Comment on Environmental quality standards for diclofenac derived under the European Water Framework Directive: 1. Aquatic organisms (Leverett et al. in Environmental Sciences Europe 2021; 33: 133)

Environmental Sciences Europe

Commentary

Gerard Stroomberg¹  Dimitar Marinov²  Teresa Lettieri²  Henning Clausen³  Mario Carere⁴  Gerd Maack⁵  Alice James⁶  Lauri Äystö⁷  Ville Junttila⁷  Rita Triebskorn⁸  Eric Verbruggen⁹  Marion Junghans^1,10  Juliane Hollender^1,11 

[1] Association of River Water Companies, Section Rhine (RIWA-Rijn), Groenendael 6, 3439 LV, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands;DG Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Directorate D-Sustainable Resources, Unit D.02 Water and Marine Resources TP 121, Via Enrico Fermi, 2749, I-21027, Ispra, VA, Italy;Danish Environmental Protection Agency (Retired), Kongemarksvej 22, 2700, Brønshøj, Denmark;Department Environment and Health, Italian Institute of Health, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161, Rome, Italy;Environmental Risk Assessment of Pharmaceuticals, German Environment Agency (UBA), Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany;Expertise en toxicologie/écotoxicologie des substances chimiques (ETES), French National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks INERIS, Parc ALATA, BP2, 60550, Verneuil-en-Halatte, France;Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Latokartanonkaari 11, 00790, Helsinki, Finland;Institute of Evolution and Ecology, University of Tübingen and Steinbeis Transfer-Center for Ecotoxicology and Ecophysiology, Rottenburg, Auf Der Morgenstelle 5, 72076, Tübingen, Germany;National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box 1, 3720 BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands;Swiss Centre for Applied Ecotoxicology, Überlandstrasse 133, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland;Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Überlandstr. 133, 8600, Dübendorf, Switzerland;

关键词: Diclofenac;    Environmental quality standard;    Ecotoxicity;    European Water Framework Directive;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12302-022-00599-y

 received in 2022-01-24, accepted in 2022-02-19,  发布年份 2022

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Leverett et al. commented on the Environmental quality standard (EQS) for diclofenac derived under the European Water Framework Directive (Leverett et al. Environ Sci Eur 33: 133, 2021 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-021-00574-z). They postulated that the derived EQS value for diclofenac is not conducted according to the EQS Technical Guidance but rather using data of poor quality and relevance. Consequently, the authors suggested to use their alternative derived value instead. It is to be noted that the process for the EQS derivation for diclofenac is still ongoing and not finalized, and that as a consequence, any critical analysis is very premature. In general, within the current European Commission process, EQS value proposals are derived by expert groups led by the Joint Research Centre. In the specific case for diclofenac, Leverett and co-authors have also been actively involved as experts. This response to Leverett et al. (Environ Sci Eur 33:133, 2021) aims to clarify the reasoning-behind the proposal from a scientific point of view.

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