Canadian soil quality guidelines for copper: Environmental and human health
This report begins with background information on the physical and chemical properties of copper, the production and use of copper in Canada, its levels in the Canadian environment, and existing guidelines and criteria regarding copper concentrations in various media. It then reviews the environmental fate and behaviour of copper, notably in the soil; the behavior and effects of copper in biota, including soil microbial processes, terrestrial plants and invertebrates, livestock and wildlife, and bioaccumulation; and the pharmacokinetics and toxicology of copper in mammals and humans, concluding with an overall toxicological evaluation and human exposure estimates. This information is used to derive environmental and human health soil quality guidelines for copper to protect environmental and human health receptors, for agricultural, residential/parkland, commercial, and industrial land uses.
- Research Organization:
- Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment, Subcommittee on Environmental Quality Criteria for Contaminated Sites, Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada)
- OSTI ID:
- 658781
- Report Number(s):
- MIC--98-05368/XAB; SSC-EN--108-4/11-1997E
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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