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OECD workshop on the environmental assessment of metals
I recently contributed to a workshop organised by the OECD which was aimed at raising awareness of the various approaches that have been developed (mostly in Europe and North America) for performing hazard assessments for metals.
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Effects on iron on ecological communities
Mark and I have been working with the Iron industry to try to understand the effects of iron on aquatic ecosystems. We have been analysing extensive field monitoring data on the quality of invertebrate communities in rivers and relating this to the levels of different forms of iron (total, dissolved, or particulate) that are present.
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Simplifying the implementation of bioavailability-based water quality standards for metals
Graham and I are continuing to work toward the practical implementation of bioavailability based water quality standards for trace metals, in collaboration with European researchers and the European Copper Institute.
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ECOVIGILANCE – An essential requirement for the maintenance of biodiversity.
How do we add value to the ad-hoc biological monitoring already being undertaken so that the data generated might be used to minimise any environmental damage.
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Regulatory Limits for Trace Elements in Soils
Albania and I have just had a chapter published on Regulatory Limits for Trace Elements in soils.
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Derivation and Use of Environmental Quality and Human Health Standards for Chemical Substances in Water and Soil
A book on Environmental Quality Standards, edited by Graham, Dawn and me has just been published by CRC Press. Chemical standards are widely used to protect the environment and human health from substances released by human activity. Generally speaking, standards relate to doses or concentrations in the environment for specific chemicals, below which unacceptable effects are not expected to occur.
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