Application of U.S. EPA guidelines in a bioavailability-based assessment of ambient water quality criteria for zinc in freshwater

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1264-1272

  Deforest, David K ^a   Van Genderen, Eric J ^b  

^a Syracuse   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL ZINC ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioavailability; Biotic ligand model; Water quality criteria; Zinc

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT WATERS; BIOAVAILABILITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; CHRONIC TOXICITY; FRESHWATER ORGANISMS; LIGAND BINDING; PHYLOGENETIC DIVERSITY; SPECIES SENSITIVITY DISTRIBUTIONS; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER QUALITY CRITERIA; ZINC TOXICITY;

BIOCHEMISTRY; DATABASE SYSTEMS; LIGANDS; TOXICITY; WATER; WATER HARDNESS; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

ZINC;

CALCIUM; FRESH WATER; HYDROGEN; LIGAND; MAGNESIUM; SODIUM; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE;

BIOASSAY; BIOAVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FRESHWATER; LIGAND; OPTIMIZATION; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOXICITY; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTIC LIGAND MODEL; DATA BASE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PHYLOGENY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMALS; FRESH WATER; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER QUALITY; ZINC;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861221534     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.1810     Document Type: Article

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