Biotic ligand model, a flexible tool for developing site-specific water quality guidelines for metals

S Niyogi, CM Wood - Environmental Science & Technology, 2004 - ACS Publications
The biotic ligand model (BLM) is a mechanistic approach that greatly improves our ability to
generate site-specific ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for metals in the natural …

Metal bioavailability and toxicity in freshwaters

D de Paiva Magalhães, MR da Costa Marques… - Environmental chemistry …, 2015 - Springer
Many factors influence metal speciation in freshwaters. Metal species that are more soluble
are considered more bioavailable and toxic. However, evaluation of metal speciation in …

A Biotic Ligand Model Predicting Acute Copper Toxicity for Daphnia magna:  The Effects of Calcium, Magnesium, Sodium, Potassium, and pH

KAC de Schamphelaere… - Environmental science & …, 2002 - ACS Publications
The extent to which Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+ ions and pH independently mitigate acute copper
toxicity for the cladoceran Daphnia magna was examined. Higher activities of Ca2+, Mg2+ …

[图书][B] Copper hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates: a synoptic review

R Eisler - 1998 - books.google.com
Selective review and synthesis of the technical literature on copper and copper salts in the
environment and their effects primarily on fishes, birds, mammals, terrestrial and aquatic …

Toxicity of sixty‐three metals and metalloids to Hyalella azteca at two levels of water hardness

U Borgmann, Y Couillard, P Doyle… - … and chemistry: an …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract he toxicityofall atomically s able metals in the periodic table, excluding Na, Mg, K,
and Ca, was measured in one‐week exposures using the freshwater amphipod Hyalella …

Predicting sediment metal toxicity using a sediment biotic ligand model: methodology and initial application

DM Di Toro, JA McGrath, DJ Hansen… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
An extension of the simultaneously extracted metals/acid‐volatile sulfide (SEM/AVS)
procedure is presented that predicts the acute and chronic sediment metals effects …

Toxicity of urban highway runoff with respect to storm duration

M Kayhanian, C Stransky, S Bay, SL Lau… - Science of the total …, 2008 - Elsevier
The toxicity of stormwater runoff during various time-based stages was measured in both
grab and composite samples collected from three highly urbanized highway sites in Los …

Influence of lake chemistry and fish age on cadmium, copper, and zinc concentrations in various organs of indigenous yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

A Giguère, PGC Campbell, L Hare… - Canadian Journal of …, 2004 - cdnsciencepub.com
Concentrations of Cd, Cu, and Zn were determined in various organs of juvenile yellow
perch (Perca flavescens) collected from eight lakes located along a metal concentration …

Toxicity of copper, lead, and zinc mixtures to Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia carinata

NL Cooper, JR Bidwell, A Kumar - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2009 - Elsevier
Acute and chronic bioassays were conducted to determine the effects of copper, lead, and
zinc mixtures on Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia carinata. Copper, lead, and zinc …

Predicting acute zinc toxicity for Daphnia magna as a function of key water chemistry characteristics: Development and validation of a biotic ligand model

DG Heijerick, KAC De Schamphelaere… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The individual effect of different major cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, and H+) on the acute
toxicity of zinc to the waterflea Daphnia magna was investigated. The 48‐h median effective …