The biotic ligand model: a historical overview

PR Paquin, JW Gorsuch, S Apte, GE Batley… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2002 - Elsevier
During recent years, the biotic ligand model (BLM) has been proposed as a tool to evaluate
quantitatively the manner in which water chemistry affects the speciation and biological …

Biotic ligand model, a flexible tool for developing site-specific water quality guidelines for metals

S Niyogi, CM Wood - Environmental Science & Technology, 2004 - ACS Publications
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 …

Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata

V Aruoja, HC Dubourguier, K Kasemets… - Science of the total …, 2009 - Elsevier
Toxicities of ZnO, TiO2 and CuO nanoparticles to Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata were
determined using OECD 201 algal growth inhibition test taking in account potential shading …

Framework for metals risk assessment

A Fairbrother, R Wenstel, K Sappington… - … and environmental safety, 2007 - Elsevier
EPA recognized that metals present unique risk assessment issues, and saw the need to
develop a framework document that puts forth key scientific principles for metals risk …

Internal metal sequestration and its ecotoxicological relevance: a review

MG Vijver, CAM Van Gestel, RP Lanno… - … science & technology, 2004 - ACS Publications
Organisms are able to control metal concentrations in certain tissues of their body to
minimize damage of reactive forms of essential and nonessential metals and to control …

Effects of water chemistry on the dissolution of ZnO nanoparticles and their toxicity to Escherichia coli

M Li, D Lin, L Zhu - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
The dissolution of ZnO nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) plays an important role in the toxicity of
nano-ZnO to the aquatic organisms. The effects of water chemistry such as pH, ionic …

Predicting the bioavailability of metals and metal complexes: critical review of the biotic ligand model

VI Slaveykova, KJ Wilkinson - Environmental Chemistry, 2005 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental Context. The chemical speciation of trace metals greatly influences their
biological effects. Nonetheless, no clear consensus currently exists as to when metal …

Bioavailability of trace metals to aquatic microorganisms: importance of chemical, biological and physical processes on biouptake

I Worms, DF Simon, CS Hassler, KJ Wilkinson - Biochimie, 2006 - Elsevier
An important challenge in environmental biogeochemistry is the determination of the
bioavailability of toxic and essential trace compounds in natural media. For trace metals, it is …

Predicting availability of mineral elements to plants with the DGT technique: a review of experimental data and interpretation by modelling

F Degryse, E Smolders, H Zhang… - Environmental …, 2009 - CSIRO Publishing
Environmental context. Total concentrations of mineral elements in soil bear little relation to
their availability for plants. The DGT (diffusive gradients in thin-films) technique has been …

The Effect of pH on the Uptake and Toxicity of Copper and Zinc in a Tropical Freshwater Alga (Chlorella sp.)

KL Wilde, JL Stauber, SJ Markich, NM Franklin… - Archives of …, 2006 - Springer
Copper and zinc toxicity to the freshwater alga Chlorella sp. was determined at a range of
pH values (5.5–8.0) in a synthetic softwater (hardness 40–48 mg CaCO 3/L). The effects of …