Draft:Non-Target Screening in the Rhine Basin

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Non-Target Screening in the Rhine Basin
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Project typeInternational environmental monitoring
ObjectiveImplementation of non-target screening in alarm monitoring
Duration2021 – 2029

Non-Target Screening in the Rhine Basin is an initiative atempting to harmonize non-target screening (NTS) methodology across environmental monitoring authorities in the river Rhine basin[1]. The goal of this harmonization is to reach high comparability of NTS data from different laboratories allowing for detection and tracking of emerging pollutants across monitoring stations along the river Rhine and its tributaries[1][2]. The project is coordinated by the International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine[1][3], and it currently involves institutions from five European countries.

The early stage of the project (2021 – 2024) called "Rhinen Project NTS[1]" was financed by the European Union via the LIFE programme.

During the early stage a platform for fast, automated, centralized evaluation and storage of NTS data was developed[4]. This platform is called the NTS Tool and is hosted by the German state authority IT Baden-Württemberg.

Methodology[edit]

The NTS Tool comprises a harmonized analytical method[5] based on liquide chromatography coupled with high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS), IT infrastructure (cloud, terminal server), software enviMass[6] for NTS data evaluation, quality control measures based on isotopically labeled standard compounds, and the data aggregation and visualization tool (DAV-Tool). The DAV-Tool enables laboratory personel to search for emerging pollutants across all involved monitoring stations. The final technical solution and its functions were presented during the NTS workshop on September 18th, 2023[2].

Participating institutions[edit]

Upcoming goals (2024 – 2029)[edit]

  • The NTS Tool will be used for warning purposes in scope of the International Warning and Alarm Plan Rhine (IWAP Rhine)[2][8][5] since the centralized data evaluation allows to identify contaminants promptly and that appropriate action can be taken to protect public health and the environment.
  • Another aim of the project is the transfer of knowledge about known and unknown emerging pollutants to expert groups and drinking water suppliers in the Rhine river basin.
  • The results gained from the NTS Tool will contribute to monitor the goals formulated in the Rhine 2040 programme[9] including the 30% reduction target for emerging pollutants, the goals of the Zero pollution action plan[10], and individual strategies of the states in the river Rhine basin. The Rhine monitoring program and the Rhine 2040[9] rely on the NTS method to identify newly occurring chemical substances.



References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rhine project non-target screening". www.iksr.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  2. ^ a b c "NTS Workshop, Koblenz 18.09.2023" (PDF). iksr.org.
  3. ^ "Eawag - Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology - Eawag". www.eawag.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  4. ^ "Lessons learned on monitoring, assessment and data exchange in the Rhine Basin" (PDF).
  5. ^ a b "Beschrijving van de plaats van NTS in toekomstige monitoring (2023)" (PDF).
  6. ^ "enviMass". www.envibee.ch. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  7. ^ "Umweltministerin Walker zu Besuch im Wasserlabor". LUBW (in German). Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  8. ^ "Internationaler Warn- und Alarmplan". www.iksr.org. Retrieved 2024-04-05.
  9. ^ a b "Rhine 2040 - Der Rhein und sein Einzugsgebiet: nachhaltig bewirtschaftet und klimaresilient" (PDF).
  10. ^ "EU Action Plan: "Towards a Zero Pollution for Air, Water and Soil"". 13 March 2024.
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