Cadmium Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates: A Synoptic Review (USFWS, July 1985)
This synoptic review by Ronald Eisler examines cadmium hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates, documenting lethal and sublethal effects across freshwater and marine ecosystems at concentrations as low as 0.8–9.9 ppb in freshwater and 14.8–420 ppb in saltwater, along with bioaccumulation patterns and recommendations for environmental protection standards.
- Date
- 1985-07-01
- Document type
- report
- Parties
- Ronald Eisler, Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alberta Department of the Environment, U.S. Department of the Interior
- Locations
- Laurel, Maryland, Alberta, Scandinavia, Germany, United Kingdom, Mississippi River, Palestine Lake, Indiana, Kosciusko County, Indiana, Palmerton, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Arizona, New Mexico, California, Florida, Northwest Territories
- Parameters
- cadmium contamination, heavy metals, water quality, toxicity (acute and sublethal), bioaccumulation, bioconcentration, fish mortality, aquatic insects, crustaceans, molluscs, birds, mammals, reproduction, growth, enzyme activity, teratogenesis, mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, kidney and liver cadmium residues, dietary cadmium, freshwater biota, marine biota, sediment contamination, smelter emissions
- Pages
- 51
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