Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems

A Guide for Hazard Evaluation and Water Quality Criteria

A.Dennis Lemly

160 pages, parution le 24/04/2002

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Résumé

Selenium is a naturally occurring trace element that can become concentrated and released by industrial, agricultural, petrochemical and mining activities. At concentrated levels it is toxic and has polluted ecosystems around the world. This book will serve as a comprehensive practical handbook for everyone dealing with selenium in aquatic environments. It offers field-tested approaches and methods for assessment and water quality management. Using his twenty-year experience, the author discusses the effects of selenium on fish and bird populations and presents guidelines for identifying sources of pollution, interpreting selenium concentrations, assessing hazardous conditions, setting water quality criteria and ecosystem loading limits (TMDLs). He also includes a procedure for setting environmentally safe limits that ensure compliance with EPA regulations. Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems will interest field scientists, natural resource managers, risk assessors and environmental planners.

Contents

Section I. Selenium Concentrations and Biological Effects.
Section II. Techniques for Evaluating Hazard.
Section III. Applying Hazard Assessment to Water Quality Criteria.
Section IV. Outlook for the Future.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Springer
Auteur(s)	A.Dennis Lemly
Parution	24/04/2002
Nb. de pages	160
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	421g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780387953465
ISBN13	978-0-387-95346-5