Fuzzy model for risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems

X. Seguí; E. Pujolasus; S. Betrò; A. Àgueda; J. Casal; W. Ocampo-Duque; I. Rudolph; R. Barra; M. Páez; E. Barón; E. Eljarrat; D. Barceló; R. M. Darbra

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.014

Fuzzy model for risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems

X. Seguí
, E. Pujolasus
, S. Betrò
, A. Àgueda
, J. Casal
, W. Ocampo-Duque
, I. Rudolph
, R. Barra
, M. Páez
, E. Barón
, E. Eljarrat
, D. Barceló
, R. M. Darbra

Polytechnic University of Catalonia
Universidad de Concepción
Universidad del Valle
CSIC - Instituto de Diagnostico Ambiental y Estudios del Agua (IDAEA)

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Abstract

We developed a model for evaluating the environmental risk of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) to aquatic organisms. The model is based on fuzzy theory and uses information provided by international experts through a questionnaire. It has been tested in two case studies for a particular type of POPs: brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The first case study is related to the EU-funded AQUATERRA project, with sampling campaigns carried out in two Ebro tributaries in Spain (the Cinca and Vero Rivers). The second one, named the BROMACUA project, assessed different aquatic ecosystems in Chile (San Vicente Bay) and Colombia (Santa Marta Marsh). In both projects, the BFRs under study were polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). However, the model can be extrapolated to other POPs and to different aquatic ecosystems to provide useful results for decision-makers.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-32
Number of pages	10
Journal	Environmental Pollution
Volume	178
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.014
State	Published - 2013

Keywords

Brominated flame retardants
Environmental risk assessment
Fuzzy logic
Persistent organic pollutants

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