Impacts of Metals on Aquatic Ecosystems and Human Health
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Solomon, Fran
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University of Washington Water Center
Abstract
Solomon will cover the following topics: 1. Properties of metals.
2. How metals enter aquatic ecosystems.
3. Principles of metal toxicity.
4. Factors affecting metal toxicity.
5. Impacts of specific metals – mercury,
cadmium, lead, copper.
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metals, heavy metals, pollutants, bioaccumulation, bioavailability, exposure pathways, chemical speciation, mine spoil, wastes, buffering capacity, pH, ecosystems, salinity, water hardness, water quality, water pollution, biotransformation, detoxification (processing), mercury, methylmercury compounds, cadmium, lead, aquatic organisms, copper