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6. Hydrological Units and Selenium Criteria
part, which is to gain a working knowledge of selenium transport and
bioaccumulation and apply that knowledge to delineate Hydrological
Units (HUs). Using HUs is critical to developing criteria that provide
watershed-level protection of aquatic life. The second part in the process is interpreting basinwide information on selenium residues and
biological effects and following a step-by-step procedure for setting
local criteria. That part is presented in the next chapter.
References
Canton, S. P., and W. D. Van Derveer. 1997. Selenium toxicity to aquatic life: An
argument for sediment-based water quality criteria. Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry 16:1255-1259.
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1987. Ambient water quality criteria for selenium-1987. Washington, DC. USEPA, Office of Water Regulations
and Standards. EPA-440/5-87-006.
Guglielmone, K. 1995. Proceedings ofA Forum on Selenium Ecotoxicology. Denver, CO.
Brown and Caldwell.
Hallock, R. J., and L. L. Hallock. 1993. Detailed study of irrigation drainage in and
near wildlife management areas, west-central Nevada, 1987-90. Part B. Effect
on biota in Stillwater and Fernley Wildlife Management Areas and other nearby
wetlands. Carson City, NV. U.S. Geological Survey. Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4024B.
Hamilton, S. J., and A. D. Lemly. 1999. Water-sediment controversy in setting
environmental standards for selenium. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
44:227-235.
Hamilton, S. J., K. J. Buh!, F. A. Bullard, and S. F. McDonald. 1996. Evaluation of
toxicity to larval razorback sucker of selenium-laden food organisms from Ouray
NWR on the Green River, Utah. Yankton, SD. U.S. Geological Survey, Midwest
Science Center, Ecotoxicology Research Station. Technical Report.
Lemly, A. D. 1982. Response of juvenile centrarchids to sublethal concentrations
of waterborne selenium. 1. Uptake, tissue distribution, and retention. Aquatic
Toxicology 2:235-252.
Lemly, A. D. 1985a. Toxicology of selenium in a freshwater reservoir: Implications
for environmental hazard evaluation and safety. Ecotoxicology and Environmental
Safety 10:314-338.
Lemly, A. D. 1985b. Ecological basis for regulating aquatic emissions from the
power industry: The case with selenium. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
5:465-486.
Lemly, A. D., and G. J. Smith. 1987. Aquatic cycling of selenium: Implications for
fish and wildlife. Washington, DC. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Leaflet 12.
Lemly, A. D. 1993. Teratogenic effects of selenium in natural populations of freshwater fish. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 26: 181-204.
Lemly, A. D. 1995. Hazard of selenium to fish and migratory birds at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Utah. Blacksburg, VA. U.S. Forest Service, Southern
6. Hydrological Units and Selenium Criteria
part, which is to gain a working knowledge of selenium transport and
bioaccumulation and apply that knowledge to delineate Hydrological
Units (HUs). Using HUs is critical to developing criteria that provide
watershed-level protection of aquatic life. The second part in the process is interpreting basinwide information on selenium residues and
biological effects and following a step-by-step procedure for setting
local criteria. That part is presented in the next chapter.
References
Canton, S. P., and W. D. Van Derveer. 1997. Selenium toxicity to aquatic life: An
argument for sediment-based water quality criteria. Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry 16:1255-1259.
EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency). 1987. Ambient water quality criteria for selenium-1987. Washington, DC. USEPA, Office of Water Regulations
and Standards. EPA-440/5-87-006.
Guglielmone, K. 1995. Proceedings ofA Forum on Selenium Ecotoxicology. Denver, CO.
Brown and Caldwell.
Hallock, R. J., and L. L. Hallock. 1993. Detailed study of irrigation drainage in and
near wildlife management areas, west-central Nevada, 1987-90. Part B. Effect
on biota in Stillwater and Fernley Wildlife Management Areas and other nearby
wetlands. Carson City, NV. U.S. Geological Survey. Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4024B.
Hamilton, S. J., and A. D. Lemly. 1999. Water-sediment controversy in setting
environmental standards for selenium. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
44:227-235.
Hamilton, S. J., K. J. Buh!, F. A. Bullard, and S. F. McDonald. 1996. Evaluation of
toxicity to larval razorback sucker of selenium-laden food organisms from Ouray
NWR on the Green River, Utah. Yankton, SD. U.S. Geological Survey, Midwest
Science Center, Ecotoxicology Research Station. Technical Report.
Lemly, A. D. 1982. Response of juvenile centrarchids to sublethal concentrations
of waterborne selenium. 1. Uptake, tissue distribution, and retention. Aquatic
Toxicology 2:235-252.
Lemly, A. D. 1985a. Toxicology of selenium in a freshwater reservoir: Implications
for environmental hazard evaluation and safety. Ecotoxicology and Environmental
Safety 10:314-338.
Lemly, A. D. 1985b. Ecological basis for regulating aquatic emissions from the
power industry: The case with selenium. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology
5:465-486.
Lemly, A. D., and G. J. Smith. 1987. Aquatic cycling of selenium: Implications for
fish and wildlife. Washington, DC. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Fish and Wildlife Leaflet 12.
Lemly, A. D. 1993. Teratogenic effects of selenium in natural populations of freshwater fish. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 26: 181-204.
Lemly, A. D. 1995. Hazard of selenium to fish and migratory birds at Ouray National Wildlife Refuge, Utah. Blacksburg, VA. U.S. Forest Service, Southern