Evaluation of effects-based methods as monitoring tools for assessing ecological impacts of metals in aquatic ecosystems.

ABSTRACT: Effects-based methods (EBMs) are considered part of a more integrative strategy for regulating substances of concern under the European Union Water Framework Directive. In general, EBMs have been demonstrated as useful indicators of effects on biota, although links to population and community-level effects are sometimes uncertain. When EBMs are sufficiently specific and sensitive, and links between measured endpoints and apical or higher level effects are established, they can be a useful tool in assessing effects from a specific toxicant or class of toxicants. This is particularly valuable for toxicants that are difficult to measure and for assessing the effects of toxicant mixtures. This paper evaluates 12 EBMs that have been proposed for potential use in the assessment of metals. Each E

SUBMITTER: Brix KV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084288 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature