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Chemical contamination of aquatic environments. Tools and methods for assessment and action | Rencontres-synthèse |
Confronted with the vast array of polluting substances and the complexity of their effects on both ecosystems and lifeforms, water managers and stakeholders have expressed growing needs for operational knowledge, tools and methods. This document propose a progress report on the available tools and methods, on current projects and on the outlook for current research.
Reducing chemical contamination of aquatic environments: five years of progress and results - n°23 | Rencontres |
The national symposium on monitoring and reducing chemical contamination of aquatic environments brought together water managers, stakeholders and scientists. An array of results and techniques, produced over 5 years of intensive efforts by BRGM, Ifremer, Ineris and Irstea, were presented.
Lessons from the national PCB action plan - n°18 | Rencontres |
France launched a PCB action plan that produced considerable progress in our understanding of PCB transfers from sediment to fish and of the degree to which humans are exposed. The goals of the plan were met, notably concerning the establishment of thresholds for PCB contamination of sediment, above which fish are no longer suitable for consumption. These results raise the question of the lessons to be drawn from this situation for «emerging» contaminants. That was one of the main topics of the feedback symposium for the action plan.
