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Papers by Hans Sanderson

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Sep 1, 2023

Aarhus University Press eBooks, Nov 6, 2015

Aarhus University Press eBooks, Mar 5, 2021

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Journal of toxicology and environmental health, Dec 31, 2009

Naphthenic acids (NA) are a complex mixture of carboxylic acids that are natural constituents of ... more Naphthenic acids (NA) are a complex mixture of carboxylic acids that are natural constituents of oil sand found in north-eastern Alberta, Canada. NA are released and concentrated in the alkaline water used in the extraction of bitumen from oil sand sediment. NA have been identified as the principal toxic components of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), and microbial degradation of lower molecular weight (MW) NA decreases the toxicity of NA mixtures in OSPW. Analysis by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicated that larger, more cyclic NA contain greater carboxylic acid content, thereby decreasing their hydrophobicity and acute toxicity in comparison to lower MW NA. The relationship between the acute toxicity of NA and hydrophobicity suggests that narcosis is the probable mode of acute toxic action. The applicability of a (quantitative) structure-activity relationship [(Q)SAR] model to accurately predict the toxicity of NA-like surrogates was investigated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ECOSAR model predicted the toxicity of NA-like surrogates with acceptable accuracy in comparison to observed toxicity values from Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna assays, indicating that the model has potential to serve as a prioritization tool for identifying NA structures likely to produce an increased toxicity. Investigating NA of equal MW, the ECOSAR model predicted increased toxic potency for NA containing fewer carbon rings. Furthermore, NA structures with a linear grouping of carbon rings had a greater predicted toxic potency than structures containing carbon rings in a clustered grouping.

To remain relevant in the green transition, companies are beginning to voluntarily account for th... more To remain relevant in the green transition, companies are beginning to voluntarily account for the exchange of emissions in their supply chain transactions and using the resulting greenhouse gas inventories for climate resilient decision support. Market advantages of sustainability and transparency see a shift from internal decision support tools to external communication tools which potentially expose companies to the risk of uncovering greenwashing if claims are not supported by transparent data, sound modelling, and a climate just emissions inventory, which considers external impacts connected to the production system. The different methods and standards in place for such greenhouse gas inventories, despite all referring to the ISO life cycle analysis standards and guidelines, present mixed signals and leave room for different interpretations, that may ultimately lead to cascading greenwashing, misleading results, and false successes. The new GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance draft addresses this in part. With the GHG Protocol moving into revision periods, we identify gaps that present barriers to companies, or allow for interpretations that goes against the intentions of reporting GHG emissions related to an activity or organisation. The literature agrees that not rectifying these subtleties present counterproductive decision support for the green transition's overall goal: to reduce global emissions. Keywords-climate change mitigation and adaptation; economic structures; inequality; driving forces; transitional risks; consequential attributional Scope 3 emissions and inequalities Companies are expected to play a pivotal role in reaching national emission targets by reducing their production related emissions, but such policies do not yet address embedded emissions in the value chain. Still, companies can voluntarily disclose their organisational or product footprints, and carbon management strategies e.g. via CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) and Science Based Targets (SBTi) on a global level. In Europe, emission disclosure is expected to be part of the larger requirements for companies satisfying the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (European Commission, 2022). The dominant language for how to estimate these emissions follow the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), which define three scopes that emission sources are allocated to, and how to navigate varying qualities of data. For the majority of companies, the most significant portion of their emissions are in scope 3, the value-chain (Sanderson, 2021). Despite contributing so much, activities reported across the 15 categories of scope 3 (both up and down the value chain) are chosen by the company, and all 15 categories are considered optional by the GHGP. If we consider perceptions of justice and sustainability against the global emission distribution, we can say that including scope 3 emissions is a requirement for the climate just GHG inventory. Further, if the inventory is to provide adequate decision support, the methods used to estimate emissions need to represent the true impact, i.e. by including all relevant activities and considered from a systems perspective, for a just and sustainable global transition. The most significant Disclaimer/Publisher's Note: The statements, opinions, and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions, or products referred to in the content.

Aarhus University Press eBooks, Mar 5, 2021

Aquatic Toxicology, Dec 1, 2007

Pharmaceuticals in the environment have been subject to increasing public concern and scientific ... more Pharmaceuticals in the environment have been subject to increasing public concern and scientific investigation over the past years. More than 100 active pharmaceutical ingredients have been detected in surface waters worldwide at the ng to microg L(-1) range. At these low levels it is commonly assumed that only chronic and/or mixture toxic effects will be discernible in aquatic ecosystems and that there are orders of magnitude between exposure and effect concentrations. Assessment of potential ecosystem risk of pharmaceuticals are recommended but rarely performed in mesocosms, so for most risk assessments the final tier to reduce extrapolation uncertainty is missing. This paper describes the fate and effects of the anthelmintic drug ivermectin for a 265-day period following treatment (nominal concentration levels of 0, 30, 100, 1000 ng L(-1) (or parts per trillion (ppt)) in fifteen 12,000 L outdoor aquatic mesocosms. Although it is established that ivermectin is highly toxic towards invertebrates, it has been believed that ivermectin does not present notable risks to aquatic systems due to the rapid dissipation of the compound and binding to the sediment. Hence, fate and exchange of ivermectin between water and sediment were evaluated in this study. The ivermectin DT(50aqueous) in water was found to be 3-5 days, but concentrations increased and appeared to be stabile in the sediment at 20-30 ng kg(-1) with no assessable DT(50sed). Acute effects (first week) following ivermectin exposure were identified and cladocerans were particularly sensitive (nom. 100 ppt). Chronic responses (<day 97) were observed for the ecosystem structure and function (nom. 30 ppt). Long-term effects (>229 days) were identified for more sediment-active organisms (e.g. Chydoriae and Ephemeroptera) (nom. 1000 ppt). This is the first study to demonstrate the potential environmental risk of ivermectin at or below the predicted environmental concentration using a standardized test methodology (mesocosm) with minimal extrapolation uncertainty.

As a part of the European Green Deal, the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive will apply to... more As a part of the European Green Deal, the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive will apply to over 50,000 companies in Europe, meant to advance the quality of sustainability reporting in the EU, and reduce global emissions and emission distribution inequality. Part of the requirements centre around organisational emission quantification, which will bring much attention to the methodological aspects and resulting decision support capability, which calls for synthesis and argues for clarity. Currently, quantifying the emissions embedded in global transactions mostly focus on direct value-chain attributes, and do not consider unintended consequences beyond the scope of assessment. To achieve genuine reductions, estimated emissions must be considered from a systems perspective to accurately reflect their true impact. While emission inventories serve several purposes, incorrect application limits their potential. The CSRD aligns itself with the GHG Protocol, which does not explicitly facilitate this distinction, although new Land Sector and Removals Guidance draft does, in part. With first CSRD reports expected in 2025, and the GHG protocol entering a revisions period, it presents an opportunity to marry systems thinking with carbon literacy, thereby equipping the expected surge of activity with the sufficient tools for an accelerated transition.

Environmental Research, Aug 1, 2023

Although pharmaceuticals have been exposed to the environment with no or very little care, their ... more Although pharmaceuticals have been exposed to the environment with no or very little care, their environmental toxicity has been studied experimentally only to a limited extent till date.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Jul 25, 2022

Cationic polymers are considered by the scientific and regulatory communities as a group of great... more Cationic polymers are considered by the scientific and regulatory communities as a group of greater interest amongst the polymers in commerce. As a category, relatively little hazard information is available in the public literature. Very few examples exist of published, high‐quality polymer characterization and quantification of exposure. In the present study we describe a series of fish embryo toxicity (FET) and fish gill cytotoxicity assays used to establish a baseline understanding of several representative polyquaternium categories (PQ‐6, PQ‐10, PQ‐16) in animal alternative models, accompanied by high‐quality analytical characterization. Materials were chosen to encompass a range of molecular weights and charge densities to determine the influence of test material characteristics on toxicity. Both chorionated and dechorionated FET assays were generally similar to published acute fish toxicity data. Toxicity was correlated with cationic polymer charge density, and not with molecular weight, and was a combination of physical effects and likely toxicity at the site of action. Toxicity could be ameliorated by humic acid in a dose‐dependent manner. Fish gill cytotoxicity results were orders of magnitude less sensitive than FET test responses. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:2259–2272. © 2022 SETAC

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Historically, polymers have been excluded from registration and evaluation under the Registration... more Historically, polymers have been excluded from registration and evaluation under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) program, the European chemical management program. Recently, interest has increased to include polymers. A tiered registration system has been envisioned and would begin with classes of polymers of greater interest based on certain properties. Cationic polymers are one such class. There is a pressing need to understand the quality and limitations of historical cationic polymer studies and to identify key sources of uncertainty in environmental hazard assessments so we can move toward scientifically robust analyses. To that end, we performed a critical review of the existing cationic polymer environmental effects literature to evaluate polymer characterization and test methodologies to understand how these parameters may affect test interpretation. The relationship between physicochemical parameters, acute and chronic toxici...

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, 2017

This chapter reviews the environmental toxicity of CWAs and their metabolites as well as mixtures... more This chapter reviews the environmental toxicity of CWAs and their metabolites as well as mixtures of CWAs. We used Microtox™ to generate EC50 value for 11 compounds. We observed hormetic effects for two compounds namely Triphenylarsine and Triphenylarsine oxide. None of the mixtures tested show sign of synergism. Two compounds can be characterized as very toxic as both α-chloroacetophenone (EC50 = 11.20 μg L−1) and 2-chlorovinylarsinic acid (EC50 = 31.20 μg L−1) demonstrated EC50 values below 1000 μg L−1. Several compounds can be characterized as toxic as 1,2,5-trithiepane (EC50 = 1170 μg L−1), 1,4,5-oxadithiepane (EC50 = 1700 μg L−1), phenarsazinic acid (EC50 = 5330 μg L−1) and 1,4-dithiane (EC50 = 9970 μg L−1) as these compounds demonstrated EC50 values between 1000 μg L−1 and 10,000 μg L−1. An D. magna acute LC50 for, the compound most frequently detected compound (DPA [ox]), was determined to be 100,000 μg L−1. A chronic D. magna LC5019days of 640 μg L−1 was derived for the compound. A 14-day locomotor behaviour test on adult male Zebrafish (Danio rerio) revealed altered behaviour when exposed to concentrations of 1,4,5-oxadithiepane down to 40.3 ± 2.9 μg L−1. A NOECweight and NOECmortality greater than 1533 μg L−1 was determined for 1,4,5-oxadithiepane.

General information Publication status: Published Organisations: Danish Shellfish Centre, Nationa... more General information Publication status: Published Organisations: Danish Shellfish Centre, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Section for Ecosystem based Marine Management, Section for Marine Living Resources, Section for Oceans and Arctic, Aarhus University Contributors: Petersen, J. K. (ed.), Holm, A. S., Christensen, A., Krekoukiotis, D., Jakobsen, H., Sanderson, H., Andreasen, H., Gislason, H., Strand, J., Behrens, J., Hansen, J. W., Svendsen, J. C., Timmermann, K., Møller, L. F., Bach, L., Larsen, M. M., Zrust, M., Nielsen, M. M., Eigaard, O. R., Nielsen, P., Stæhr, P. A., Høgslund, S., Nielsen, T. G. Number of pages: 118 Publication date: 2018

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Sep 1, 2023

Aarhus University Press eBooks, Nov 6, 2015

Aarhus University Press eBooks, Mar 5, 2021

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Journal of toxicology and environmental health, Dec 31, 2009

Naphthenic acids (NA) are a complex mixture of carboxylic acids that are natural constituents of ... more Naphthenic acids (NA) are a complex mixture of carboxylic acids that are natural constituents of oil sand found in north-eastern Alberta, Canada. NA are released and concentrated in the alkaline water used in the extraction of bitumen from oil sand sediment. NA have been identified as the principal toxic components of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW), and microbial degradation of lower molecular weight (MW) NA decreases the toxicity of NA mixtures in OSPW. Analysis by proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicated that larger, more cyclic NA contain greater carboxylic acid content, thereby decreasing their hydrophobicity and acute toxicity in comparison to lower MW NA. The relationship between the acute toxicity of NA and hydrophobicity suggests that narcosis is the probable mode of acute toxic action. The applicability of a (quantitative) structure-activity relationship [(Q)SAR] model to accurately predict the toxicity of NA-like surrogates was investigated. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ECOSAR model predicted the toxicity of NA-like surrogates with acceptable accuracy in comparison to observed toxicity values from Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna assays, indicating that the model has potential to serve as a prioritization tool for identifying NA structures likely to produce an increased toxicity. Investigating NA of equal MW, the ECOSAR model predicted increased toxic potency for NA containing fewer carbon rings. Furthermore, NA structures with a linear grouping of carbon rings had a greater predicted toxic potency than structures containing carbon rings in a clustered grouping.

To remain relevant in the green transition, companies are beginning to voluntarily account for th... more To remain relevant in the green transition, companies are beginning to voluntarily account for the exchange of emissions in their supply chain transactions and using the resulting greenhouse gas inventories for climate resilient decision support. Market advantages of sustainability and transparency see a shift from internal decision support tools to external communication tools which potentially expose companies to the risk of uncovering greenwashing if claims are not supported by transparent data, sound modelling, and a climate just emissions inventory, which considers external impacts connected to the production system. The different methods and standards in place for such greenhouse gas inventories, despite all referring to the ISO life cycle analysis standards and guidelines, present mixed signals and leave room for different interpretations, that may ultimately lead to cascading greenwashing, misleading results, and false successes. The new GHG Protocol Land Sector and Removals Guidance draft addresses this in part. With the GHG Protocol moving into revision periods, we identify gaps that present barriers to companies, or allow for interpretations that goes against the intentions of reporting GHG emissions related to an activity or organisation. The literature agrees that not rectifying these subtleties present counterproductive decision support for the green transition's overall goal: to reduce global emissions. Keywords-climate change mitigation and adaptation; economic structures; inequality; driving forces; transitional risks; consequential attributional Scope 3 emissions and inequalities Companies are expected to play a pivotal role in reaching national emission targets by reducing their production related emissions, but such policies do not yet address embedded emissions in the value chain. Still, companies can voluntarily disclose their organisational or product footprints, and carbon management strategies e.g. via CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) and Science Based Targets (SBTi) on a global level. In Europe, emission disclosure is expected to be part of the larger requirements for companies satisfying the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) (European Commission, 2022). The dominant language for how to estimate these emissions follow the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHGP), which define three scopes that emission sources are allocated to, and how to navigate varying qualities of data. For the majority of companies, the most significant portion of their emissions are in scope 3, the value-chain (Sanderson, 2021). Despite contributing so much, activities reported across the 15 categories of scope 3 (both up and down the value chain) are chosen by the company, and all 15 categories are considered optional by the GHGP. If we consider perceptions of justice and sustainability against the global emission distribution, we can say that including scope 3 emissions is a requirement for the climate just GHG inventory. Further, if the inventory is to provide adequate decision support, the methods used to estimate emissions need to represent the true impact, i.e. by including all relevant activities and considered from a systems perspective, for a just and sustainable global transition. The most significant Disclaimer/Publisher's Note: The statements, opinions, and data contained in all publications are solely those of the individual author(s) and contributor(s) and not of MDPI and/or the editor(s). MDPI and/or the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to people or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions, or products referred to in the content.

Aarhus University Press eBooks, Mar 5, 2021

Aquatic Toxicology, Dec 1, 2007

Pharmaceuticals in the environment have been subject to increasing public concern and scientific ... more Pharmaceuticals in the environment have been subject to increasing public concern and scientific investigation over the past years. More than 100 active pharmaceutical ingredients have been detected in surface waters worldwide at the ng to microg L(-1) range. At these low levels it is commonly assumed that only chronic and/or mixture toxic effects will be discernible in aquatic ecosystems and that there are orders of magnitude between exposure and effect concentrations. Assessment of potential ecosystem risk of pharmaceuticals are recommended but rarely performed in mesocosms, so for most risk assessments the final tier to reduce extrapolation uncertainty is missing. This paper describes the fate and effects of the anthelmintic drug ivermectin for a 265-day period following treatment (nominal concentration levels of 0, 30, 100, 1000 ng L(-1) (or parts per trillion (ppt)) in fifteen 12,000 L outdoor aquatic mesocosms. Although it is established that ivermectin is highly toxic towards invertebrates, it has been believed that ivermectin does not present notable risks to aquatic systems due to the rapid dissipation of the compound and binding to the sediment. Hence, fate and exchange of ivermectin between water and sediment were evaluated in this study. The ivermectin DT(50aqueous) in water was found to be 3-5 days, but concentrations increased and appeared to be stabile in the sediment at 20-30 ng kg(-1) with no assessable DT(50sed). Acute effects (first week) following ivermectin exposure were identified and cladocerans were particularly sensitive (nom. 100 ppt). Chronic responses (<day 97) were observed for the ecosystem structure and function (nom. 30 ppt). Long-term effects (>229 days) were identified for more sediment-active organisms (e.g. Chydoriae and Ephemeroptera) (nom. 1000 ppt). This is the first study to demonstrate the potential environmental risk of ivermectin at or below the predicted environmental concentration using a standardized test methodology (mesocosm) with minimal extrapolation uncertainty.

As a part of the European Green Deal, the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive will apply to... more As a part of the European Green Deal, the Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive will apply to over 50,000 companies in Europe, meant to advance the quality of sustainability reporting in the EU, and reduce global emissions and emission distribution inequality. Part of the requirements centre around organisational emission quantification, which will bring much attention to the methodological aspects and resulting decision support capability, which calls for synthesis and argues for clarity. Currently, quantifying the emissions embedded in global transactions mostly focus on direct value-chain attributes, and do not consider unintended consequences beyond the scope of assessment. To achieve genuine reductions, estimated emissions must be considered from a systems perspective to accurately reflect their true impact. While emission inventories serve several purposes, incorrect application limits their potential. The CSRD aligns itself with the GHG Protocol, which does not explicitly facilitate this distinction, although new Land Sector and Removals Guidance draft does, in part. With first CSRD reports expected in 2025, and the GHG protocol entering a revisions period, it presents an opportunity to marry systems thinking with carbon literacy, thereby equipping the expected surge of activity with the sufficient tools for an accelerated transition.

Environmental Research, Aug 1, 2023

Although pharmaceuticals have been exposed to the environment with no or very little care, their ... more Although pharmaceuticals have been exposed to the environment with no or very little care, their environmental toxicity has been studied experimentally only to a limited extent till date.

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Jul 25, 2022

Cationic polymers are considered by the scientific and regulatory communities as a group of great... more Cationic polymers are considered by the scientific and regulatory communities as a group of greater interest amongst the polymers in commerce. As a category, relatively little hazard information is available in the public literature. Very few examples exist of published, high‐quality polymer characterization and quantification of exposure. In the present study we describe a series of fish embryo toxicity (FET) and fish gill cytotoxicity assays used to establish a baseline understanding of several representative polyquaternium categories (PQ‐6, PQ‐10, PQ‐16) in animal alternative models, accompanied by high‐quality analytical characterization. Materials were chosen to encompass a range of molecular weights and charge densities to determine the influence of test material characteristics on toxicity. Both chorionated and dechorionated FET assays were generally similar to published acute fish toxicity data. Toxicity was correlated with cationic polymer charge density, and not with molecular weight, and was a combination of physical effects and likely toxicity at the site of action. Toxicity could be ameliorated by humic acid in a dose‐dependent manner. Fish gill cytotoxicity results were orders of magnitude less sensitive than FET test responses. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:2259–2272. © 2022 SETAC

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Historically, polymers have been excluded from registration and evaluation under the Registration... more Historically, polymers have been excluded from registration and evaluation under the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) program, the European chemical management program. Recently, interest has increased to include polymers. A tiered registration system has been envisioned and would begin with classes of polymers of greater interest based on certain properties. Cationic polymers are one such class. There is a pressing need to understand the quality and limitations of historical cationic polymer studies and to identify key sources of uncertainty in environmental hazard assessments so we can move toward scientifically robust analyses. To that end, we performed a critical review of the existing cationic polymer environmental effects literature to evaluate polymer characterization and test methodologies to understand how these parameters may affect test interpretation. The relationship between physicochemical parameters, acute and chronic toxici...

NATO Science for Peace and Security Series C: Environmental Security, 2017

This chapter reviews the environmental toxicity of CWAs and their metabolites as well as mixtures... more This chapter reviews the environmental toxicity of CWAs and their metabolites as well as mixtures of CWAs. We used Microtox™ to generate EC50 value for 11 compounds. We observed hormetic effects for two compounds namely Triphenylarsine and Triphenylarsine oxide. None of the mixtures tested show sign of synergism. Two compounds can be characterized as very toxic as both α-chloroacetophenone (EC50 = 11.20 μg L−1) and 2-chlorovinylarsinic acid (EC50 = 31.20 μg L−1) demonstrated EC50 values below 1000 μg L−1. Several compounds can be characterized as toxic as 1,2,5-trithiepane (EC50 = 1170 μg L−1), 1,4,5-oxadithiepane (EC50 = 1700 μg L−1), phenarsazinic acid (EC50 = 5330 μg L−1) and 1,4-dithiane (EC50 = 9970 μg L−1) as these compounds demonstrated EC50 values between 1000 μg L−1 and 10,000 μg L−1. An D. magna acute LC50 for, the compound most frequently detected compound (DPA [ox]), was determined to be 100,000 μg L−1. A chronic D. magna LC5019days of 640 μg L−1 was derived for the compound. A 14-day locomotor behaviour test on adult male Zebrafish (Danio rerio) revealed altered behaviour when exposed to concentrations of 1,4,5-oxadithiepane down to 40.3 ± 2.9 μg L−1. A NOECweight and NOECmortality greater than 1533 μg L−1 was determined for 1,4,5-oxadithiepane.

General information Publication status: Published Organisations: Danish Shellfish Centre, Nationa... more General information Publication status: Published Organisations: Danish Shellfish Centre, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Section for Ecosystem based Marine Management, Section for Marine Living Resources, Section for Oceans and Arctic, Aarhus University Contributors: Petersen, J. K. (ed.), Holm, A. S., Christensen, A., Krekoukiotis, D., Jakobsen, H., Sanderson, H., Andreasen, H., Gislason, H., Strand, J., Behrens, J., Hansen, J. W., Svendsen, J. C., Timmermann, K., Møller, L. F., Bach, L., Larsen, M. M., Zrust, M., Nielsen, M. M., Eigaard, O. R., Nielsen, P., Stæhr, P. A., Høgslund, S., Nielsen, T. G. Number of pages: 118 Publication date: 2018