@article{KirchnerHerrmannMatrasetal.2022,
  author    = {Kirchner, Andr{\´e} and Herrmann, Nico and Matras, Paul and M{\"u}ller, Iris and Meister, Julia and Schattner, Thomas G.},
  title     = {A pedo-geomorphological view on land use and its potential in the surroundings of the ancient Hispano-Roman city Munigua (Seville, SW Spain)},
  series = {E\&G Quaternary Science Journal},
  volume    = {71},
  journal   = {E\&G Quaternary Science Journal},
  number    = {2},
  doi       = {10.5194/egqsj-71-123-2022},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-300141},
  pages     = {123 -- 143},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {This study investigates the surroundings of Munigua (municipium Flavium Muniguense), a small Roman town in the ancient province of Hispania Baetica (SW Spain). The city's economy was based primarily on copper and iron mining, which brought financial prosperity to its citizens. Local production of agricultural goods is thought to have been of little importance, as the regional soil conditions do not seem to be suitable for extensive agriculture. To evaluate the recent soil agro-potential and to find evidence for prehistoric and historic land use in the surroundings of Munigua, we applied a pedo-geomorphological approach based on the physico-chemical analysis of 14 representative soil and sediment exposures. Selected samples were analyzed for bulk chemistry, texture and phytoliths. The chronostratigraphy of the sequences was based on radiocarbon dating of charcoal samples. The site evaluation of the present-day soil agro-potential was carried out according to standard procedures and included evaluation of potential rootability, available water-storage capacity and nutrient budget within the uppermost 1 m. The results show that moderate to very good soil agro-potential prevails in the granitic and floodplain areas surrounding Munigua. Clearly, recent soil agro-potential in these areas allows the production of basic agricultural goods, and similar limited agricultural use should also have been possible in ancient times. In contrast, weak to very weak present-day soil agro-potential prevails in the metamorphic landscape due to the occurrence of shallow and sandy to stony soils. In addition, the study provides pedo-geomorphological evidence for prehistoric and historic land use in pre-Roman, Roman and post-Roman times. Catenary soil mapping in the vicinity of a Roman house complex reveals multi-layered colluvial deposits. They document phases of hillslope erosion mainly triggered by human land use between 4063 ± 82 and 3796 ± 76 cal BP, around 2601 ± 115 cal BP, and between 1424 ± 96 and 421 ± 88 cal BP. Moreover, geochemical and phytolith analyses of a Roman hortic Anthrosol indicate the local cultivation of agricultural products that contributed to the food supply of Munigua. Overall, the evidence of Roman agricultural use in the Munigua area indicates that the city's economy was by no means focused solely on mining. The production of basic agricultural products was also part of Munigua's economic portfolio. Our geoarcheological study thus supports the archeological concept of economically diversified Roman cities in the province of Baetica and in Hispania.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BarileBerryBlaauboeretal.2021,
  author    = {Barile, Frank A. and Berry, Colin and Blaauboer, Bas and Boobis, Alan and Bolt, Herrmann M. and Borgert, Christopher and Dekant, Wolfgang and Dietrich, Daniel and Domingo, Jose L. and Galli, Corrado L. and Gori, Gio Batta and Greim, Helmut and Hengstler, Jan G. and Heslop-Harrison, Pat and Kacew, Sam and Marquardt, Hans and Mally, Angela and Pelkonen, Olavi and Savolainen, Kai and Testai, Emanuela and Tsatsakis, Aristides and Vermeulen, Nico P.},
  title     = {The EU chemicals strategy for sustainability: in support of the BfR position},
  series = {Archives of Toxicology},
  volume    = {95},
  journal   = {Archives of Toxicology},
  number    = {9},
  issn      = {0340-5761},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00204-021-03125-w},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-307154},
  pages     = {3133-3136},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {The EU chemicals strategy for sustainability (CSS) asserts that both human health and the environment are presently threatened and that further regulation is necessary. In a recent Guest Editorial, members of the German competent authority for risk assessment, the BfR, raised concerns about the scientific justification for this strategy. The complexity and interdependence of the networks of regulation of chemical substances have ensured that public health and wellbeing in the EU have continuously improved. A continuous process of improvement in consumer protection is clearly desirable but any initiative directed towards this objective must be based on scientific knowledge. It must not confound risk with other factors in determining policy. This conclusion is fully supported in the present Commentary including the request to improve both, data collection and the time-consuming and bureaucratic procedures that delay the publication of regulations.},
  language  = {en}
}