The Selenium Workgroup is engaged in technical research on issues pertaining to selenium. Activities include funding independent research into the ecological assessment of selenium, the development of water quality tissue-based benchmarks for selenium, the implementation of such benchmarks, development of effects thresholds, the identification of appropriate analytical methods, and management and treatment options for selenium where necessary. As part of its ongoing efforts, the Workgroup develops papers on these topics and shares them publicly – see below. Researchers funded by the Workgroup are encouraged to publish their work in peer reviewed scientific journals.
DeForest, DK. Species Sensitivity Distribution (SSD) Evaluation for Selenium in Fish Eggs: Considerations for Development of a Canadian Tissue-based Guideline. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (available on-line)
Canton SP, Baker SD. Selenium-related fish population and community effects. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (as of 9/2011 - revisions underway).
DeForest DK, Adams WJ. 2011. Selenium accumulation and toxicity in freshwater fishes. In Beyer WN, Meador JP (eds), Environmental Contaminants in Biota: Interpreting Tissue Concentrations. Second Edition. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, USA, pp 193-229.
Muscatello JR, MacDonald B, Janz DM. Principles and procedures for the use of fish embryos in the evaluation of selenium-induced deformities. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (as of 9/2011 – in preparation).
Ohlendorf HM, Covington SM, Byron ER, Arenal CA. 2011. Conducting site-specific assessments of selenium bioaccumulation in aquatic systems. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management 7(3): 314-324.
Ralston NVC, Unrine J, Wallschläger D. Selenium biogeochemistry and health effects. (as of 9/2011 – in preparation).
Wallschläger D, Unrine J, Ralston NVC. Selenium analysis and speciation. (as of 9/2011 – in preparation).
Review of Available Technologies for the Removal of Selenium from Water"
Literature Review of Treatment Technologies to Remove Selenium from Mining Influenced Water
Poster: Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment
Ecological Assessment of Selenium in the Aquatic Environment: Summary of a SETAC Pellston Workshop (2009)
Database of Selenium Concentrations in Fish Tissues from Reference Sites (Jan. 8, 2009)
Final Guide: Approach for Conducting Site-specific Assessments of Selenium Bioaccumulation in Aquatic Systems (Dec. 2008)
Biogeochemistry and Analysis of Selenium and its Species (2008)
Selenium Tissue Thresholds: Tissue Selection Criteria, Threshold Development Endpoints, and Potential to Predict Population or Community Effects in the Field (Dec. 2008)
