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2004
Poster
Titel
Aquatic community effects of copper exposure
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Poster at the 14th SETAC Europe Annual Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, 18.04.-22.04.2004
Abstract
The objective of this review of existing aquatic model ecosystem and field tests is to estimate an ecologically acceptable concentration of copper in freshwater ecosystems. Since lentic systems are usually characterized by a higher amount of organic matter in the water column than streams, lentic and lotic systems were assessed separately Conclusions - Small lotic systems are more sensitive than lentic systems; - Availability of free Cu ions is the driving factor; - Species sensitivity is of less importance; - Acceptable concentration depend on water quality.
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