Abstract
The present report is a contribution to EC Commission`s undertaking to review existing EC provisions on the substances for which Sweden has been granted transitional provisions. The provisions imply that Sweden may maintain more stringent regulations on four substances until the end of 1998. The present report deals with speciation and biological effects of arsenic in three types of aquatic environments - marine water, estuarine or brackish water and freshwater. The similarity between arsenate and phosphate and the interference in phosphorylation reactions is discussed. It is clear that in Scandinavian inland waters the concentration of phosphorous is on average lower than in most inland waters in continental Europe. However, in most inland waters phosphorus is the limiting factor for phytoplankton development and eutrophication, which means that there is a clear risk for detrimental effects in the great majority of inland waters, also eutrophic waters 167 refs, 27 figs, 12 tabs. Exemption Substances Project (Directive 89/677/EEC)
Landner, L
[1]
- Swedish Environmental Research Group (MFG)
Citation Formats
Landner, L.
Arsenic in the aquatic environment - speciation and biological effects.
Sweden: N. p.,
1998.
Web.
Landner, L.
Arsenic in the aquatic environment - speciation and biological effects.
Sweden.
Landner, L.
1998.
"Arsenic in the aquatic environment - speciation and biological effects."
Sweden.
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title = {Arsenic in the aquatic environment - speciation and biological effects}
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