Since the early 2000s, biotic ligand models and related constructs have been a dominant
paradigm for risk assessment of aqueous metals in the environment. We critically review 1) …

Efforts to incorporate bioavailability adjustments into regulatory water quality criteria in the
United States have included four major procedures: hardness‐based single‐linear …

The individual toxicity and bioaccumulation of cadmium, copper and zinc for common carp
juveniles was evaluated in a direct comparison in two experimental setups. First, fish were …

At the international level, the concept of critical loads developed under the Convention on
Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution directed by the United Nations Economic …

Although blackwaters, named for their rich content of dissolved organic carbon (DOC), are
often very poor in ions and very acidic, they support great fish biodiversity. Indeed, about 8 …

Urban runoff is a diffuse source of pollution contributing to the poor ecological and chemical
status of surface waters. Whilst the EU Priority Hazardous Substances Directive now …

Excessive arsenic in soil and groundwater will not only seriously affect the growth of plants,
but also endanger human health through the food chain. However, there are few studies on …

The aim of this work was to study the impact of copper during a sub-chronic exposure to
environmental concentrations in the early life stages of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus …

Previous studies have suggested that the capacity of natural dissolved organic carbon
(DOC) molecules to interact with biological membranes is associated with their aromaticity …

Abstract The Rio Negro basin of Amazonia (Brazil) is a hotspot of fish biodiversity that is
under threat from copper (Cu) pollution. The very ion-poor blackwaters have a high …