Efforts to incorporate bioavailability adjustments into regulatory water quality criteria in the
United States have included four major procedures: hardness‐based single‐linear …

Freshwater mussels are threatened with extirpation in North America. They are a sentinel
species for ecosystem function and contribute towards many ecosystem services. As …

Freshwater mussels (superfamily Unionoidea) are in serious global decline and in urgent
need of protection and conservation. The declines have been attributed to a wide array of …

Chloride concentrations in surface waters have increased significantly, a rise attributed to
road salt use. In Canada, this may be a concern for endangered freshwater mussels, many …

The objectives of the present study were to develop methods for conducting chronic toxicity
tests with juvenile mussels under flow‐through conditions and to determine the chronic …

The objective of the present study was to determine acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, or
chlorine to larval (glochidia) and juvenile mussels using the recently published American …

Freshwater mussels, one of the most imperiled groups of animals in the world, are generally
underrepresented in toxicity databases used for the development of ambient water quality …

Several studies have indicated that the early life stages of freshwater mussels are among
the most sensitive aquatic organisms to inorganic chemicals, including copper. However …

Toxicity of lead, cadmium, or zinc to early life stages of freshwater mussels (fatmucket,
Lampsilis siliquoidea; Neosho mucket, L. rafinesqueana) was evaluated in 48‐h exposures …

The assessment of the potential impact of waterborne contaminants on imperilled freshwater
mussels is needed. Acute copper toxicity was assessed in a standardized soft water …