilde, Denmark.
Samuli KorpinenMarine Research Centre, SYKE, Helsinki, Finland.
Aarhus University · DKNorwegian Institute for Water Research · NOKlaipėda University · LTSwedish Environmental Protection Agency · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report the development and application of a prototype tool for integrated assessment of chemical status in aquatic environments based on substance- and matrix-specific environmental assessment criteria (thresholds). The Chemical Status Assessment Tool (CHASE) integrates data on hazardous substances in water, sediments and biota as well as bio-effect indicators and is based on a substance- or bio-effect-specific calculation of a 'contamination ratio' being the ratio between an observed concentration and a threshold value. Values <1.0 indicate areas potentially 'unaffected', while values >1.0 indicate areas potentially 'affected'. These ratios are combined within matrices, i.e. for water, sediment and biota and for biological effects. The overall assessment used a 'one out, all out principle' with regard to each matrix. The CHASE tool was tested in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea in 376 assessment units. In the former, the chemical status was >1.0 in practically all areas indicating that all areas assessed were potentially affected. The North Sea included areas classified as unaffected or affected. The CHASE tool can in combination with temporal trend assessments of individual substances be advantageous for use in remedial action plans and, in particular, for the science-based evaluation of the status and for determining which specific substances are responsible for a status as potentially affected.

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Baltic StatesEnvironmentEnvironmental MonitoringHazardous SubstancesNorth SeaOceans and SeasSeawaterWater Pollutants, ChemicalHazardous SubstancesWater Pollutants, ChemicalAssessmentChemical statusContaminantsHazardous substancesIntegrationMarine strategy framework directiveMonitoringWater framework directive

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PMID26810208
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