Metal contamination in aquatic environments: science and lateral management

Abstract

1. Introduction 2. Conceptual underpinnings: science and management 3. Historical and disciplinary context 4. Sources and cycles of trace metals 5. Concentrations and speciation of metals in natural waters 6. Trace metals in suspended particulates and sediments: concentrations and geochemistry 7. Trace metal bioaccumulation 8. Biomonitors 9. Manifestation of the toxic effects of trace metals: the biological perspective 10. Toxicity testing 11. Manifestation of metal effects in nature 12. Mining and metal contamination: science, controversies and policies 13. Selenium: dietary exposure, trophic transfer and food web effects 14. Organometals: tributyl tin and methyl mercury 15. Hazard rankings and water quality guidelines 16. Sediment quality guidelines 17. Harmonizing approaches to managing metal contamination: integrative and weight of evidence approaches 18. Conclusions: science and policy.