Monitoring, sources, receptors, and control measures for three European Union watch list substances of emerging concern in receiving waters–a 20 year systematic …

EJ Tiedeken, A Tahar, B McHugh, NJ Rowan - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pollution of European receiving waters with contaminants of emerging concern (CECs),
such as with 17-beta-estradiol (a natural estrogenic hormone, E2), along with …

[HTML][HTML] Biological effect and chemical monitoring of Watch List substances in European surface waters: steroidal estrogens and diclofenac–effect-based methods for …

E Simon, A Duffek, C Stahl, M Frey, M Scheurer… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
rationale of the study Three steroidal estrogens, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), 17β-estradiol
(E2), estrone (E1), and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), diclofenac have …

[HTML][HTML] Screening and risk management solutions for steroidal estrogens in surface and wastewater

R Kase, B Javurkova, E Simon, K Swart… - TrAC Trends in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background The European Commission Implementing Decision EU 2015/495
included three steroidal estrogens, namely 17α-ethinyl estradiol, 17β-estradiol, and estrone …

A review on environmental monitoring of water organic pollutants identified by EU guidelines

JCG Sousa, AR Ribeiro, MO Barbosa… - Journal of hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
The contamination of fresh water is a global concern. The huge impact of natural and
anthropogenic organic substances that are constantly released into the environment …

Contaminants of emerging concern in drinking water: Quality assessment by combining chemical and biological analysis

P Valbonesi, M Profita, I Vasumini, E Fabbri - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Drinking water quality is a priority issue of the environmental policy agenda, however
regulation on Contaminants of Emerging Concern (CECs) is limited. A proposal to revise the …

[HTML][HTML] Status of hormones and painkillers in wastewater effluents across several European states—considerations for the EU watch list concerning estradiols and …

P Schröder, B Helmreich, B Škrbić, M Carballa… - … Science and Pollution …, 2016 - Springer
Present technologies for wastewater treatment do not sufficiently address the increasing
pollution situation of receiving water bodies, especially with the growing use of personal …

In vitro bioassays to screen for endocrine active pharmaceuticals in surface and waste waters

PY Kunz, C Kienle, M Carere, N Homazava… - … of pharmaceutical and …, 2015 - Elsevier
In the context of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) it is fully recognized that
pharmaceuticals can represent a relevant issue for the achievement of the good chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Endocrine disrupting chemicals entering European rivers: Occurrence and adverse mixture effects in treated wastewater

S Finckh, S Buchinger, BI Escher, H Hollert… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present study on endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in treated wastewater, we
used chemical and effect-based tools to analyse 56 wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) …

[PDF][PDF] Development of the first watch list under the environmental quality standards directive

RN Carvalho, L Ceriani, A Ippolito, T Lettieri - JRC Science Hub, 2015 - edisciplinas.usp.br
Abstract According to Directive 2008/105/EC (the Environmental Quality Standards
Directive, EQSD), a new mechanism is needed to provide high-quality monitoring …

Do concentrations of ethinylestradiol, estradiol, and diclofenac in European rivers exceed proposed EU environmental quality standards?

AC Johnson, E Dumont, RJ Williams… - … science & technology, 2013 - ACS Publications
This study used a geographic based water model to predict the environmental
concentrations of three pharmaceuticals, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), 17β-estradiol (E2), and …