@article{02f16818ccb54d0081d3f1dd4629fe09,
title = "Fuzzy model for risk assessment of persistent organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems",
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.",
keywords = "Brominated flame retardants, Environmental risk assessment, Fuzzy logic, Persistent organic pollutants",
author = "X. Segu{\'i} and E. Pujolasus and S. Betr{\`o} and A. {\`A}gueda and J. Casal and W. Ocampo-Duque and I. Rudolph and R. Barra and M. P{\'a}ez and E. Bar{\'o}n and E. Eljarrat and D. Barcel{\'o} and Darbra, {R. M.}",
note = "Funding Information: The BROMACUA project (2009–2012), funded by the Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) foundation, aims to assess the environmental impact of BFRs in two Latin American aquatic ecosystems in Chile and Colombia. Funding Information: The authors are grateful for the participation of the 38 scientists who replied to the questionnaire. In addition, the authors would like to thank the Autonomous Government of Catalonia (project No. 2009SGR1118), the BBVA Foundation through the BROMACUA project (Evaluaci{\'o}n del impacto ambiental de los retardantes de llama bromados en ecosistemas acu{\'a}ticos de Am{\'e}rica Latina) and the European Union under the Global Change and Ecosystems (FP6) Water Cycle and Soil Related Aspects (AQUATERRA, Project number 505428).",
year = "2013",
doi = "10.1016/j.envpol.2013.02.014",
language = "English",
volume = "178",
pages = "23--32",
journal = "Environmental Pollution",
issn = "0269-7491",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd.",
}