Lead

Tox Class

Metals and Metalloids

Tox CAS

7439-92-1

Tox Medium

Freshwater

Tox Reliability

Moderate

Publish Date

2000

Tox LOSP 99

1.0

Tox LOSP 95

3.4

Tox LOSP 90

5.6

Tox LOSP 80

9.4

Tox LOSP Unit

µg/L

Tox LOSP 99 Comments

–

Tox LOSP 95 Comments

Recommended for application for slightly to moderately disturbed ecosystems.

Tox LOSP 90 Comments

–

Tox LOSP 80 Comments

DGV may not protect key test species from chronic toxicity (this refers to experimental chronic values or geometric mean for species). Check toxicant DGV technical brief the resources listed in Read the detail, below, for spread of data and its significance.

General Comments

Adjust DGVs for site-specific hardness using the hardness-dependent algorithm in Warne et al. (2018). The reliability of the DGVs has been updated according to the classification in Warne et al. (2018). These DGVs and the information in the corresponding DGVs technical brief for this toxicant should be used in accordance with the detailed guidance provided on the Australian and New Zealand Guidelines for Fresh and Marine Water Quality website.

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