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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | The role of passive sampling in screening and monitoring of new and emerging chemicals |
| Research Area | Water |
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| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Fiona Regan |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Dublin City University (DCU) |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 53.38526, -6.25714 |
| Lead Funding Entity | Environmental Protection Agency |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 18/02/2013 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 17/02/2016 |
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| Project Keywords | Passive sampling; Biota monitoring; Priority substances; Pharmaceutical substances |
| Project Abstract | This project will pilot the use of passive sampling technology combined with biota monitoring to assess the presence of priority substances in Irish surface waters. This will focus in particular on new pollutants earmarked as candidates for the Annex X priority substances list under the EU Water Framework Directive. This will consider the implications for compliance with current and proposed EQS and investigate the potential for incorporating passive sampling and biota testing in future compliance, investigative and trend monitoring. Key objectives of this project are: Test use of various passive sampling technologies and biota monitoring in surface water monitoring of priority substances in Ireland, Quantitative and qualitative screening of selected priority substances and proposed priority substances in a number of Irish waters representative of different pressures, Broad qualitative GCMS screening for other substances in surface waters to identify potential new pollutants, Assess status of cypermethrin pollution in Irish surface waters, Screening study of certain pharmaceutical susbtances in Irish surface waters, Develop recommendations and guidelines for use of passive samplers in future monitoring of surface waters in Ireland, Develop recommendations and guidelines for biota monitoring, including species/tissue selection, in future monitoring for chemical status in Ireland. Workshops Year 1: Minor workshop Topic: Passive sampling of emerging pollutants (20 delegates) Year 2: Workshop Topic: Selection of biota for comparison of passive sampling and spot sampling Year 3: Final Workshop Topic: Findings and recommendations Project Website Twitter & regular content Established by month 3 and updated regularly Publications Peer reviewed publications (minimum of 2 per year (Water Pollution, International Journal of Environmental Monitoring, TRAC etc) Project quarterly bulletins (research outputs, conference topics) Review on passive sampling for emerging contaminants Book (Analytical methods) Recommendations paper / report Report and summary report Conferences (oral and poster). |