Copper in San Francisco Bay
Resources to Reduce Scientific Uncertainties

Chemical Speciation and Processes

Forms of copper and interactions with other substances

Related activities in the Copper Action Plan

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ID Activity
CB-17(2) Measures to assess cycling and fluxes between water column, phytoplankton, sediments, and benthos
CB-18(3) Determine Cu-L1 and L2 complex concentrations (copper speciation)

References

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Assessment of Aquatic Ecological Risk and Site-Specific Criteria of Copper in San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Arnold, W.; Warren-Hicks, W. J. 2007
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management [Integr. Environ. Assess. Manage.], 3:32-48
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Variability of the Protective Effect of Sodium On the Acute Toxicity of Copper to Freshwater Cladocerans
De Schamphelaere, K. A. C.; Bossuyt, B. T. A.; Janssen, C. R. 2007
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry [Environ. Toxicol. Chem.], 26:535-542
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Photooxidation of wetland and riverine dissolved organic matter: altered copper complexation and organic composition
Brooks, M. L.; Meyer, J. S.; McKnight, D. M. 2007
Hydrobiologia [Hydrobiologia], 579:95-113
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A kinetic model of copper cycling in San Francisco Bay
Bessinger, B.; Cooke, T.; Forman, B.; Lee, V.; Mineart, P.; Armstrong, L. 2006
Reference type: Generic

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Photodegradation of strong copper-complexing ligands in organic-rich estuarine waters
Shank, G.; Whitehead, R. F.; Smith, M. L.; Skrabal, S. A.; Kieber, R. J. 2006
Limnology and Oceanography [Limnol. Oceanogr.]. Vol., 51:884-892
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Exposure-effect model for calculating copper effect concentrations in Sediments with varying copper binding properties: A synthesis
Simpson, S. L. 2005
Environmental Science & Technology, 39:7087-7082
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Geochemistry and bioavailability of metals in sediments from northern San Francisco Bay
Lu, X. Q.; Werner, I.; Young, T. M. 2005
Environment International, 31:593-602
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Evaluation of a constructed wetland treatment system specifically designed to decrease bioavailable copper in a wastestream
Murray-Gulde, C. L.; Bearr, J.; Rodgers, J. H. 2005
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 61:60-73
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Predicting copper toxicity in estuarine and marine waters using the Biotic Ligand Model
Arnold, W. R.; Santore, R. C.; Cotsifas, J. S. 2005
Marine Pollution Bulletin, 50:1634-1640
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Predicting sediment metal toxicity using a sediment biotic ligand model: Methodology and initial application
Di Toro, D. M.; McGrath, J. A.; Hansen, D. J.; Berry, W. J.; Paquin, P. R.; Mathew, R.; Wu, K. B.; Santore, R. C. 2005
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 24:2410-2427
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A review of factors influencing measurements of decadal variations in metal contamination in San Francisco Bay, California
Flegal, A. R.; Conaway, C. H.; Scelfo, G.; Hibdon, S.; Sanudo-Wilhelmy, S. A. 2005
Ecotoxicology, 14:645-660
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Comparison of copper speciation in estuarine water measured using analytical voltammetry and supported liquid membrane techniques
Ndungu, K.; Hurst, M. P.; Bruland, K. W. 2005
Environmental Science & Technology, 39:3166-3175
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Copper complexation by dissolved organic matter from surface water and wastewater effluent
Sarathy, V.; Allen, H. E. 2005
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 61:337-344
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Copper speciation in San Francisco Bay: A novel approach using multiple analytical windows
Buck, K. N.; Bruland, K. W. 2005
Marine Chemistry, 96:185-198
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Biotic Ligand Model, a Flexible Tool for Developing Site-Specific Water Quality Guidelines for Metals
Niyogi, S.; Wood, C. M. 2004
Environmental Science & Technology [Environ. Sci. Technol.]. Vol., 38:6177-6192
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Withdrawal of Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Copper and Nickel Applicable to South San Francisco Bay, California
Usepa, 2003
US Environmental Protection Agency2004
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The Biotic Ligand Model: Technical Support Document for Its Application to the Evaluation of Water Quality Criteria for Copper
Usepa, 2003
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency2004
Reference type: Electronic source

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Organic complexation and total dissolved trace metal analysis in estuarine waters: comparison of solvent-extraction graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometric and chelating resin flow injection inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric analysis
Ndung'u, K.; Franks, R. P.; Bruland, K. W.; Flegal, A. R. 2003
Analytica Chimica Acta, 481:127-138
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Analysis for Cd, Cu, Ni, Zn and Mn in estuarine water by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry coupled with an automated flow injection system
Beck, N. G.; Franks, R. P.; Bruland, K. W. 2002
Analytica Chimica Acta, 455:11-22
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Tracing Ni, Cu, and Zn kinetics and equilibrium partitioning between dissolved and particulate phases in South San Francisco Bay, California, using stable isotopes and high-resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry
Gee, A. K.; Bruland, K. W. 2002
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 66:3063-3083
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Processes Affecting the Benthic Flux of Trace Metals into the Water Column of San Francisco Bay
James, S. K.; Brent, R. T.; Kenneth, H. C.; William, M. B. 1999
U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
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Processes Affecting the Benthic Flux of Trace Metals into the Water Column of San Francisco Bay
Kuwabara, J. S.; Topping, B. R.; Coale, K. H.; Berelson, W. M. 1999
U.S. Geological Survey
Reference type: Conference proceedings

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Flow-injection - ICP-MS method applied to benthic flux studies of San Francisco Bay
Topping, B. R.; Kuwabara, J. S. 1999
U.S. Geological Survey Toxic Substances Hydrology Program
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Chemical speciation of dissolved Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island
Kozelka, P. B.; Bruland, K. W. 1998
Marine Chemistry, 60:267-282
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Strongly complexed Cu and Ni in wastewater effluents and surface runoff
Sedlak, D. L.; Phinney, J. T.; Bedsworth, W. W. 1997
Environmental Science & Technology, 31:3010-3016.
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Effects of dithiocarbamate and 8-hydroxyquinoline additions on algal uptake of ambient copper and nickel in South San Francisco Bay water
Phinney, J. T.; Bruland, K. W. 1997
Estuaries, 20:66-67
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Diagnostic modeling of trace metal partitioning in South San Francisco Bay
Wood, T. M.; Baptista, A. M.; Kuwabara, J. S.; Flegal, A. R. 1995
Limnology and Oceanography, 40:345-358.
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Speciation of dissolved copper and nickel in South San Francisco Bay: a multi-method approach
Donat, J. R.; Lao, K. A.; Bruland, K. W. 1994
Analytica Chimica Acta, 284:547-571
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Copper Toxicity and Adaptation in the Marine Diatom Ditylum Brightwellii
Rijstenbil, J. W.; Wunholds, J. A. 1991
Comparative biochemistry and physiology, 100:147-150.
Reference type: Journal article

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Copper complexation in the Northeast Pacific
Coale, K. H.; Bruland, K. W. 1988
Limnology and Oceanography, 33:1084-1101.
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Effects of copper toxicity on silicic acid uptake and growth in Thalassiosira pseudonana
Reuter, J. G. e a 1981
Journal of Physiology
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