Publications

EU Commission Joint Research Center Technical reports 

Publication Scientifiques

• Toxicity impacts in the environmental footprint method: calculation principles. Sala, S., Biganzoli, F., Mengual, E. S. & Saouter, E. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 27, 587–602 (2022).
• Using REACH for the EU Environmental Footprint: building a usable ecotoxicity database (part I). Erwan Saouter, Fabrizio Biganzoli, Rana Pant, Serenella Sala, Donald Versteeg. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 05/2019;, DOI:10.1002/ieam.4168
• Comparing options for deriving chemical ecotoxicity hazard values for the EU Environmental Footprint (part II). Erwan Saouter, Deidre Wolff, Fabrizio Biganzoli, Donald Versteeg. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 05/2019;, DOI:10.1002/ieam.4169
• Improving substance information in USEtox® , part 2: Data for estimating fate and ecosystem exposure factors. Erwan Saouter, Karin Aschberger, Peter Fantke, Michael Z Hauschild, Aude Kienzler, Alicia Paini, Rana Pant, Anita Radovnikovic, Michela Secchi, Serenella Sala. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 07/2017; 36(12)., DOI:10.1002/etc.3903
•  Improving substance information in USEtox® , part 1: Discussion on data and approaches for estimating freshwaterecotoxicity effect factors. Erwan Saouter, Karin Aschberger, Peter Fantke, Michael Z Hauschild, Stephanie K Bopp, Aude Kienzler, Alicia Paini, Rana Pant, Michela Secchi, Serenella Sala. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 06/2017; 36(12)., DOI:10.1002/etc.3889
• Estimating chemical ecotoxicity in EU ecolabel and in EU product environmental footprint. Erwan Saouter, An De Schryver, Rana Pant, Serenella Sala:. Environment International 09/2018; 118., DOI:10.1016/j.envint.2018.05.0222.
• Comparing chemical environmental scores using USEtoxTM and CDV from the European Ecolabel. Saouter, E. G., Perazzolo, C. & Steiner, L. D. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 16, 795–802 (2011). DOI:10.1007/s11367-011-0314-63.
• In quest of reducing the environmental impacts of food production and consumption. Serenella Sala, Assumpcio’ Anton, Sarah J. McLaren, Bruno Notarnicola, Erwan Saouter, Ulf Sonesson. Journal of Cleaner Production 09/2016; 140., DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.09.0544.
• Modelling of food loss within life cycle assessment: From current practice towards a systematisation. Sara Corrado, Fulvio Ardente, Serenella Sala, Erwan Saouter. Journal of Cleaner Production 06/2016; 140., DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.0505.
• The role of life cycle assessment in supporting sustainable agri-food systems: A review of the challenges. Bruno Notarnicola, Serenella Sala, Assumpció Anton, Sarah J. McLaren, Erwan Saouter, Ulf Sonesson. Journal of Cleaner Production 06/2016; 140., DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.0716. 

• Owsianiak, M. , Michael Z. Hauschild, Leo Posthuma, Erwan Saouter, Martina G. Vijver, Thomas Backhaus, Mélanie Douziech, Tamar Schlekat, Peter Fantke. Ecotoxicity characterization of chemicals: Global recommendations and implementation in USEtox. Chemosphere 310, 136807 (2023).
• Sala, S., Biganzoli, F., Mengual, E. S. & Saouter, E. Toxicity impacts in the environmental footprint method: calculation principles. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. 27, 587–602 (2022).
• Dorne, J. L. C. M. et al. EFSA’s OpenFoodTox: An open source toxicological database on chemicals in food and feed and its future developments. Environ Int 146, 106293 (2021).
• Erwan Saouter, Fabrizio Biganzoli, Rana Pant, Serenella Sala, Donald Versteeg: Using REACH for the EU Environmental Footprint: building a usable ecotoxicity database (part I). Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 05/2019;, DOI:10.1002/ieam.4168
• Erwan Saouter, Deidre Wolff, Fabrizio Biganzoli, Donald Versteeg: Comparing options for deriving chemical ecotoxicity hazard values for the EU Environmental Footprint (part II). Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 05/2019;, DOI:10.1002/ieam.4169
• Peter Fantke, Nicolo Aurisano, Jane Bare, Thomas Backhaus, Cécile Bulle, Peter M. Chapman, Dick De Zwart, Robert Dwyer, Alexi Ernstoff, Laura Golsteijn, Hanna Holmquist, Olivier Jolliet, Thomas E. McKone, Mikołaj Owsianiak, Willie Peijnenburg, Leo Posthuma, Sandra Roos, Erwan Saouter, Diederik Schowanek, Nico M. van Straalen, Martina G. Vijver, Michael Hauschild: Toward Harmonizing Ecotoxicity Characterization in Life Cycle Impact Assessment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 09/2018; 37(12)., DOI:10.1002/etc.42617
• Erwan Saouter, Karin Aschberger, Peter Fantke, Michael Z Hauschild, Aude Kienzler, Alicia Paini, Rana Pant, Anita Radovnikovic, Michela Secchi, Serenella Sala: Improving substance information in USEtox® , part 2: Data for estimating fate and ecosystem exposure factors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 07/2017; 36(12)., DOI:10.1002/etc.3903
• Erwan Saouter, Karin Aschberger, Peter Fantke, Michael Z Hauschild, Stephanie K Bopp, Aude Kienzler, Alicia Paini, Rana Pant, Michela Secchi, Serenella Sala: Improving substance information in USEtox® , part 1: Discussion on data and approaches for estimating freshwater ecotoxicity effect factors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 06/2017; 36(12)., DOI:10.1002/etc.3889

• Bradley Ridoutt, Peter Fantke, Stephan Pfister, Jane Bare, Anne-Marie Boulay, Francesco Cherubini, Rolf Frischknecht, Michael Hauschild, Stefanie Hellweg, Andrew Henderson, Olivier Jolliet, Annie Levasseur, Manuele Margni, Thomas McKone, Ottar Michelsen, Llorenç Milà I Canals, Girija Page, Rana Pant, Marco Raugei, Serenella Sala, Erwan Saouter, Francesca Verones, Thomas Wiedmann: Making Sense of the Minefield of Footprint Indicators. Environmental Science and Technology 02/2015; 49(5)., DOI:10.1021/acs.est.5b001637. 
  
• Serenella Sala, Erwan Saouter: Planetary Boundaries and Chemical Pollution: A Grail Quest?. 11/2014; 36(6)., DOI:10.1515/ci-2014-06038. 
• Erwan Saouter, Gert van Hoof, Charles A. Pittinger, Tom C. J. Feijtel: The effect of compact formulations on the environmental profile of Northern European granular laundry detergents: Part I: Environmental risk assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 11/2001; 6(6):363-372., DOI:10.1007/BF02978867 9. 
• Erwan Saouter, Gert van Hoof, Tom C. J. Feijtel, J. William Owens: The Effect of Compact Formulations on the Environmental Profile of Northern European Granular Laundry Detergents Part II: Life Cycle Assessment. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 06/2002; 7(1):27-38., DOI:10.1007/BF0297890710. 
• Erwan Saouter, Peter White: Laundry Detergents: Cleaner Clothes and a Cleaner Environment. Corporate Environmental Strategy 02/2002; 9(1):40-51., DOI:10.1016/S1066-7938(01)00149-X11. Erwan Saouter, Gert van Hoof: A Database for the Life-Cycle Assessment of Procter & Gamble. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment 01/2002; 7(2):103-114., DOI:10.1007/BF0297885412. 
• Erwan Saouter, Charlie Pittinger, Tom Feijtel: Aquatic Environmental Impact of Detergents: From Simple to More Sophisticated Models. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 11/2001; 50(2):153-9., DOI:10.1006/eesa.2001.2084

• Erwan Saouter, Ina Andreasen: Costs and Benefits of Communicating Product Safety Information to the Public Via the Internet. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 04/2006; 2(2):191-5., DOI:10.1002/ieam.56300202122. 
• E Saouter: Science-in-the box or a commitment towards more transparency. EnviroInfo (2), 163-171. ISBN 282930275-3 

• Pascal Radix, Marc Léonard, Christos Papantoniou, Gilles Roman, Erwan Saouter, Sophie Gallotti-Schmitt, Hervé Thiébaud, Paule Vasseur: Comparison of Four Chronic Toxicity Tests Using Algae, Bacteria, and Invertebrates Assessed with Sixteen Chemicals. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 11/2000; 47(2):186-94., DOI:10.1006/eesa.2000.19662. 
• Pascal Radix, Marc Léonard, Christos Papantoniou, Gilles Roman, Erwan Saouter, Sophie Gallotti—Schmitt, Hervé Thiébaud, Paule Vasseur: Comparison of Brachionus calyciflorus 2‐d and microtox® chronic 22‐h tests with Daphnia magna 21‐d test for the chronic toxicity assessment of chemicals. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 10/1999; 18(10):2178 - 2185., DOI:10.1002/etc.56201810093. 
• Erwan Saouter, Mark Gillman, Tamar Barkay: An evaluation of mer-specified reduction of ionic mercury as a remedial tool of a mercury-contaminated freshwater pond. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 03/1995; 14(3):343-348., DOI:10.1007/BF015699494. 
• Erwan Saouter, Mark Gillman, Ralph Turner, Tamar Barkay: Development and field validation of a microcosm to simulate the mercury cycle in a contaminated pond. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 01/1995; 14(1):69 - 77., DOI:10.1002/etc.56201401095. 
• S Nazaret, W H Jeffrey, E Saouter, R Von Haven, T Barkay: MerA gene-expression in aquatic environments measured by message-RNA production and Hg(II) volatilization. Applied and Environmental Microbiology 12/1994; 60(11):4059-65.6. 
• Erwan Saouter, Beat Blattmann: Analyses of Organic and Inorganic Mercury by Atomic Fluorescence Spectrometry Using a Semiautomatic Analytical System. Analytical Chemistry 07/1994; 66(13)., DOI:10.1021/ac00085a0187. 
• Erwan Saouter, Ralph Turner, Tamar Barkay: Microbial Reduction of Ionic Mercury for the Removal of Mercury from Contaminated Environments. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 06/1994; 721(1):423-7., DOI:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1994.tb47413.x8. 
• E. Saouter, P. G. C. Campbell, F. Ribeyre, A. Boudou: Use of Partial Extractions to Study Mercury Partitioning on Natural Sediment Particles—A Cautionary Note. International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry 12/1993; 54(1):57-68., DOI:10.1080/030673193080444279. 
• E. Saouter, L. Hare, P.G.C. Campbell, A. Boudou, F. Ribeyre: Mercury accumulation in the burrowing mayfly Hexagenia rigida (Ephemeroptera) exposed to CH3HgCl or HgCl2 in water and sediment. Water Research 06/1993; 27(6-27):1041-1048., DOI:10.1016/0043-1354(93)90068-S10. 
• Tamar Barkay, Ralph Turner, Erwan Saouter, Joanne Horn: Mercury biotransformations and their potential for remediation of mercury contamination. Biodegradation 06/1992; 3(2):147-159., DOI:10.1007/BF0012908011. Landis Hare, 
• Erwan Saouter, Peter G. C. Campbell, André Tessier, Francis Ribeyre, Alain Boudou: Dynamics of Cadmium, Lead, and Zinc Exchange between Nymphs of the Burrowing Mayfly Hexagenia rigida (Ephemeroptera) and the Environment.Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 04/1991; 48(1):39-47., DOI:10.1139/f91-00612. 
• A. Boudou, M. Delnomdedieu, D. Georgescauld, F. Ribeyre, E. Saouter: Fundamental roles of biological barriers in mercury accumulation and transfer in freshwater ecosystems (analysis at organism, organ, cell and molecular levels). Water Air and Soil Pollution 04/1991; 56(1):807-821., DOI:10.1007/BF0034231813. 
• E Saouter, F Ribeyre, A Boudou, R Maury-Brachet: Hexagenia rigida (Ephemeroptera) as a biological model in aquatic ecotoxicology: Experimental studies on mercury transfers from sediment. Environmental Pollution 02/1991; 69(1):51-67., DOI:10.1016/0269-7491(91)90163-Q14. 
• Saouter ER, R Le Menn, A Boudou, F Ribeyre: Structural and ultrastructural analysis if gills and gut of Hexagenia rigida nymphs (Ephemeroptera) in relation to contamination mechanisms. Tissue and Cell 02/1991; 23(6):929-38., DOI:10.1016/0040-8166(91)90042-R15. 
• Catherine Zoll, Erwan Saouter, Alain Boudou, Francis Ribeyre, André Jaylet: Genotoxicity and bioaccumulation of methyl mercury and mercuric chloride in vivo in the newt Pleurodeles waltl. Mutagenesis 08/1988; 3(4):337-43., DOI:10.1093/mutage/3.4.33716. SYLVIE NAZARET, WADE H. JEFFREY, ERWAN SAOUTER, ROBIN VON HAVEN, TAMAR BARKAY: merAGeneExpression inAquatic Environments Measured by mRNA Production andHg(II) Volatilizationt.,