PMID- 19552502
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091208
LR  - 20090928
IS  - 1551-3793 (Electronic)
IS  - 1551-3777 (Linking)
VI  - 5
IP  - 4
DP  - 2009 Oct
TI  - Integrated approach to PBT and POP prioritization and risk assessment.
PG  - 697-711
LID - 10.1897/IEAM_2009-034.1 [doi]
AB  - This article summarizes discussions at the SETAC Pellston Workshop on 
      "Science-Based Guidance and Framework for the Evaluation and Identification of 
      PBTs and POPs" and provides an overview of other articles from that workshop that 
      are also published in this issue. Identification of persistent, bioaccumulative, 
      and toxic substances (PBTs) and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and 
      evaluation of their impact are more complicated than those for other chemicals 
      and remain a challenge. The main reason for this is that PBT substance and POP 
      assessment is associated with higher uncertainty and generally requires more 
      data. However, for some data-rich PBTs and POPs, that identification and 
      assessment of impact are feasible has been clearly demonstrated. New scientific 
      developments and techniques are able to significantly increase the certainty of 
      the various elements of PBT and POP assessment, and the current scientific 
      literature provides many successful and illustrative examples that can be used as 
      methodologies to build on. Applying multiple approaches for assessment is 
      advisable, because it will reduce uncertainty and may increase confidence and 
      improve the quality of decision-making.
FAU - van Wijk, Dolf
AU  - van Wijk D
AD  - Euro Chlor, B-1160 Brussels, Belgium. dvw@cefic.be
FAU - Chenier, Robert
AU  - Chenier R
FAU - Henry, Tala
AU  - Henry T
FAU - Hernando, Maria D
AU  - Hernando MD
FAU - Schulte, Christoph
AU  - Schulte C
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Integr Environ Assess Manag
JT  - Integrated environmental assessment and management
JID - 101234521
RN  - 0 (Environmental Pollutants)
SB  - IM
MH  - Environmental Exposure/analysis
MH  - Environmental Monitoring/*methods
MH  - Environmental Pollutants/*analysis
MH  - Risk Assessment/*methods
EDAT- 2009/06/26 09:00
MHDA- 2009/12/16 06:00
CRDT- 2009/06/26 09:00
PHST- 2009/03/13 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/06/17 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/06/26 09:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/06/26 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/12/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - IEAM_2009-034 [pii]
AID - 10.1897/IEAM_2009-034.1 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2009 Oct;5(4):697-711. doi: 10.1897/IEAM_2009-034.1.