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A model framework for assessing the effects of selenium on aquatic ecosystems

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A model framework is being developedto assess the effects of Se toxicity on aquatic ecosystems. The framework integrates several types of model components including a biogeochemical model, a pharmacokinetic model, a food web transfer model, a toxic effects model, and an ecosystem effects model that addresses both population dynamics and bioenergetics. The model is being used to identify data gaps and to test hypotheses concerning the biological cycling and toxic effects of different chemical forms of Se. An experimental research program is being conducted in conjunction with the model development to quantify Se cycling and toxicological processes, and to provide data to parameterize the model.

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Bowie, G.L., Grieb, T.M. A model framework for assessing the effects of selenium on aquatic ecosystems. Water Air Soil Pollut 57, 13–22 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00282864

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