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Title: Assessment of selenium food chain transfer and critical exposure factors for avian wildlife species: Need for site-specific data

Abstract

Observations of selenium poisoning in Belews Lake, NC in the mid-1970s and Kesterson Reservoir, CA in the mid-1980s precipitated a large number of selenium studies. Numerous authors have evaluated the potential for selenium to cause ecologically significant effects via food chain transfer in aquatic ecosystems, especially wetlands. Additionally, bioaccumulation models have been proposed for estimating selenium concentrations in food chains and water that should not be exceeded in order to avoid reproductive effects in avian and aquatic species. The current national chronic ambient water quality criterion (WQC) for protection of aquatic life is 5 {micro}g/L. Scientists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service have recommended setting the ambient water quality criterion at 2 {micro}g/L for both aquatic and wildlife protection.

Authors:
 [1]; ; ; ; ;  [2];  [3]
  1. Kennecott Utah Copper, Magna, UT (United States)
  2. Parametrix, Inc., Kirkland, WA (United States)
  3. Ecological Planning and Toxicology, Inc., Corvallis, OR (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
320959
Report Number(s):
CONF-9704249-
Journal ID: ISSN 1071-720X; TRN: IM9910%%149
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 7. symposium on toxicology and risk assessment: ultraviolet radiation and the environment, St. Louis, MO (United States), 7-9 Apr 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of Environmental toxicology and risk assessment: Seventh volume; Little, E.E.; DeLonay, A.J. [eds.] [Geological Survey, Columbia, MO (United States)]; Greenberg, B.M. [ed.] [Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Biology]; PB: 427 p.; ASTM special technical publication, Volume 1333
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; WATER POLLUTION; SELENIUM; LAKES; NORTH CAROLINA; FOOD CHAINS; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STANDARDS

Citation Formats

Adams, W J, Brix, K V, Cothern, K A, Tear, L M, Cardwell, R D, Toll, J E, and Fairbrother, A. Assessment of selenium food chain transfer and critical exposure factors for avian wildlife species: Need for site-specific data. United States: N. p., 1998. Web.
Adams, W J, Brix, K V, Cothern, K A, Tear, L M, Cardwell, R D, Toll, J E, & Fairbrother, A. Assessment of selenium food chain transfer and critical exposure factors for avian wildlife species: Need for site-specific data. United States.
Adams, W J, Brix, K V, Cothern, K A, Tear, L M, Cardwell, R D, Toll, J E, and Fairbrother, A. 1998. "Assessment of selenium food chain transfer and critical exposure factors for avian wildlife species: Need for site-specific data". United States.
@article{osti_320959,
title = {Assessment of selenium food chain transfer and critical exposure factors for avian wildlife species: Need for site-specific data},
author = {Adams, W J and Brix, K V and Cothern, K A and Tear, L M and Cardwell, R D and Toll, J E and Fairbrother, A},
abstractNote = {Observations of selenium poisoning in Belews Lake, NC in the mid-1970s and Kesterson Reservoir, CA in the mid-1980s precipitated a large number of selenium studies. Numerous authors have evaluated the potential for selenium to cause ecologically significant effects via food chain transfer in aquatic ecosystems, especially wetlands. Additionally, bioaccumulation models have been proposed for estimating selenium concentrations in food chains and water that should not be exceeded in order to avoid reproductive effects in avian and aquatic species. The current national chronic ambient water quality criterion (WQC) for protection of aquatic life is 5 {micro}g/L. Scientists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service have recommended setting the ambient water quality criterion at 2 {micro}g/L for both aquatic and wildlife protection.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1998},
month = {Thu Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1998}
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