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MARINE RISK ASSESSMENT<br />

• a measured BCF significantly lower than predicted from the log Kow, indicating possible<br />

metabolism.<br />

Where evidence exists suggesting that such metabolism may occur, the BMF detailed above may<br />

be reduced. Where such reductions are proposed, a detailed justification must be provided.<br />

Application of different spatial scales<br />

Apart from the fact that <strong>for</strong> the assessment of the risks to the top predator an additional<br />

biomagnification factor is used the assessment also differs in terms of the input values that are<br />

used <strong>for</strong> the seawater concentrations that lead to the concentrations in the food of the different<br />

predators. For the first tier (or trophic level) of predators a worst-case assumption is that they<br />

obtain their prey equally from the local <strong>and</strong> regional area, respectively. This is in line with the<br />

assessment <strong>for</strong> freshwater <strong>and</strong> terrestrial organisms where a similar choice is made. For the<br />

calculation of the PECoral <strong>for</strong> the predators this implies the following:<br />

( PEClocal PECregional<br />

)<br />

PEC +<br />

seawater = 0.<br />

5⋅<br />

seawater,<br />

ann<br />

seawater<br />

When PECseawater is substituted in equation 89 this results in the following equation:<br />

Explanation of symbols<br />

( PEClocalseawater,<br />

ann + PECregionalseawater<br />

) ⋅ 0. 5⋅<br />

BCF ⋅ BMF1<br />

PECoral, predator =<br />

fish<br />

PECoralpredator concentration in the food of the predator [mg . kg -1 ]<br />

PECseawater concentration in seawater [mg . l -1 ]<br />

BCFfish bioconcentration factor [l . kg -1 ] eq. (73)<br />

BMF1 biomagnification factor in fish [-] Table 29<br />

PECregionalseawater predicted environmental concentration in the region [mg . l -1 ]<br />

PEClocalseawater,ann annual average predicted environmental concentration [mg . l -1 ]<br />

For the second tier of organisms, the top predators, it can be assumed that they obtain their prey<br />

mainly from the larger-scale regional marine environment which is to a lesser extent influenced<br />

by point source discharges. However, since it cannot be ruled out that certain top predators prey<br />

on organisms that receive their food from relatively small areas it is proposed to assume, as a<br />

realistic worst case, a 90/10 ratio between regional <strong>and</strong> local food intake. For the calculation of<br />

the oral intake rate <strong>for</strong> the top predator (PECoraltop predator) this implies:<br />

PEC = ⋅ PEClocal + 9 ⋅ PECregional<br />

water<br />

(91)<br />

(92)<br />

0 . 1<br />

seawater,<br />

ann 0.<br />

seawater<br />

(93)<br />

When PECwater is substituted in equation 90 this results in the following equation:<br />

( 0. 1⋅<br />

PEClocalseawater,<br />

ann + 0.<br />

9 ⋅ PECregionalseawater<br />

) ⋅ BCF ⋅ BMF1<br />

⋅ BMF2<br />

PECoral, top predator =<br />

fish<br />

− (94)<br />

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