Species in the environment vary according to their sensitivity to a toxicant. Because these
differences in sensitivity are unique to the toxicant at consideration and laboratory data sets …

This paper brings together over 250 published and unpublished studies on the
environmental properties, fate, and toxicity of the four major, high-volume surfactant classes …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Single‐species acute toxicity data and (micro) mesocosm data were collated for 16
insecticides. These data were used to investigate the importance of test‐species selection in …

Concern for the environment has resulted in greater scrutiny of both old and new plant
protection products and increased efforts have been directed to developing more rigorous …

In hospitals a large variety of substances are in use for medical purposes such as
diagnostics and research. After application, diagnostic agents, disinfectants and excreted …

Exposure to arsenic-contaminated drinking water is a major threat to human health. Millions
of people across the world are exposed to arsenic-contaminated drinking water with …

We revisit the assumptions associated with the derivation and application of species
sensitivity distributions (SSDs). Our questions are (1) Do SSDs clarify or obscure the setting …

The discrepancy between laboratory or controlled conditions ecotoxicity tests and field data
on wildlife chronically exposed to ionising radiation is presented for the first time. We …

A site-specific methodology was developed to assess and compare the ecotoxicological risk
that agricultural pesticides pose to ecosystems. The ecological relative risk (EcoRR) is a …