Developing a new approach to aquatic pollutant assessment combining time integrated sampling with toxicity testing.

目前监测水污染物风险的方法仅限于使用目标值对特定污染物进行采样分析和/或对种群生物标志物进行生态毒理学评估。这项合作研究涉及3所大学和10个行业合作伙伴，旨在开发和评估一种新的方法，该方法结合了使用集成时间的被动采样器提取污染物和使用一系列快速的体外和体内测试对提取物进行毒理学评估。该项目将生产成本效益高的工具，用于高度敏感地评估污染物的影响，并最终促进基于混合物毒性的干预指南。

Present approaches for monitoring risk of aquatic pollutants are limited to grab sample analysis for specific pollutants using target values and/or ecotoxicological assessment of population biomarkers. This collaborative research, involving 3 universities and 10 industry partners, aims to develop and evaluate a novel approach combining extraction of pollutants using time integrated passive samplers and toxicological evaluation of extracts using a range of rapid in-vitro and in-vivo assays. The project will produce cost-effective tools for highly sensitive assessment of pollutant effects and ultimately facilitate intervention guidelines based on mixture toxicity.