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A river basin least cost approach is regarded as one of the most suitable solutions for CEE countries water quality management strategy. Due to a high incidence of untreated wastewater reaching surface waters in CEE there is a need to modify traditional risk assessment methods for “down the drain” consumer product ingredients. We adopt the risk assessment methodology to a river basin least cost approach strategy. Our approach invokes an impact zone concept whereby the receiving water can be thought of as being analogous to a wastewater treatment system. After self purification, the recovered ecosystem is then assessed by traditional risk assessment methods. The approach utilizes the water quality simulation model QUAL2E for predicting the pollutant fate and exposure concentrations.
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Jaworska, J.S., Masscheleyn, P., Mcavoy, D.C. (2001). Application of the QUAL2E Water Quality Model for Untreated Discharge Risk Assessment in Central and Eastern Europe. In: Linkov, I., Palma-Oliveira, J. (eds) Assessment and Management of Environmental Risks. NATO Science Series, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-0987-4_16
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