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Selenium Assessment in Aquatic Ecosystems

A Guide for Hazard Evaluation and Water Quality Criteria

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  • © 2002

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Authors:
  1. A. Dennis Lemly

    1. US Forest Service Southern Research Station, Coldwater Fisheries Research Unit, Blacksburg, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series on Environmental Management (SSEM)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Selenium Sources, Concentrations, and Biological Effects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Selenium Pollution Around the World

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 3-17

    3. Interpreting Selenium Concentrations

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 18-38

    4. Toxic Effects of Selenium in Fish

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 39-58

  3. Techniques for Evaluating Hazard

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
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    2. Protocol for Aquatic Hazard Assessment

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 61-88

    3. Teratogenic Deformity Index for Fish

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 89-100

  4. Applying Hazard Assessment to Water Quality Criteria

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Hydrological Units and Selenium Criteria

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 103-113

    3. Developing Site-Specific Water Quality Criteria

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 114-133

    4. Setting Ecosystem Loading Limits

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 134-142

  5. Outlook for the Future

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143
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    2. Emerging Selenium Contamination Issues

      • A. Dennis Lemly
      Pages 145-153

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 155-162
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About this book

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.

Authors and Affiliations

  • US Forest Service Southern Research Station, Coldwater Fisheries Research Unit, Blacksburg, USA

    A. Dennis Lemly

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