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Implementation of the CREED approach for environmental assessments 实施 CREED 环境评估方法。
IF 3.1 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4909
Carolina Di Paolo, Irene Bramke, Jenny Stauber, Caroline Whalley, Ryan Otter, Yves Verhaegen, Lisa H. Nowell, Adam C. Ryan
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Integrating emerging science to improve estimates of risk to wildlife from chemical exposure: What are the challenges? 整合新兴科学,改进对野生动物接触化学品风险的估算:面临哪些挑战?
IF 3.1 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-27 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4897
Nico W. van den Brink, John E. Elliott, Beth Power, Clare Kilgour, Mark S. Johnson
{"title":"Integrating emerging science to improve estimates of risk to wildlife from chemical exposure: What are the challenges?","authors":"Nico W. van den Brink,&nbsp;John E. Elliott,&nbsp;Beth Power,&nbsp;Clare Kilgour,&nbsp;Mark S. Johnson","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4897","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4897","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Many jurisdictions require ecological risk assessments for terrestrial wildlife (i.e., terrestrial vertebrates) to assess potential adverse effects from exposure to anthropogenic chemicals. This occurs, for example, at contaminated sites and when new pesticides are proposed, and it occurs for chemicals that are in production and/or proposed for wide-scale use. However, guidance to evaluate such risks has not changed markedly in decades, despite the availability of new scientific tools to do so. In 2019, the Wildlife Toxicology World Interest Group of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) initiated a virtual workshop that included a special session coincident with the annual SETAC North America meeting and which focused on the prospect of improving risk assessments for wildlife and improving their use in implementing chemical regulations. Work groups continued the work and investigated the utility of integrating emerging science and novel methods for improving problem formulation (WG1), exposure (WG2), toxicology (WG3), and risk characterization (WG4). Here we provide a summary of that workshop and the follow-up work, the regulations that drive risk assessment, and the key focus areas identified to advance the ability to predict risks of chemicals to wildlife. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:645–657. © 2024 The Authors. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 3","pages":"645-657"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4897","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139971732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Flood, fires, and drought: Do we have the tools to risk-assess for environmental management of extreme climatic events? 洪水、火灾和干旱:我们是否拥有对极端气候事件的环境管理进行风险评估的工具?
IF 3.1 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4892
Nasrin Golzadeh, Mohammad Reza Alizadeh
{"title":"Flood, fires, and drought: Do we have the tools to risk-assess for environmental management of extreme climatic events?","authors":"Nasrin Golzadeh,&nbsp;Mohammad Reza Alizadeh","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4892","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4892","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Floods, fires, and droughts as extreme climate events are significantly increasing concerns in environmental management, ecosystems, societies, communities, and economies worldwide. Given the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climate events due to factors such as global change and rising temperatures, there is an urgent need to improve our risk assessment and management abilities. Conducting a comprehensive climate risk assessment is complex; however, this approach is essential for developing effective strategies to mitigate the impacts of these disasters on ecosystems and build adaptation and resilience, especially in marginalized and vulnerable communities worldwide. Thus, one important question comes to mind: Do we have the necessary tools to conduct comprehensive risk assessments for environmental management, given escalating climate events? In this editorial, we aim to cover the current state of risk assessment tools, identify gaps, and discuss what is needed to improve understanding and effective management of extreme climate events, using innovative approaches where necessary.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Both prospective and retrospective risk assessment methods/tools are important because they provide actionable assessments of climate impacts for communities, businesses, industries, and governments under a range of plausible scenarios. These methods/tools help combine information about hazard, exposure, and vulnerability, integrating climatic and other modeling to determine an estimation of risks (Fox et al., &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;). Additionally, these methods/tools can help us better understand the interactions and dynamics of multiple climate hazards, as well as the complex potential trade-offs between management scenarios, which are crucial for managing current and future climate change risks prevention, mitigation, and preparedness (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, &lt;span&gt;2012&lt;/span&gt;). By using risk assessment methods and tools, decision-makers can better understand the impacts of global change on communities and develop strategies for better protection and resiliency of people and the ecosystems upon which they rely. Hence, these tools provide a reliable and actionable approach to assessing and managing the risks posed by extreme climatic events.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Climate change risk assessments and management are complex concepts due to the ambiguity and uncertainty of climate change, interactions between multiple drivers, and the cascading nature of risks (Lawrence et al., &lt;span&gt;2020&lt;/span&gt;; Pescaroli &amp; Alexander, &lt;span&gt;2018&lt;/span&gt;). For a more robust and holistic approach to risk assessment in environmental management of extreme events, future climate change risk assessments should integrate a deeper understanding of how various vulnerability factors including socioenvironmental and economic status and geographical location interact and influence risk preparedness, mitigation, and resilience (Weaver et al., &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;). Future resear","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 2","pages":"312-313"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4892","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139931003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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IEAM Exceptional Reviewers of 2023 2023 年 IEAM 杰出评审员。
IF 3.1 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4903
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Books and Other Reviews 书籍和其他评论
IF 3.1 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4888
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Reality check: What can we expect from an ecological risk assessment of UV filters on coral reefs? 现实检查:我们能从珊瑚礁紫外线过滤生态风险评估中得到什么?
IF 3.1 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-23 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4889
Sandy Raimondo
{"title":"Reality check: What can we expect from an ecological risk assessment of UV filters on coral reefs?","authors":"Sandy Raimondo","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4889","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4889","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;In 2018, Hawai'i banned the sale and distribution of sunscreens containing the ultraviolet (UV) filters oxybenzone and octinoxate based on laboratory studies that indicated that they have adverse impacts on coral reefs (Downs et al., &lt;span&gt;2014&lt;/span&gt;). While this was not the first ban on sunscreen UV filters, it was the most widely reported and controversial in the United States. Proponents of the ban highlighted the importance of coral reefs and the multitude of stressors contributing to their rapid global declines. Those who opposed it expressed concerns that it may reduce sunscreen options and lead to increasing incidents of skin cancers; this was succinctly summarized as “Essentially, … two ingredients that are both safe [for humans] and effective for use in sunscreen are being banned … on the basis of a single study…” (&lt;i&gt;Hawai'i bans sunscreens that harm coral reefs&lt;/i&gt;, CNN July 3, 2018). While most can agree that the effectiveness of a chemical should not negate risks to the environment (Carson, &lt;span&gt;1962&lt;/span&gt;), it is important to realize that chemicals are often regulated on the basis of a single study—or &lt;i&gt;no&lt;/i&gt; studies at all. For example, new chemicals registered under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) may be regulated based solely on chemical structure. However, such reactions highlight that most stakeholders do not have a good understanding of how environmental risks are evaluated and will be disappointed in the data available to inform such decisions for UV filters.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In 2020, US Congress passed an omnibus appropriations bill requiring the USEPA to partner with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a review of potential impacts of currently marketed UV filters on the environment. The mandate was to summarize the scientific literature, identify additional research needed to conduct an ecological risk assessment (ERA), and identify potential public health implications of reduced sunscreen use. The NAS found that UV filters are detected in water samples from around the world in concentrations that cause effects to organisms in laboratory tests and are found in the tissues of organisms ranging from crayfish to dolphins. The NAS recommended that the USEPA should conduct an ERA for all currently marketed UV filters and any new ones that become available (National Academies of Sciences [NAS], &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;). Ecological risk assessments evaluate the likelihood that the environment might be adversely impacted by a chemical and are often conducted in a tiered process that begins with a more protective screening-level assessment and moves to more realistic assessments, as needed, to reduce uncertainties. Ecological risk assessments are comprised of &lt;i&gt;exposure&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;effects&lt;/i&gt; analyses that are integrated into a &lt;i&gt;risk characterization&lt;/i&gt;. Each of these analyses contains their own uncertainty that provide fodder for criticism, even though the uncertainties typically stem from lack of or limited data t","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 2","pages":"309-311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2024-02-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4889","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139931005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Efficiency comparison of extraction methods for the determination of 11 of the 16 USEPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water matrices: Sources of origin and ecological risk assessment 测定水基质中美国环保局优先考虑的 16 种多环芳烃中的 11 种的萃取方法的效率比较:来源和生态风险评估。
IF 3 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-15 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4904
Sinayo Ndwabu, Mncedisi Malungana, Precious Mahlambi
{"title":"Efficiency comparison of extraction methods for the determination of 11 of the 16 USEPA priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in water matrices: Sources of origin and ecological risk assessment","authors":"Sinayo Ndwabu,&nbsp;Mncedisi Malungana,&nbsp;Precious Mahlambi","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4904","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4904","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As a result of their toxicity, ease of analysis, and environmental occurrence, 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were chosen as priority pollutants by the USEPA. Few studies have been conducted to assess the levels of PAHs in South Africa, especially KwaZulu Natal province, and no work has been done in the selected study area. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the levels of such PAHs in river water and wastewater samples and evaluate their source and ecological risk. The status of these PAHs in the South African environment has not been investigated fully, which is a gap this study intended to fill. The PAHs were determined using solid-phase extraction (SPE) and dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction (DLLME) methods. The optimization and validation of these methods indicated that both methods can be used for the extraction of PAHs in liquid samples. This is because of the acceptable %recovery of 72.1%–118% for SPE and 70.7%–88.4% for DLLME with a %RSD less than 10% (indicating high precision) that was obtained. The limit of detection and limit of quantification ranged from 5.0 to 18 ng/L and 6.0–20 ng/L for SPE and from 10 to 44 ng/L and 11 to 63 ng/L for DLLME. These results demonstrated that SPE is more accurate and sensitive than DLLME, which was also confirmed by statistical analysis. The PAH concentration levels ranged from not detected (nd) to 1046 ng/L in river water and nd to 778 ng/L in wastewater samples with naphthalene demonstrating dominance over all other PAHs in both water matrices. The PAHs were found to be of petrogenic origin and posed low ecological risk on average. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1598–1610. © 2024 The Authors. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1598-1610"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4904","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139735154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Formerly used defense sites on Unalaska Island, Alaska: Mapping a legacy of environmental pollution 阿拉斯加乌纳拉斯卡岛上曾经使用过的防卫场所:绘制环境污染遗产图。
IF 3 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-14 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4902
Renee Jordan-Ward, Frank A. von Hippel, Jennifer Schmidt, Marc P. Verhougstraete
{"title":"Formerly used defense sites on Unalaska Island, Alaska: Mapping a legacy of environmental pollution","authors":"Renee Jordan-Ward,&nbsp;Frank A. von Hippel,&nbsp;Jennifer Schmidt,&nbsp;Marc P. Verhougstraete","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4902","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4902","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Unalaska Island, Alaska, served as a US military base during World War II. The military installed bases on Unalaska and nearby islands, many of which were built adjacent to Unangan communities. The military used toxic compounds in its operations and left a legacy of pollution that may pose health risks to residents and local wildlife. The goals of this study were to identify hotspots of contamination remaining at Unalaska formerly used defense (FUD) sites, evaluate the risk posed by arsenic, and examine “no US Department of Defense action indicated” (NDAI) status determinations for FUD sites near communities. We compiled soil chemistry data from remediation reports prepared by the US Army Corps of Engineers at 18 FUD sites on and near Unalaska. Nine had past and/or active remediation projects and on-site sampling data. Eight sites did not have sampling data and were characterized as NDAI. One site was listed as closed. For the nine sites with sampling data, we compiled data for 22 contaminants of concern (COC) and compared concentrations to soil cleanup levels for human health (18 AAC 75.341). We mapped contaminant concentrations exceeding these levels to identify hotspots of contamination. We found that concentrations of some of the 22 COC exceeded Alaska cleanup levels despite remediation efforts, including diesel range organics, arsenic, and lead. The highest COC concentrations were at the FUD site adjacent to the City of Unalaska. A quantitative risk assessment for arsenic found that the risk of exposure through drinking water is low. We highlight concerns with NDAI designations and current remedial practices at remote FUD sites located adjacent to communities. Our data suggest the need for further remediation and monitoring efforts on Unalaska for certain contaminants and research to examine potential threats to human and animal health associated with these sites. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1420–1431. © 2024 SETAC</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1420-1431"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139729594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sediment quality classification in freshwater lakes predicted by the history of treatment with copper-based aquatic algaecides 根据铜基水生灭藻剂处理历史预测淡水湖沉积物质量分类。
IF 3 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-14 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4901
Yu Chen, Patrick J. Sullivan, Eric Paul
{"title":"Sediment quality classification in freshwater lakes predicted by the history of treatment with copper-based aquatic algaecides","authors":"Yu Chen,&nbsp;Patrick J. Sullivan,&nbsp;Eric Paul","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4901","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4901","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Copper-based aquatic algaecides have been widely used in the management of aquatic macrophyte and harmful algal blooms for decades due to their effectiveness and low cost. However, repeated treatment of freshwater lakes results in the accumulation of copper in the sediment, which may adversely affect the ecosystem of the lakes through toxicity to benthic invertebrates and other organisms. Consequently, copper-based aquatic herbicides and algaecides have been frequently subjected to regulations aimed at preventing further ecological deterioration in treated waterbodies. Many states in the US are taking or considering taking an approach that limits or prohibits copper treatment in waterbodies. Freshwater lakes with extensive historical copper treatments typically have significantly higher concentrations of copper in the sediment than untreated lakes. However, the correlation between the extent of the treatments and level of copper accumulation in the sediment has not been quantitatively characterized. In the present study, between 2006 and 2017, copper concentrations were measured in the sediment from selected lakes in New York State with different histories of copper-based aquatic algaecide treatment. Analysis of these data confirmed findings from earlier studies conducted by New York State that lakes with histories of copper treatment have significantly higher copper concentrations in the sediment. It also demonstrated that sediment copper concentrations were significantly higher in the sublittoral zone than the littoral zone in treated lakes. Moreover, a positive correlation was detected between sediment copper concentrations and the total number of treatments with copper-based aquatic algaecide for both littoral and sublittoral zones (<i>p</i>-value = 7.94 × 10<sup>−8</sup> and 3.1 × 10<sup>−13</sup>, respectively). This relationship can be used as a screening tool for regulatory agencies to identify lakes with sediment copper levels possibly higher than the toxicity threshold for aquatic life. Consequently, additional ecological risk assessment may be required before allowing future treatment with copper-based aquatic algaecides. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1586–1597. © 2024 SETAC</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1586-1597"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139729596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Use, reuse, and waste management of single-use products associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States 美国与 COVID-19 大流行相关的一次性产品的使用、再利用和废物管理。
IF 3 4区 环境科学与生态学
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management Pub Date : 2024-02-14 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4895
Monica I. Rodriguez Morris, Wissam Kontar, Andrea L. Hicks
{"title":"Use, reuse, and waste management of single-use products associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States","authors":"Monica I. Rodriguez Morris,&nbsp;Wissam Kontar,&nbsp;Andrea L. Hicks","doi":"10.1002/ieam.4895","DOIUrl":"10.1002/ieam.4895","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Single-use product usage is not a new concern. However, during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use and disposal of single-use products, especially those related to managing the pandemic, rose to prominence. Reports of shortages—and at the same time litter formation arising from improper disposal of various pandemic-related materials such as gloves, masks, wipes, and food takeout containers—were frequently relayed. To address shortages, it was recommended that single-use products be reused in some instances. As these recommendations were widely adopted, it became essential to assess consumer preferences regarding single-use product usage. Aiming to fill that void, a survey was distributed to learn about single-use product usage, possible reuse of single-use products, and waste-management practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. Respondents preferred reusable fabric masks followed by disposable surgical masks. A significant percentage of respondents answered that they would reuse a disposable mask and mostly selected rotating masks as the preferred “disinfection” method in between the reuse of single-use masks. Gloves were not used by most respondents whereas wipes and/or paper towels were used by more than half of respondents. Free-response answers were analyzed for common themes. Concerns related to pandemic-related product use and disposal, and food packaging or food preparation were observed in the free-response answers. This survey reveals that respondents perceived changes in their consumption and waste generation or perceived a change in the type of products consumed and discarded due to the pandemic. Overall, respondents expressed a preference for reuse and a concern over the increase in single-use products. Results of this study can be used to make projections on the consumption and reuse of single-use products in crisis scenarios. In addition, the data can be used to model the use and disposal phase in single-use product life-cycle assessments. <i>Integr Environ Assess Manag</i> 2024;20:1736–1746. © 2024 The Authors. <i>Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management</i> published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Society of Environmental Toxicology &amp; Chemistry (SETAC).</p>","PeriodicalId":13557,"journal":{"name":"Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management","volume":"20 5","pages":"1736-1746"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ieam.4895","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139729597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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