Selenium toxicity to invertebrates: Will proposed thresholds for toxicity to fish and birds also protect their prey?

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1766-1770

  Debruyn, Adrian M H ^a   Chapman, Peter M ^a  

^a GOLDER ASSOCIATES LTD   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

DIETARY CONCENTRATIONS; DIETARY THRESHOLDS; INVERTEBRATES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

SELENATE; SELENITE; SELENIUM;

BIRDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY;

BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; FISH; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; INVERTEBRATE; SELENIUM; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXICITY; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ARTICLE; BIRD; DIETARY INTAKE; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREY; REPRODUCTION; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; FISHES; INVERTEBRATES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SELENIUM;

AVES; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 33847687190     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es062253j     Document Type: Article

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