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Bioavailability-based environmental quality standards for metals under the water framework directive
ID Durjava, Mojca (Author), ID Kolar, Boris (Author)

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Abstract
Metals are naturally present in surface waters. By considering the bioavailability of a metal in an aquatic environment, we can more precisely predict the effect of a selected metal on aquatic organisms. This enables us to make a more reliable assessment of the compliance of the metal's concentration in inland surface waters with the environmental quality standard for that metal. In addition to complex-forming inorganic and organic ligands, the bioavailability of metals in water is also influenced by physicochemical conditions in the water. Metals occur in different concentrations and in different forms in aquatic environments. This is referred to as metal speciation. The bioavailability of a metal in water depends mainly on its speciation. Normally, a dissolved free metal ion is more bioavailable than a metal ion bound in a complex. The risks posed by given metals to aquatic environments are addressed under EU legislation in the Water Framework Directive (Council of the European Union, 2000) (WFD). The WFD’s purpose is to direct Member States to protect and improve the status of all water bodies throughout the European Union. Directive 2013/39/EC (Council of the European Union, 2013), which refers to priority substances as regards water policy, supplements the WFD and the Directive on environmental quality standards (Council of the European Union, 2008). For nickel and lead, Directive 2013/39/EC sets the annual average environmental quality standards (AA-EQS) for inland surface waters, which refer to biologically available concentrations of metals (AA-EQSbioavailable). In this way, uniform environmental quality standards for the entire European Union are determined for metals, allowing for a compliance assessment of metals for surface waters. In the article, we have presented an analysis of inland surface water monitoring data for nickel and lead, examining how the introduction of AA-EQSbioavailable affects the consistency of monitoring data for these metals. We used monitoring data from 2018 to 2021. To calculate bioavailable concentrations for nickel and lead, we used the bioavailability assessment model bio-met bioavailability tool v.2.3 (Bio-met, 2017). Additionally, for lead, we used equations (1), (2), and (3) to calculate the bioavailable concentration (European Commission, 2019). Based on the analysis conducted, we recommend the utilization of the bio-met model instead of the equations for calculating the concentration of bioavailable lead in the context of the annual compliance assessment of inland surface water monitoring data carried out by ARSO. Using the mentioned bioavailability assessment model, we have provided an upgrade in the methods used to assess metal’s concentration compliance with the EQS for that metal for surface waters. As a result, the requirements of Directive 2013/39/EC relating to biologically available concentrations of metals could be transferred to the Slovenian legal system.

Language:English
Keywords:bioavailability of metals, monitoring, environmental quality standards, surface waters, Water Framework Directive
Work type:Article
Typology:1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization:FGG - Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering
Publication status:Published
Publication version:Version of Record
Year:2023
Number of pages:Str. 17-29
Numbering:Vol. 36, no. 64
PID:20.500.12556/RUL-163406 This link opens in a new window
UDC:502.51:543.2(083.74)(497.4)
ISSN on article:1581-0267
DOI:10.15292/acta.hydro.2023.02 This link opens in a new window
COBISS.SI-ID:185667587 This link opens in a new window
Publication date in RUL:07.10.2024
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Title:Acta hydrotechnica
Shortened title:Acta hydrotech.
Publisher:Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo
ISSN:1581-0267
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Secondary language

Language:Slovenian
Title:Okoljski standardi kakovosti za kovine v okviru Vodne direktive z upoštevanjem njihove biorazpoložljivosti
Abstract:
Kovine so naravno prisotne v površinskih vodah. Z upoštevanjem biorazpoložljivosti izbrane kovine v vodnem okolju lahko bolj natančno predvidimo, kakšen učinek ima kovina na organizem. To nam omogoča, da izvedemo bolj zanesljivo oceno skladnosti koncentracije kovine v notranjih površinskih vodah z okoljskim standardom kakovosti za to kovino. Na biorazpoložljivost kovine v vodi poleg anorganskih in organskih ligandov, ki tvorijo komplekse, vplivajo tudi fizikalno-kemijski pogoji v vodi. Kovine se v vodnem okolju pojavljajo v različnih koncentracijah in oblikah. To se imenuje speciacija kovin. Biorazpoložljivost kovine v vodi je odvisna predvsem od speciacije. Običajno je raztopljeni prosti ion kovine bolj biorazpoložljiv kot ion kovine, vezan v kompleks. Tveganja, ki jih kovine predstavljajo za vodno okolje, so v okviru zakonodaje EU obravnavana tudi v Vodni direktivi (Council of the European Union, 2000), katere naloga je usmerjanje držav članic pri izboljšanju oziroma ohranjanju stanja vseh vodnih teles znotraj EU. Direktiva 2013/39/ES (Council of the European Union, 2013) v zvezi s prednostnimi snovmi na področju vodne politike dopolnjuje Vodno direktivo in Direktivo o okoljskih standardih kakovosti (Council of the European Union, 2008). Direktiva 2013/39/ES za nikelj in svinec okoljski standard kakovosti za letno povprečje (LP-OSK) v celinskih površinskih vodah zamenjuje z OSK za biološko razpoložljive koncentracije (LP-OSKbiorazpoložljiv). Na ta način je za celotno Evropsko unijo predpisan enotni okoljski standard kakovosti. To omogoča enotno ocenjevanje skladnosti za kovine za vodno okolje. V članku smo prikazali analizo podatkov monitoringa celinskih površinskih voda za nikelj in svinec ter preverili, kako uvedba LP-OSKbiorazpoložljiv vpliva na skladnost podatkov monitoringa za ti kovini. Pri tem smo izhajali iz podatkov monitoringa med letoma 2018 in 2021. Za izračun biorazpoložljivih koncentracij za nikelj in svinec smo uporabili model za oceno biorazpoložljivosti bio-met bioavailability tool v.2.3 (Bio-met, 2017). Za svinec smo za izračun biorazpoložljive koncentracije uporabili tudi enačbe (1), (2) in (3) (European Commission, 2019). Na osnovi izvedene analize priporočamo, da se za letno oceno skladnosti spremljanja celinskih površinskih voda, ki jo izvaja ARSO, namesto enačb za izračun koncentracije biološko razpoložljivega svinca uporabi model bio-met. Z uporabo omenjenega modela za oceno biorazpoložljivosti smo na področju vrednotenja okoljskih standardov kakovosti za kovine in njihove spojine zagotovili nadgradnjo ocene skladnosti kovin za površinske vode. To je omogočilo prenos zahtev Direktive 2013/39/ES, ki se nanašajo na biološko razpoložljive koncentracije kovin, v slovenski pravni red.

Keywords:biorazpoložljivost kovin, monitoring, okoljski standardi kakovosti, površinske vode, Vodna direktiva

Projects

Funder:Other - Other funder or multiple funders
Funding programme:Slovenian Environment Agency
Project number:2008/105/EC

Funder:WT - Wellcome Trust
Funding programme:Slovenian Environment Agency
Project number:2013/39/EU

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