Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems

Lemly A. Dennis

ISBN 10: 1461265495 / ISBN 13: 9781461265498

Editore: Springer, 2012

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Print on Demand pp. 180 49:B&W 6.14 x 9.21 in or 234 x 156 mm (Royal 8vo) Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

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Dati bibliografici

• Titolo: Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems
• Editore: Springer
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1461265495
• ISBN 13: 9781461265498
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Condizione: New

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Riassunto

This book is a 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 interpreting selenium concentrations, assessing hazards, setting water quality criteria and implementing monitoring practices. Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems will interest field scientists, natural resource managers, risk assessors and environmental planners.

Contenuti

Section I. Selenium Concentrations and Biological Effects * Selenium Pollution Around the World * Interpreting Selenium Concentrations * Toxic Effects of Selenium in Fish * Section II. Techniques for Evaluating Hazard * Protocol for Aquatic Hazard Assessment * Teratogenic Deformity Index (TDI) for Fish * Section III. Applying Hazard Assessment to Water Quality Criteria * Hydrological Units and Selenium Criteria * Developing Site-Specific Water Quality Criteria * Setting Ecosystem Loading Limits (TMDLs) * Section IV. Outlook for the Future * Emerging Selenium Contamination Issues