Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems

ISBN-13: 9780367389550 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 184 str.

William J. Adams; Peter M. Chapman

Opis

Current procedures used for hazard identification and classification are based on persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity measurements. Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems provides the basis for improvements to the current model for hazard assessment. This book reviews the scientific underpinnings of the use of persistence as applied to metals, including bioavailability, and the use of bioaccumulation to evaluate aquatic species and aquatic-linked food chains. It also examines toxicity procedures as used within PBT approaches and examines measures for metals in terrestrial ecosystems, seeking improvements or alternatives.

Spis treści

A Pellston Workshop on Metals Hazard Assessment. Executive Summary. Integrated Approach for Hazard Assessment of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances: The Unit World Model Approach. Bioaccumulation: Hazard Identification of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances. Aquatic Toxicity for Hazard Identification of Metals and Inorganic Metal Substances. Hazard Assessment of Inorganic Metals and Metal Substances in Terrestrial Systems. Appendix A: A Unit World Model for Hazard Assessment of Organics and Metals. Index.

O autorze

William J. Adams, Peter M. Chapman