FN Archimer Export Format PT J TI Evaluating pesticide mixture risks in French Mediterranean coastal lagoons waters BT AF Munaron, Dominique Mérigot, Bastien Derolez, Valerie Tapie, Nathalie Budzinski, Hélène Fiandrino, Annie AS 1:1;2:1,3;3:1;4:2;5:2;6:1; FF 1:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;2:;3:PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR;4:;5:;6:PDG-ODE; C1 MARBEC, Ifremer, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Sète, France Univ Bordeaux, EPOC, F-33400 Talence, France MARBEC, Ifremer, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Sète, France C2 IFREMER, FRANCE UNIV BORDEAUX, FRANCE UNIV MONTPELLIER, FRANCE SI SETE TOULON SE PDG-ODE-LITTORAL-LERLR PDG-ODE UM MARBEC IN WOS Ifremer UMR WOS Cotutelle UMR copubli-france copubli-univ-france IF 9.8 TC 7 UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00813/92505/98750.pdf LA English DT Article DE ;POCIS;Thau Lagoon;Or Lagoon;Water Framework Directive;Environmental risk assessment;Phytopharmaceuticals AB To assess the risk of pesticide mixtures in lagoon waters, this study adopted a multi-step approach using integrative passive samplers (POCIS) and concentration addition (CA) toxicological models. Two French Mediterranean lagoons (Thau and Or) were monitored for a range of 68 pesticides continuously over a period of a year (2015–16). The findings revealed mixtures of dissolved pesticides with varying composition and levels over the year. The Or site contained more pesticides than Thau site (37 vs 28 different substances), at higher concentrations (0.1–58.6 ng.L−1 at Or vs <0.1–9.9 at Thau) and with overall higher detection frequencies. All samples showed a potential chronic toxicity risk, depending on the composition and concentrations of co-occurring pesticides. In 74 % of the samples, this pesticide risk was driven by a few single substances (ametryn, atrazine, azoxystrobin, carbendazim, chlorotoluron, irgarol, diuron and metolachlor) and certain transformation products (e.g. DPMU and metolachlor OA/ESA). Individually, these were a threat for the three taxa studied (phytoplankton, crustaceans and fish). Yet even a drastic reduction of these drivers alone (up to 5 % of their current concentration) would not eliminate the toxicity risks in 56 % of the Or Lagoon samples, due to pesticide mixtures. The two CA-based approaches used to assess the combined effect of these mixtures, determined chronic potential negative impacts for both lagoons, while no acute risk was highlighted. This risk was seasonal, indicating the importance of monitoring in key periods (summer, winter and spring) to get a more realistic picture of the pesticide threat in lagoon waters. These findings suggest that it is crucial to review the current EU Water Framework Directive's risk-assessment method, as it may incorrectly determine pesticide risk in lagoons. PY 2023 PD APR SO Science Of The Total Environment SN 0048-9697 PU Elsevier BV VL 867 UT 000961136100001 DI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161303 ID 92505 ER EF