Background, aim and scope The environmental impact of building products made from
heavy metals has been a topic of discussion for some years. This was fuelled by results of …

Environmental context Environmental quality guidelines are often based on an
'additive'approach using single metal toxicity values. We evaluated the 'additive'approach by …

In this paper, some of the main processes and parameters which affect metal bioavailability
and toxicity in the aquatic environment and its implications for metal risk assessment …

Zinc (Zn) risks from stormwater runoff to an aquatic ecosystem were studied. Monitoring data
on waterborne, porewater, and sediment Zn concentrations collected at 20 stations …

Regulatory jurisdictions worldwide are increasingly incorporating bioavailability‐based
toxicity models into development of protective values (PVALs) for freshwater and saltwater …

National water-quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life are based on toxicity tests,
often using organisms that are easy to culture in the laboratory. Species native to the Rocky …

A major problem with risk assessment of chemicals is the extrapolation of laboratory single‐
species toxicity tests, which oversimplify the actual field situation by ignoring species …

Copper (Cu) is a contaminant of potential concern for a uranium mine whose receiving
waters are in the World Heritage–listed Kakadu National Park in northern Australia. The …

Trace metals in aquatic and soil systems exist in a number of different soluble and
particulate forms that impact the effect of the metals on these ecosystems. Appropriate …

A long‐term exposure outdoor microcosm study was conducted to evaluate the effects of
zinc (Zn) on zooplankton, phytoplankton, and periphyton in a freshwater system. Five Zn …