Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment

Name: Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment
Brand: CRC Press

CRC Press

Based on the work and contributions of 46 scientists, managers, and policymakers, Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment documents the state of the science and explores how to use this information when assessing and managing the environmental effects of Se. A focused discussion on the fate and effects of Se in aquatic ecosystems, the book reviews:\n\n--Past and current problems related to Se in aquatic environments, together with lessons learned, and provides a generalized conceptual model \n--Environmental partitioning, in particular Se speciation leading to its entry into the food chain, and provides conceptual models specific to environmental partitioning. \n--Se bioaccumulation and trophic transfer from the physical environment (i.e., water-column particulates), and from primary producers to herbivores to carnivores, including the influence of modifying ecological factors \n--Toxic effects from Se, in particular body burdens and their relationship to toxicit.