Abstract
As uranium speciation, and then its bioavailability, is highly variable in the range of the physico-chemistry of freshwaters, determining environmental protection criteria for generic ecosystems, i.e. without considering these processes, may lead to very low values. Based on the most recent knowledge on the variation of uranium bioavailability vs. its speciation, “conditional” protection criteria have been determined for 50 main physico-chemical domains, still including some identified conservatism, due to complexation properties of uranium.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Beaugelin-Seiller K (2004) Catalogue des données “Hydrosystèmes” acquises pour l’outil CASTEAUR. report SECRE/04-04, 34 p. IRSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Beaugelin-Seiller K, Garnier-Laplace J, Gilbin R (2009) Vers la proposition d’une norme de qualité environnementale pour l’uranium en eau douce. Report DEI/SECRE/2009-015, 44 p. IRSN, Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Bywater JF, Banaczkowski R, Bailey M (1991) Sensitivity to uranium of six species of tropical freshwater fishes and four species of cladocerans from Northern Australia. Environ Toxicol Chem 10: 1449–1458
Charles AL, Markich SJ, Stauber JL, De Filippis LF (2002) The effect of water hardness on the toxicity of uranium to a tropical freshwater algae Chlorella sp. Aquat Toxicol 60: 61–73
Crançon P, Van der Lee J (2003). Speciation and mobility of uranium(VI) in humic-containing soils. Radiochim Acta 91: 673–679
Denison F (2004) Uranium (VI) speciation: modelling, uncertainty and relevance to bioavailability models. Application to uranium uptake by the gills of a freshwater bivalve. PhD thesis, Environmental Biosciences, Chemistry and Health, 347 p. Aix-Marseille I university
EC (2000) Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy. Official Journal of the European Communities L 327 online access via http://eur-lex.europa.eu/
EC (2003) Technical guidance document in support of Commission Directive 93/67/EEC on risk assessment for new notified substances and Commission Regulation (EC) No 1488/94 on risk assessment for existing substances, Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market. Part II. Luxembourg, Office for Official Publication of the European Communities
Forbes VE, Calow P (2002) Extrapolation in ecological risk assessment: balancing pragmatism and precaution in chemical controls legislation. Biosciences 52: 249–257
Fortin C, Denison FH, Garnier-Laplace J (2007) Metal – phytoplankton interactions: modelling the effect of competing ions (H+, Ca2+ and Mg2+) on uranium uptake. Environ Toxicol Chem 26: 242–248
Franklin NM, Stauber JL, Markich SJ, Lim RP (2000) pH-dependent toxicity of copper and uranium to a tropical freshwater alga (Chlorella sp.). Aquat Toxicol 48: 275–289
Jackson BP, Ranville JF, Bertsch PM, Sowder AG (2005). Characterization of colloidal and humic-bound Ni and U in the “dissolved” fraction of contaminated sediment extracts. Environ Sci Technol 39: 2478–2485
Le Goff F, Bonnomet V (2004) Devenir et comportement des métaux dans l’eau: biodisponibilité et modèles BLM. Rapport technique, Direction des Risques Chroniques, Unité “ Évaluation des Risques Écotoxicologiques ”, mars 2004, 85 p. INERIS, Verneuil en Halatte, France
Markich SJ, Camilleri C (1997) Investigation of metal toxicity to tropical biota: Recommendations for revision of the Australian water quality guidelines. Supervising Scientist Report 127, Supervising Scientist, Canberra, Australia
Markich SJ, Brown PL, Jeffree RA, Lim RP (2000) Valve movement responses of Velesunio angasi (Bivalvia: Hyriidae) to manganese and uranium: An exception to the free ion activity model. Aquat Toxicol 51: 155–175
MEDAD (2007) Circulaire du 7 mai 2007 définissant les “normes de qualité environnementale provisoires (NQEp)” des 41 substances impliquées dans l’évaluation de l’état chimique des masses d’eau ainsi que des substances pertinentes du programme national de réduction des substances dangereuses dans l’eau
Morel FMM, Hering JG (1993) Principles and Applications of Aquatic Chemistry. John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY, USA
OECD (2004) Essai n° 202: Daphnia sp., essai d’immobilisation immédiate Lignes directrices pour les essais de produits chimiques/Section 2: Effets sur les systèmes biologiques. 12 p. (available on line at the following address http://www.oecdbookshop.org/oecd/display.asp?lang=fr&sf1=DI&st1=5LMQCR2K7S0W)
Postuma L, Suter II GW, Traas TP (2002) Species Sensitivity Distributions in Ecotoxicology. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton London New York Washington DC
Pickett JB, Specht WL, Keyes JL (1993) Acute and chronic toxicity of uranium compounds to Ceriodaphnia dubia. Westinghouse Savannah River Co, report WSRC-RP-92-995, prepared for the US Departement of Energy (US-DoE), contract DE-AC09-89SR 18035
Pradines C, Wiktor V, Camilleri V, Gilbin R (2005) Development of biochemical methods to estimate the subcellular impact of uranium exposure on Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Radioprotection 40: S163–S168
Ranville JF, Hendry MJ, Reszat TN, Xie Q, Honeyman BD (2007) Quantifying uranium complexation by groundwater dissolved organic carbon using asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation. J Cont Hydrol 91: 233–246
Salminen R (2005) Geochemical Atlas of Europe. Part 1: Background Information, Methodology and Maps. Espoo: Geological Survey of Finland
Van der Lee J, de Windt L (2002) CHESS Tutorial and Cookbook/Version 3.0, users manual LHM/RD/02/13, Ecole des mines de Paris, Fontainebleau, France
Zeman F, Gilbin R, Alonzo F, Lecomte-Pradines C, Garnier-Laplace J, Aliaume C (2008) Effects of waterborne uranium on survival, growth, reproduction and physiological processes of the freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna. Aquat Tox 86: 370–378
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2011 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Beaugelin-Seiller, K., Février, L., Gilbin, R., Garnier-Laplace, J. (2011). Ecotoxicity of Uranium in Freshwaters: Influence of the Physico-Chemical Status of the Rivers. In: Merkel, B., Schipek, M. (eds) The New Uranium Mining Boom. Springer Geology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_59
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22122-4_59
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-22121-7
Online ISBN: 978-3-642-22122-4
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental ScienceEarth and Environmental Science (R0)