Ecotoxicology of tropical marine ecosystems

EC Peters, NJ Gassman, JC Firman… - … and Chemistry: An …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The negative effects of chemical contaminants on tropical marine ecosystems are of
increasing concern as human populations expand adjacent to these communities …

Assessing the toxicity of freshwater sediments

GA Burton Jr - Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: An …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
The science of sediment toxicology essentially began in the late 1970s. It was largely a
product of dredging concerns and recognition of widespread contamination of sediments …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Handbook of ecotoxicology

DJ Hoffman, BA Rattner, GA Burton Jr, J Cairns Jr - 2002 - books.google.com
With contributions from more than 75 international experts, this second edition focuses on
toxic substances and how they affect ecosystems worldwide. It presents methods for …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Stormwater effects handbook: A toolbox for watershed managers, scientists, and engineers

GA Burton Jr, R Pitt - 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
A stand-alone working document, Stormwater Effects Handbook: A Toolbox for Watershed
Managers, Scientists, and Engineers assists scientists and regulators in determining when …

Presentation and interpretation of sediment quality triad data

PM Chapman - Ecotoxicology, 1996 - Springer
Updated guidance is provided for presenting and interpreting individual Sediment Quality
Triad components (Triad: chemistry, toxicity and community structure), and for the integration …

Solution by dilution?—A review on the pollution status of the Yangtze River

T Floehr, H **ao, B Scholz-Starke, L Wu, J Hou… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract The Yangtze River has been a source of life and prosperity for the Chinese people
for centuries and is a habitat for a remarkable variety of aquatic species. But the river suffers …

An integrative assessment of a watershed impacted by abandoned mined land discharges

DS Cherry, RJ Currie, DJ Soucek, HA Latimer… - Environmental …, 2001 - Elsevier
The Ely Creek watershed in Lee County, VA, USA, contains an abundance of abandoned
mined land areas with acid mine drainage (AMD) that contaminate the majority of the creek …

Use of benthic invertebrate community structure and the sediment quality triad to evaluate metal‐contaminated sediment in the upper Clark Fork River, Montana

TJ Canfield, NE Kemble… - … and Chemistry: An …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The upper Clark Fork River, above Flathead River, is contaminated with large
amounts of As, Cd, Cu, Pb, Mn, and Zn ores from past mining activities. The contaminated …

A ecotoxicologia como ferramenta no biomonitoramento de ecossistemas aquáticos

DP Magalhães, AS Ferrão Filho - 2008 - arca.fiocruz.br
RESUMO A Ecotoxicologia Aquática é uma ciência que surgiu para dar suporte no
enfrentamento dos problemas de contaminação dos corpos d'água por compostos tóxicos …

Sediment quality guidelines and assessment: overview and research needs

DJ McCauley, GM DeGraeve, TK Linton - Environmental Science & Policy, 2000 - Elsevier
Under the Clean Water Act (CWA), the EPA is responsible for protecting the chemical,
physical, and biological integrity of the nation's waters. Toxic contaminants in bottom …