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Probabilistic risk evaluation for triclosan in surface water, sediments, and aquatic biota tissues
AbstractTriclosan, an antimicrobial compound used in personal care products, occurs in the aquatic environment due to residual concentrations in municipal wastewater treatment effluent. We evaluate triclosan‐related risks to the aquatic environment, for aquatic and sediment‐dwelling organisms and for aquatic‐feeding wildlife, based on measured and modeled exposure concentrations. Triclosan concentrations in surface water, sediment, and biota tissue are predicted using a fugacity model parameterized to run probabilistically, to supplement the limited available measurements of triclosan in sediment and tissue. Aquatic toxicity is evaluated based on a species sensitivity distribution, which is extrapolated to sediment and tissues assuming equilibrium partitioning. A probabilistic wildlife exposure model is also used, and estimated doses are compared with wildlife toxicity benchmarks identified from a review of published and proprietary studies. The 95th percentiles of measured and modeled triclosan concentrations in surface water, sediment, and biota tissues are consistently below the 5th percentile of the respective species sensitivity distributions, indicating that, under most scenarios, adverse affects due to triclosan are unlikely. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2010;6:419–440. © 2010 SETAC
Probabilistic risk evaluation for triclosan in surface water, sediments, and aquatic biota tissues
AbstractTriclosan, an antimicrobial compound used in personal care products, occurs in the aquatic environment due to residual concentrations in municipal wastewater treatment effluent. We evaluate triclosan‐related risks to the aquatic environment, for aquatic and sediment‐dwelling organisms and for aquatic‐feeding wildlife, based on measured and modeled exposure concentrations. Triclosan concentrations in surface water, sediment, and biota tissue are predicted using a fugacity model parameterized to run probabilistically, to supplement the limited available measurements of triclosan in sediment and tissue. Aquatic toxicity is evaluated based on a species sensitivity distribution, which is extrapolated to sediment and tissues assuming equilibrium partitioning. A probabilistic wildlife exposure model is also used, and estimated doses are compared with wildlife toxicity benchmarks identified from a review of published and proprietary studies. The 95th percentiles of measured and modeled triclosan concentrations in surface water, sediment, and biota tissues are consistently below the 5th percentile of the respective species sensitivity distributions, indicating that, under most scenarios, adverse affects due to triclosan are unlikely. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2010;6:419–440. © 2010 SETAC
Probabilistic risk evaluation for triclosan in surface water, sediments, and aquatic biota tissues
Integr Envir Assess & Manag
Lyndall, Jennifer (author) / Fuchsman, Phyllis (author) / Bock, Michael (author) / Barber, Timothy (author) / Lauren, Darrel (author) / Leigh, Katrina (author) / Perruchon, Elyse (author) / Capdevielle, Marie (author)
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ; 6 ; 419-440
2010-07-01
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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