Outcomes and recommendations from workshops to design a survey for monitoring emerging contaminants in New Zealand freshwater.

IF 8.4 4区 环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Louis A Tremblay, Graham Sevicke Jones, James M Ataria, Minna Saaristo, Paul Leahy, Doug J Booker, Bram T M Mulling, Kohji Muraoka, Carolyn Mander, Grant L Northcott
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Emerging contaminants (ECs) comprise classes of natural and anthropogenic chemicals that are increasingly detected in the environment especially waterways. The risk of ECs in the environment is recognised as an issue of concern in New Zealand. Environmental managers commissioned two virtual workshops to design a national survey of ECs in New Zealand where the largely primary production-based economy depends upon uncontaminated natural resources and the ecosystem services they provide. Two 2 hour virtual workshops were commissioned to discuss the design of a national survey of ECs in New Zealand's waterways. The aim of these workshops was to hold initial discussions supporting the design and establishment of a national ECs survey of New Zealand rivers taking consideration of key technical aspects. The Ministry for the Environment and local authorities (regional councils) acknowledged the uncertainty associated with assessing the impacts of ECs on the New Zealand environment and developing protective actions and policy to minimise risk. Environmental managers, regulators research scientists from Australasia and Māori participants agreed that many knowledge gaps remain to fully characterise and assess the hazards of ECs both in New Zealand and globally. The importance of involving Māori is paramount when addressing ECs issues and to develop sustainable solutions incorporating indigenous knowledge and values. A key conclusion was that the large number of potential contaminants requires an approach for ranking ECs. As such, further research is needed to better characterise the type, quantities, sources and fate of ECs in the environment as a first step towards identifying high-risk priority ECs. This would underpin an effective monitoring frameworks and inform policy that will ensure the sustainable management of ECs. It was recognised that collaboration across academic, industry and government organisations is needed to coordinate and conduct effective ECs research by enabling prioritisation and optimisation of the resources and capability.

为监测新西兰淡水中新出现的污染物而设计调查的讲习班的结果和建议。
新兴污染物(ECs)包括自然和人为化学物质的类别,越来越多地在环境中,特别是水道中检测到。在新西兰,环境中的ECs风险被认为是一个值得关注的问题。环境管理人员委托了两个虚拟讲习班来设计一项对新西兰生态共同体的全国调查。在新西兰,主要以初级生产为基础的经济依赖于未受污染的自然资源及其提供的生态系统服务。两个2小时的虚拟研讨会被委托讨论新西兰水道ec全国调查的设计。这些讲习班的目的是举行初步讨论,支持设计和建立考虑到关键技术方面的新西兰河流国家生态系统调查。环境部和地方当局(地区议会)承认,在评估ec对新西兰环境的影响和制定保护行动和政策以尽量减少风险方面存在不确定性。来自澳大拉西亚的环境管理人员、监管人员和Māori与会者一致认为,在充分描述和评估新西兰和全球的ECs危害方面,仍然存在许多知识空白。在解决环境问题和制定结合本土知识和价值观的可持续解决方案时,Māori的参与至关重要。一个关键的结论是,大量的潜在污染物需要一种对污染指数进行排名的方法。因此,需要进一步的研究来更好地描述环境中ec的类型、数量、来源和命运,作为确定高风险优先ec的第一步。这将巩固有效的监测框架,并为确保可持续管理生态系统的政策提供信息。我们认识到,需要在学术、行业和政府组织之间进行合作,通过实现资源和能力的优先级和优化来协调和开展有效的生态系统研究。
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Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESTOXICOLOGY&nbs-TOXICOLOGY
CiteScore
5.90
自引率
6.50%
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156
期刊介绍: Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM) publishes the science underpinning environmental decision making and problem solving. Papers submitted to IEAM must link science and technical innovations to vexing regional or global environmental issues in one or more of the following core areas: Science-informed regulation, policy, and decision making Health and ecological risk and impact assessment Restoration and management of damaged ecosystems Sustaining ecosystems Managing large-scale environmental change Papers published in these broad fields of study are connected by an array of interdisciplinary engineering, management, and scientific themes, which collectively reflect the interconnectedness of the scientific, social, and environmental challenges facing our modern global society: Methods for environmental quality assessment; forecasting across a number of ecosystem uses and challenges (systems-based, cost-benefit, ecosystem services, etc.); measuring or predicting ecosystem change and adaptation Approaches that connect policy and management tools; harmonize national and international environmental regulation; merge human well-being with ecological management; develop and sustain the function of ecosystems; conceptualize, model and apply concepts of spatial and regional sustainability Assessment and management frameworks that incorporate conservation, life cycle, restoration, and sustainability; considerations for climate-induced adaptation, change and consequences, and vulnerability Environmental management applications using risk-based approaches; considerations for protecting and fostering biodiversity, as well as enhancement or protection of ecosystem services and resiliency.
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