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Acid Rain Ecotoxicity

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Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Synonyms

Acid stress; Freshwater acidification; Surface water acidification

Glossary

Acidosis:

Increase of blood or hemolymph acidity.

ANC (acid-neutralizing capacity):

ANC or buffering capacity, expressed as μeq.L−1, describes the ability of a solution to resist changes in pH by neutralizing the acidic input. ANC is defined as the difference between strong base cations and strong acid anions. Low freshwater ANC (< or near to 0 μq.L−1) suggests that aquatic organisms can be submitted to acid stress associated with the runoff of acidic waters (during rainfall or snowmelt events) into streams or lakes.

Biomarker:

“A biochemical, cellular, physiological or behavioural variation that can be measured in tissue or body fluid samples or at the level of whole organisms that provides evidence of exposure to and/or effects of, one or more chemical pollutants (and/or radiations)” (Depledge 1994).

Collectors (active collectors, filterers):

Collect fine particulate organic matter (FPOM, 0.45 μm to...

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Felten, V., Tixier, G., Guérold, F. (2013). Acid Rain Ecotoxicity. In: Férard, JF., Blaise, C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Aquatic Ecotoxicology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5704-2_2

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