A methodology for ecosystem-scale modeling of selenium

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 685-710

  Presser, Theresa S ^a   Luoma, Samuel N ^b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Ecosystem scale; Food web; Selenium; Site specific ecological exposure

Indexed keywords

SELENIUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIRD; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FISH; FOOD CHAIN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLLUTANT; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNCERTAINTY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; BIRDS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FISHES; FOOD CHAIN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELENIUM; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 79952118927     PISSN: 15513793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.101     Document Type: Article

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