Innovative analytical methodologies for characterizing chemical exposure with a view to next-generation risk assessment

Žiga Tkalec, Jean Philippe Antignac, Nicole Bandow, Frederic M. Béen, Lidia Belova, Jos Bessems, Bruno Le Bizec, Werner Brack, German Cano-Sancho, Jade Chaker, Adrian Covaci, Nicolas Creusot, Arthur David, Laurent Debrauwer, Gaud Dervilly, Radu Corneliu Duca, Valérie Fessard, Joan O. Grimalt, Thierry Guerin, Baninia HabchiHelge Hecht, Juliane Hollender, Emilien L. Jamin, Jana Klánová, Tina Kosjek, Martin Krauss, Marja Lamoree, Gwenaelle Lavison-Bompard, Jeroen Meijer, Ruth Moeller, Hans Mol, Sophie Mompelat, An Van Nieuwenhuyse, Herbert Oberacher, Julien Parinet, Christof Van Poucke, Robert Roškar, Anne Togola, Jurij Trontelj, Elliott J. Price*

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Abstract

The chemical burden on the environment and human population is increasing. Consequently, regulatory risk assessment must keep pace to manage, reduce, and prevent adverse impacts on human and environmental health associated with hazardous chemicals. Surveillance of chemicals of known, emerging, or potential future concern, entering the environment-food-human continuum is needed to document the reality of risks posed by chemicals on ecosystem and human health from a one health perspective, feed into early warning systems and support public policies for exposure mitigation provisions and safe and sustainable by design strategies. The use of less-conventional sampling strategies and integration of full-scan, high-resolution mass spectrometry and effect-directed analysis in environmental and human monitoring programmes have the potential to enhance the screening and identification of a wider range of chemicals of known, emerging or potential future concern. Here, we outline the key needs and recommendations identified within the European Partnership for Assessment of Risks from Chemicals (PARC) project for leveraging these innovative methodologies to support the development of next-generation chemical risk assessment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108585
Pages (from-to)1-16
Number of pages16
JournalEnvironment International
Volume186
Early online date17 Mar 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2024

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Funding

This project was co-funded from the Horizon Europe programme under grant agreement 101057014 (PARC). \u017DT, HH, JK and EJP acknowledge the research infrastructure RECETOX RI (LM2023069), the support from European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 857560 (CETOCOEN Excellence) and OP RDE (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_043/0009632) and CETOCOEN PLUS (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000469). LB acknowledges funding through Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) fellowship (11G1821N). AC acknowledges the FWO research infrastructure EIRENE-Flanders (FWO I001923N) and the Exposome Centre of Excellence of the University of Antwerp (BOF grant, Antigoon database number 41222). The authors kindly thank Karl Lilja, Anja Duffek, Christophe Rousselle and Lutz Ahrens for their comments and suggestions during manuscript preparation. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority, European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. This research was co-funded from the European Union\u2019s Horizon Europe project PARC ( 101057014 ). \u017DT, HH, JK and EJP acknowledge the research infrastructure RECETOX RI (LM2023069), H2020 CETOCOEN Excellence 857560 and OP RDE CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/17_043/0009632) and CETOCOEN PLUS CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000469). LB acknowledges funding through Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) fellowship ( 11G1821N ). AC acknowledges the FWO research infrastructure EIRENE-Flanders (FWO I001923N) and the Exposome Centre of Excellence of the University of Antwerp (BOF grant, Antigoon database number 41222). This publication reflects only the authors\u2019 views, and the European Commission is not responsible for any use that may be made of the information it contains. The authors kindly thank Karl Lilja, Anja Duffek, Christophe Rousselle and Lutz Ahrens for their comments and suggestions during manuscript preparation.

FundersFunder number
European Health and Digital Executive Agency
European Commission
Exposome Centre of Excellence of the University of Antwerp41222
HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme101057014
Horizon 2020CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_003/0000469
Pakistan Agricultural Research CouncilLM2023069
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme857560
Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek11G1821N
European Union’s Horizon Europe project PARC101057014

    Keywords

    • Chemical exposure
    • Chemical risk assessment
    • Effect-based methods
    • Effect-directed analysis
    • High-resolution mass spectrometry
    • Sampling strategies

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