Solomon, Fran2011-04-012011-04-012008-11-18http://hdl.handle.net/1773/16440Solomon 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.en-USmetalsheavy metalspollutantsbioaccumulationbioavailabilityexposure pathwayschemical speciationmine spoilwastesbuffering capacitypHecosystemssalinitywater hardnesswater qualitywater pollutionbiotransformationdetoxification (processing)mercurymethylmercury compoundscadmiumleadaquatic organismscopperPresentation