Water quality criteria (WQC) for the protection of aquatic organisms mainly focus on the
maximum threshold values of the pollutants that do not have harmful effects on aquatic …

Enhanced silicate weathering (ESW) by spreading finely ground silicate rock along the
coastal zone to remove atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) is a proposed climate change …

Contamination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediment has long been of
great concern because of their toxic effects to benthic organisms. Sediment quality …

Background Risks of adverse ecological effects of copper (Cu) consider of water quality
parameters were not fully understood in China. Here, a national-scale exposure of Cu in …

Nickel is often a metal of interest in regulatory settings given its increasing prevalence in
disturbed freshwaters and as a known toxicant to fish and algae. Dissolved organic matter …

Multiple linear regression (MLR) models for predicting zinc (Zn) toxicity to freshwater
organisms were developed based on three toxicity‐modifying factors: dissolved organic …

Multiple linear regression (MLR) models were developed for predicting chronic zinc toxicity
to a freshwater microalga, Chlorella sp., using three toxicity‐modifying factors (TMFs): pH …

Toxicity‐modifying factors can be modeled either empirically with linear regression models
or mechanistically, such as with the biotic ligand model (BLM). The primary factors affecting …

Bioavailability‐based approaches have been developed for the regulation of metals in
freshwaters in several countries. Empirical multiple linear regression (MLR) models have …

Increased focus on the development and application of bioavailability‐based metal water
quality guideline values requires increased understanding of the influence of water …