Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems | A Guide for Hazard Evaluation and Water Quality Criteria

A. Dennis Lemly

ISBN 10: 0387953469 / ISBN 13: 9780387953465

Published by Springer US, 2002

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Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems | A Guide for Hazard Evaluation and Water Quality Criteria | A. Dennis Lemly | Buch | xiii | Englisch | 2002 | Springer US | EAN 9780387953465 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems | A Guide for Hazard Evaluation and Water Quality Criteria
• Publisher: Springer US
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387953469
• ISBN 13: 9780387953465
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 241W x 160H x 15D millimeters 241 millimeters width by 160 millimeters height by 15 millimeters depth
• Weight: 442 grams
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Synopsis

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.