D2.3.1-Analisi della letteratura relativa alla ...

The occurrence of priority substances in the lagoon environmental matrixes (water, biota and sediment) is frequently controlled by dedicated periodic monitoring, required by law (e.g. according to the requirements of the Water Framework Directive, DIR 2000/60/CE, and related directives, and their implementation at the national level). In this moment it is crucial to extend the current knowledge about the lagoon contamination to the “contaminants of emerging concerns” or simply the so-called “emerging contaminants”, because the risk they pose to human health and the environment is not yet fully understood.