The biotic ligand model (BLM) is a mechanistic approach that greatly improves our ability to
generate site-specific ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for metals in the natural …

Environmental Context. The chemical speciation of trace metals greatly influences their
biological effects. Nonetheless, no clear consensus currently exists as to when metal …

Abstract he toxicityofall atomically s able metals in the periodic table, excluding Na, Mg, K,
and Ca, was measured in one‐week exposures using the freshwater amphipod Hyalella …

Characterization of produced waters (PWs) is an initial step for determining potential
beneficial uses such as irrigation and surface water discharge at some sites. A meta …

An extension of the simultaneously extracted metals/acid‐volatile sulfide (SEM/AVS)
procedure is presented that predicts the acute and chronic sediment metals effects …

Current ecological risk assessment and water quality regulations for nickel (Ni) use
mechanistically based, predictive tools such as biotic ligand models (BLMs). However …

Estuarine and marine sediments are a probable end point for many engineered
nanoparticles (ENPs) due to enhanced aggregation and sedimentation in marine waters, as …

The environment is constantly exposed to a cocktail of contaminants mainly due to human
activities. Because polluted ecosystems are characterized by an amalgam of chemical …

A biotic ligand model (BLM) was developed to predict nickel toxicity, affecting root growth of
barley (Hordeum vulgare), in nutrient solutions. The extent to which Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+ …

We studied the toxicity of sediments downstream of lead–zinc mining areas in southeast
Missouri, using chronic sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod, Hyalella azteca, and pore …