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Table 1 Illustration representing some elements of the RiBaTox decision tree and fact sheets, in relation to the conceptual framework for solution-focused risk assessment and end-user needs

From: The RiBaTox web tool: selecting methods to assess and manage the diverse problem of chemical pollution in surface waters

Decision tree-level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Monitoring strategies

  
 

Sampling strategies

 
  

Grab sampling

  

Passive sampling for organic contaminants

  

Passive sampling for trace metals

  

LVSPE

  

Event sampling

 

Analytical strategies

 
  

Target analysis

  

SOPs compounds

  

SOPs compound classes

  

Preparation of standards

  

Suspect screening

  

Non-target screening

 

Strategies for effect-based monitoring

 
  

In vivo tools

  

In vitro tools

  

Benchmarks and trigger values

  

Biological early warning systems

 

Strategies for toxicant identification

 
  

Ecotoxicological mass balances

  

Virtual EDA

  

Higher tier EDA

 

Strategies for ecological assessment

 
  

Macrofauna community based

  

PICT

  

Fish biomarkers

  

Weight of evidence approaches

  1. The table shows a part of the decision tree that users are offered regarding monitoring strategies (column 1, WFD, Annex V). Column 2 shows the systematic subgrouping of main actions that can be applied. Column 3 identifies specific techniques and provides detailed fact sheets