1st Edition

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

Edited By William J. Adams, Peter M. Chapman Copyright 2007
184 Pages
by CRC Press

174 Pages
by CRC Press

184 Pages
by CRC Press

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. The book reviews the scientific underpinnings of the use of persistence as applied... Read more
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.

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William J. Adams, Peter M. Chapman