title: Using Benchmarking To Strengthen the Assessment of Persistence.
abstract: Chemical persistence is a key property for assessing chemical risk and chemical hazard. Current methods for evaluating persistence are based on laboratory tests. The relationship between the laboratory based estimates and persistence in the environment is often unclear, in which case the current methods for evaluating persistence can be questioned. Chemical benchmarking opens new possibilities to measure persistence in the field. In this paper we explore how the benchmarking approach can be applied in both the laboratory and the field to deepen our understanding of chemical persistence in the environment and create a firmer scientific basis for laboratory to field extrapolation of persistence test results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University , SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9159-6652
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: McLachlan
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Science and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), Stockholm University , SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: Hongyan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-7583-2982
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.affiliation: Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre, Unilever, Colworth Science Park, Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire, U.K. , MK44 1LQ.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gouin
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances