Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

91. Brix, K.V., R. Blust, J. Mertens, S. Baken, E.T. Middleton, and C. Cooper. 2023. Evaluation of effects-based methods as monitoring tools for assessing ecological impacts of metals in aquatic ecosystems. Integr. Environ. Monitor. Assess. 19(1): 24-31.PDF

90. Cremazy, A., S. Braz-Mota, K.V. Brix, R.M. Duarte, A.L. Val, and C.M. Wood. 2022. Investigating the mechanisms of dissolved organic matter protection against copper toxicity in fish of Amazon’s black waters. Sci. Tot. Environ. 843: 157032. PDF

89. Brix, K.V., G. De Boeck, S. Baken, and D.J. Fort. 2022. Adverse outcome pathways for chronic copper toxicity to fish and amphibians. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 41(12): 2911-2927. PDF

88. Brix, K.V., L.M. Tear, R.C. Santore, K. Croteau, and D.K. DeForest. 2021. Comparative performance of multiple linear regression and biotic ligand models for estimating the bioavailability of copper in freshwater. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 40(6): 1649-1661. PDF

87. Brix, K.V., J. Baker, W. Morris, K. Ferry, C. Pettem, J. Elphick, L.M. Tear, R. Napier, M. Adzic, and D.K. DeForest. 2021. Effect of maternally transferred egg selenium on embyro-larval survival, growth and development in Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 40(2): 380-389. PDF

86. Cremazy, A., K.V. Brix, D.S. Smith, W. Chen, M. Grosell, C.E. Schlekat, E.R. Garman, E.T. Middleton, and C.M. Wood. 2020. A mystery tale: nickel is fickle when snails fail - investigating the variability in Ni toxicity to the great pond snail. Integr. Environ. Manage. Assess. 16(6): 983-997. PDF

85. Jung, E.H., K.V. Brix, J.G. Richards, A.L. Val, and C.J. Brauner. 2020. Reduced hypoxia tolerance and survival at elevated temperatures may limit the ability of Amazonian fishes to survive in a warming world. Sci. Tot. Environ. 748: 141349. PDF

84. DeForest, D.K., K.V. Brix, LM. Tear, A.S. Cardwell, W.A. Stubblefield, E. Nordheim, and W.J. Adams. 2020. Updated multiple linear regression models for predicting chronic aluminum toxicity to freshwater aquatic organisms and developing water quality guidelines. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 39(9): 1724-1736. PDF

83. Wood, C.M., M.D. McDonald, M. Grosell, D.R. Mount, W.J. Adams, B.H.K. Po, and K.V. Brix. 2020. The potential for salt toxicity: Can the trans-epithelial potential (TEP) across the gill serve as a metric for major ion toxicity in fish? Aquat. Toxicol. 226: 105568. PDF

82. Brix, K.V., D.K. DeForest, L. Tear, W. Peijnenburg, A. Peters, E. Traudt, and R. Erickson. 2020. Development of empirical bioavailability models for metals. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 39(1): 85-100. PDF

81. De Boeck, G., C.M. Wood, K.V. Brix, A.K. Sinha, V. Matey, O.E. Johannsson, A. Bianchini, L. Bianchini, J.N. Maina, G.D. Kavembe, M.B. Papah, M. Kisipan, and R.O. Ojoo. 2019. Fasting in the ureotelic Lake Magadi tilapia, Alcolapia grahami, does not reduce its high metabolic demand, increasing its vulnerability to siltation events. Conser. Physiol. coz60. PDF

80. Esbaugh, A.J., K.V. Brix, and M. Grosell. 2019. Na+-K+-ATPase isoform switching in zebrafish during transition to dilute freshwater habitats. Phil. Proc. R. Soc. B. 286: 20190630. PDF

79. Jung, E.H., K.V. Brix, and C.J. Brauner. 2019. The effect of temperature acclimation on thermal tolerance, hypoxia tolerance and aerobic scope in two subspecies of sheepshead minnow; Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus and Cyprinodon variegatus hubbsi. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 232A: 28-33. PDF

78. Rudman, S.M., J.M. Goos, J.B. Burant, K.V. Brix, T.C. Gibbons, C.J. Brauner, and P.D. Jeyasingh. 2019. Ionome and elemental transport kinetics shaped by parallel evolution in threespine stickleback. Ecol. Let. 22: 645-653. PDF  |  SI

77. Zimmer, A.M., K.V. Brix, and C.M. Wood. 2019. Regulation and mechanisms of Ca2+ uptake in freshwater and seawater-acclimated killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus, and their response to acute salinity transfer. J. Comp. Physiol. B. 189: 47-60. PDF

76. Cremazy, A., K.V. Brix, and C.M. Wood. 2019. Using the biotic ligand model framework to investigate binary metal interactions on the uptake of Ag, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Sci. Tot. Environ. 647: 1611-1625. PDF

75. Brix, K.V., C.J. Brauner, D. Schluter, and C.M. Wood. 2018. Pharmacological evidence that DAPI inhibits NHE2 in Fundulus heterclitus acclimated to freshwater. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 211C: 1-6. PDF

74. Cremazy, A., K.V. Brix, and C.M. Wood. 2018. Chronic toxicity of binary mixtures of six metals (Ag, Cu, Cd, Pb, Ni, and Zn) to the great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Environ. Sci. Technol. 52:5979-5988. PDF

73. DeForest, D.K., K.V. Brix, L.M. Tear, and W.J. Adams. 2018. Multiple linear regression (MLR) models for predicting chronic aluminum toxicity to freshwater aquatic organisms and developing water quality guidelines. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 37(1): 80-90. PDF

72. Brix, K.V., M.S. Tellis, A. Cremazy, and C.M. Wood. 2017. Characterization of the effects of binary metal mixtures on short-term uptake of Cd, Pb, and Zn by rainbow trou (Oncorhynchus mkiss). Aquat. Toxicol. 193: 217-227. PDF

71. DeForest, D.K., R.C. Santore, A.C. Ryan, B. Church, M.J. Chowdhury, and K.V. Brix. 2017. Development of biotic ligand model-based freshwater aquatic crtieria for lead following US Environmental Protection Agency guidelines. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(11): 2965-2973. PDF

70. DeForest, D.K., K.V. Brix, J. Elphick, C. Rickwood, A. de Bruyn, L. Tear, G. Gilron, S. Hughes, and W.J. Adams. 2017. Lentic, lotic, and sulfate-dependent waterborne selenium screening guidelines for freshwater systems. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(9): 2503-2513. PDF

69. Brix, K.V., D.K. DeForest, L.M. Tear, M. Grosell, and W.J. Adams. 2017. Use of multiple linear regression models for setting water quality criteria for copper: a complementary approach to the biotic ligand model. Environ. Sci. Technol. 51: 5182-5192. PDF

68. Brix, K.V., C.E. Schlekat, and E.R. Garman. 2017. The mechanisms of nickel toxicity in aquatic environmnents: an adverse outcome pathways (AOP) analysis. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(5): 1128-1137. PDF

67. Arbildua, J.J., G. Villavicencio, P. Urrestarazu, K.V. Brix, W.J. Adams, and P.H. Rodriguez. 2017. Effect of Fe (III) on Pseudokirchineriella supcapitata at circumneutral pH in standard laboratory water tests is explained by nutrient sequestration. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 36(4): 952-958. PDF  |  SI

66. Bianchini, L.F., C.M. Wood, H.L. Bergman, O.E. Johannsson, P. Laurent, C. Chevalier, M.L. Kisipan, G.D. Kavembe, M.B. Papah, K.V. Brix, G. De Boeck, J.N. Maina, R.O. Ojoo, and A. Bianchini. 2017. Metabolism and antioxidant defense in the larval chironomid Tanytarsus minutipalplus: adjustments to diel variations in the conditions of Lake Magadi. Biol. Open. 6: 83-91. PDF

65. Fulton, J., C.M.R. Lemoine, C. Bucking, K.V. Brix, P.J. Walsh, and M.D. McDonald. 2017. A waterborne chemical cue from Gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta, prompts pulsatile urea excretion in conspecifics. Physiol. Behav. 171: 92-99. PDF

64. Shartau, R.B., K.V. Brix, and C.J. Brauner. 2017. Characterization of Na+ transport to gain insight into the mechanisms of acid-base balance and ion regulation in white sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 204A: 107-204. PDF

63. Brix, K.V., M.S. Tellis, A. Cremazy, and C.M. Wood. 2016. Characterization of the effects of binary metal mixtures on short-term uptake of Ag, Cu, and Ni by rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquat. Toxicol. 180: 236-246. PDF

62. Wood, C.M., K.V. Brix, G. De Boeck, H. Bergmann, A. Bianchini, L.F. Biancini, J.N. Maina, O.E. Johannsson, G.D. Kavembe, M.B. Papah, K.M. Letura, and R.O. Ojoo. 2016. Mammalian metabolic rates in the hottest fish on earth. Sci. Rep. 6: 29990. PDF

61. DeForest, D.K., S. Pargee, C. Claytor, S.P. Canton, and K.V. Brix. 2016. Biokinetic food chain modeling of waterborne selenium pulses into aquatic food chains: implications for water quality criteria. Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag. 12(2): 230-246. PDF

60. Brix, K.V., A.J. Esbaugh, E.M. Mager, and M. Grosell. 2015. Comparative evaluation of Na+ uptake in Cyprindon variegatus variegatus (Lacepede) and Cyprinodon variegatus hubbsi (Carr) (Cyprinodontiformes, Teleostei): evaluation of NHE function in high and low Na+ freshwater. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 185A: 115-124. PDF

59. Adams, W.J., D.K. DeForest, L.M. Tear, K. Payne, and K.V. Brix. 2015. Long-term monitoring of arsenic, copper, selenium, and other elements in Great Salt Lake (Utah, USA) surface water, brine shrimp, and brine flies. Environ. Monit. Assess. 187: 118. PDF

58. Niyogi, S., K.V. Brix, and M. Grosell. 2014. Effects of chronic waterborne nickel exposure on growth, ion homeostasis, acid-base balance, and nickel uptake in the freshwater pulmonate snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Aquat. Toxcol. 150: 36-44. PDF

57. Nys C., C.R. Janssen, E.M. Mager, A.J. Esbaugh, K.V. Brix, M. Grosell, W.A. Stubblefield, K. Holze, and K.A.C. De Schamphelaere. 2014. Development and validation of a biotic ligand model for predicting chronic toxicity of lead (Pb) to Ceriodaphnia dubia. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 33(2): 394-403. PDF

56. Scott, G.R. and K.V. Brix. 2013. Evolution of salinity tolerance from transcriptome to physiological system. Mol. Ecol. 22(14): 3656-3658. PDF

55. Cardwell, R.D., D.K. DeForest, K.V. Brix, and W.J. Adams. 2013. Do Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn biomagnify in aquatic ecosystems? Rev. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 226: 101-122. PDF

54. Brix, K.V. and M. Grosell. 2013. Characterization of Na+ uptake in the endangered pupfish, Cyprinodon macularius. Conser. Physiol. 1: 1-8. PDF

53. Brix, K.V. and M. Grosell. 2013. Evaluation of pre- and post-zygotic mating barriers, hybrid fitness, and phylogenetic relationship between Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus and Cyprinodon variegatus hubbsi (Cyprinodontiformes, Teleostei). J. Evol. Biol. 26: 854-866. PDF

52. Esbaugh, A.J., E.M. Mager, K.V. Brix, R. Santore, and M. Grosell. 2013. Implications of pH manipulation methods for metal toxicity: not all acidic environments are created equal. Aquat. Toxicol. 130-131: 27-30. PDF

51. Munley, K.M., K.V. Brix, J. Panlilio, and M. Grosell. 2013. Growth inhibition in early life-stage tests predicts full life-cycle toxicity effects of lead in the freshwater pulmonate snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Aquat. Toxicol. 128-129: 60-66. PDF

50. Brix, K.V., C.M. Wood, and M. Grosell. 2013. Measuring titratable alkalinity by single versus double endpoint titration: an evaluation in two Cyprinodont species and implications for characterizing net H+ flux in aquatic organisms. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 164A: 221-228. PDF

49. Brix, K.V., P. Gillette, T.R. Capo, A. Pourmand, and M. Grosell. 2012. The effects of dietary silver on larval growth in the echinoderm Lytechinus variegatus. Arch. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 63: 95-100. PDF

48. Brix, K.V. and M. Grosell. 2012. Comparative characterization of Na+ transport in Cyprinodon variegatus variegatus and Cyprinodon variegatus hubbsi: a model species complex for studying teleost invasion of freshwater. J. Exp. Biol. 215. 1199-1209. PDF

47. Esbaugh, A.J., K.V. Brix, E.M. Mager, K. DeSchamphelaere, and M. Grosell. 2012. Multi-linear regression analysis, preliminary biotic ligand modeling, and cross species comparison of the effects of water chemistry on chronic lead toxicity to invertebrates. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 155C: 423-431. PDF

46. DeForest, D.K., C.E. Schlekat, K.V. Brix, and A. Fairbrother. 2012. Secondary poisoning risk assessment of terrestrial birds and mammals exposed to nickel. Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag. 8(1): 107-119. PDF

45. Brix, K.V., A.J. Esbaugh, K.M. Munley, and M. Grosell. 2012. Investigations into the mechanisms of lead toxicity to the freshwater pulmonate snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Aquat. Toxicol. 106-107: 147-156. PDF

44. Brix, K.V., D.K. DeForest, and W.J. Adams. 2011. The sensitivity of aquatic insects to divalent metals: a comparative analysis of laboratory and field data. Sci. Tot. Environ. 409: 4187-4197. PDF

43. Brix, K.V., A.J. Esbaugh, and M. Grosell. 2011. The toxicity and physiological effects of copper on the freshwater pulmonate snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 154C: 261-267. PDF

42. Esbaugh, A.J., K.V. Brix, E.M. Mager, and M. Grosell. 2011. Multi-linear regression models predict the effects of water chemistry on acute lead toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia and Pimephales promelas. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 154C: 137-145. PDF

41. Mager, E.M., K.V. Brix, R.M. Gerdes, A.C. Ryan, and M. Grosell. 2011. Effects of water chemistry on the chronic toxicity of lead to the cladoceran, Ceriodaphnia dubia. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 74: 238-243. PDF

40. Adams, W.J., R. Blust, U. Borgmann, K.V. Brix, D.K. DeForest, A.S. Green, J. Meyer, J.C. McGeer, P. Paquin, P. Rainbow, and C. Wood. 2011. Utility of tissue residues for predicting effects of metals on aquatic organisms. Integr. Environ. Assess. Manag. 7(1): 75-98. PDF

39. Mager, E.M., A.J. Esbaugh, K.V. Brix, A.C. Ryan, and M. Grosell. 2011. Influences of water chemistry on the acute toxicity of lead to Pimephales promelas and Ceriodaphnia dubia. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 153C: 82-90. PDF

38. Brix, K.V., R. Gerdes, and M. Grosell. 2010. Thiocyanate, calcium, and sulfate as causes of toxicity to Ceriodaphnia dubia in a hard rock mining effluent. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 73: 1646-1652. PDF

37. Brix, K.V.,, N. Curry, A. Kasper, and M. Grosell. 2010. The effects of total dissolved solids on egg fertilization and water hardening in two salmonids - Arctic Grayling (Thymallus arcticus) and Dolly Varden (Salvelinus malma). Aquat. Toxicol. 97: 109-115. PDF

36. Brix, K.V., J. Keithly, R.C. Santore, D.K. DeForest, and S. Tobiason. 2010. Ecological risk assessment of zinc stormwater runoff to an aquatic ecosystem. Sci. Tot. Environ. 408: 1824-1832. PDF

35. Mager, E.M., K.V. Brix, and M. Grosell. 2010. Influence of bicarbonate and humic acid on effects of chronic waterborne lead exposure to fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Aquat. Toxicol. 96: 135-144. PDF

34. Blanchard, J., K.V. Brix, and M. Grosell. 2009. Subcellular fractionation of Cu exposed oyster, Crassostrea virginica, and Cu accumulation from a biologically incorporated Cu rich oyster diet in Fundulus heteroclitus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 149C: 531-537. PDF

33. Grosell, M. and K.V. Brix. 2009. High net calcium uptake explains the hypersensitivity of the freshwater pulmonate snail, Lymnaea stagnalis, to chronic lead exposure. Aquat. Toxicol. 91(4): 302-311. PDF

32. Boyle, D., K.V. Brix, H. Amlund, A.K. Lundebye, C. Hogstrand, and N. Bury. 2008. Natural arsenic contaminated diets perturb reproduction in fish. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42: 5354-5360. PDF

31. Mager, E.M., H. Wintz, C.D. Vulpe, K.V. Brix, and M.G. Grosell. 2008. Toxicogenomics of water chemistry influence on chronic lead toxicity to the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). Aquat. Toxicol. 87(3): 200-209. PDF

30. Bielmyer, G.K., K.V. Brix, and M.G. Grosell. 2008. Is Cl- protection against silver toxicity due to chemical speciation? Aquat. Toxicol. 87(2): 81-87. PDF

29. Bielmyer, G.K., M. Grosell, P.R. Paquin, R. Matthews, K.B. Wu, R.C. Santore, and K.V. Brix. 2007. Validation study of the acute biotic ligand model for silver. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26(10): 2241-2246. PDF

28. DeForest, D.K., K.V. Brix, and W.J. Adams. 2007. Assessing metal bioaccumulation in aquatic environments: the inverse relationship between bioaccumulation factors, trophic transfer factors, and exposure concentration. Aquat. Toxicol. 84: 236-246. PDF

27. Grosell, M., J. Blanchard, K.V. Brix, and R. Gerdes. 2007. Physiology is pivotal for interactions between salinity and acute copper toxicity to fish and invertebrates. Aquat. Toxicol. 84: 162-172. PDF

26. Brix, K.V., R.M. Gerdes, W.J. Adams, and M. Grosell. 2006. Effects of copper, cadmium, and zinc on the hatching success of brine shrimp (Artemia franciscana). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 51: 580-583. PDF

25. Rainbow, P.S., L. Poirier, B.D. Smith, K.V. Brix, and S.N. Luoma. 2006. Trophic transfer of trace metals: subcellular compartmentalization in a polychaete and assimilation by a decapod crustacean. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 321: 91-100. PDF

24. Grosell, M., R.M. Gerdes, and K.V. Brix. 2006. Influence of calcium, humic acid, and pH on lead accumulation and toxicity to fathead minnow during prolonged waterborne lead exposure. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 143C: 473-483. PDF

23. Bielmyer, G.K., M. Grosell, and K.V. Brix. 2006. Toxicity of silver, zinc, copper, and nickel to copepods, Acartia tonsa, exposed via a phytoplankton diet. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40: 2063-2068. PDF

22. Rainbow, P.S., L. Poirier, B.D. Smith, K.V. Brix, and S.N. Luoma. 2006. Trophic transfer of trace metals: from the polychaete worm Nereis diversicolor to the polycahete N. virens and the decapod crustacean Palaemonetes varians. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 308: 167-181. PDF

21. Grosell, M., R. Gerdes, and K.V. Brix. 2006. Chronic toxicity of lead to three freshwater invertebrates - Brachionus calyciflorus, Chironomus tentans, and Lymnaea stagnalis. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 25(1): 97-104. PDF

20. Brix, K.V., D.K. DeForest, M. Burger, and W.J. Adams. 2005. Assessing the relative sensitivity of aquatic organisms to divalent metals and their level of representation in toxicity data sets compared to natural aquatic communities. Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. 11: 1139-1156. PDF

19. Bielmyer, G.K., K.V. Brix, T. Capo, and M. Grosell. 2005. The effects of heavy metals on the embryo-larval and adult life stages of the sea urchin, Diadema antillarum. Aquat. Toxicol. 74: 254-263. PDF

18. Brix, K.V., J. Toll, L.M. Tear, D.K. DeForest, and W.J. Adams. Setting site-specific water quality standards using tissue thresholds and bioaccumulation data. Part 2. Calculating site-specific selenium water quality standards for protecting fish and birds. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24(1): 231-237. PDF

17. Toll, J. L.M. Tear, D.K. DeForest, K.V. Brix, and W.J. Adams. 2005. Setting site-specific water quality standards using tissue residue thresholds and bioaccumulation data. Part 1. Methodology. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24(1): 224-230. PDF

16. Brix, K.V., J. Keithly, D.K. DeForest, and J. Laughlin. 2004. Acute and chronic toxicity of nickel to rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23(9): 2221-2228. PDF

15. Muyssen, B.T.A., K.V. Brix, D.K. DeForest, and C.R. Janssen. 2004. Nickel essentiality and homeostasis in aquatic organisms. Environ. Rev. 12(2): 113-131. PDF

14. Brix, K.V. D.K. DeForest, R.D. Cardwell, and W.J. Adams. 2004. Derivation of a site-specific water quality standard for selenium in the Great Salt Lake, Utah. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23(3): 602-612. PDF

13. Keithly, J., J.A. Brooker, D.K. DeForest, K.B. Wu, and K.V. Brix. 2004. Acute and chronic toxicity of nickel to a cladoceran (Ceriodaphnia dubia) and amphipod (Hyalella azteca). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23(3): 691-696. PDF

12. McGeer, J., K.V. Brix, D.K. DeForest, S.I. Brigham, J.M. Skeaff, A.S. Green, and W.J. Adams. 2003. The use of bioconcentration and bioaccumulation factors for the hazard assessment of inorganic metal substances. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22(5): 1017-1037. PDF

11. Brix, K.V., R.D. Cardwell, and W.J. Adams. 2003. The chronic toxicity of arsenic to the Great Salt Lake brine shrimp, Artermia franciscana. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 54(2): 169-175. PDF

10. Adams, W.J., K.V. Brix, M. Edwards, L.M. Tear, D.K. DeForest, and A. Fairbrother. 2003. Analysis of field and laboratory data used to derive selenium toxicity thresholds for birds. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22(9): 2020-2029. PDF

9. Brix, K.V., D.K. DeForest, and W.J. Adams. 2001. Assessing acute and chronic copper risks using species sensitivity distributions for different taxonomic groups. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20(8): 1846-1856. PDF

8. Brix, K.V., J.S. Volosin, W.J. Adams, R.J. Reash, R.G. Carlton, and D.O. McIntyre. 2001. Effects of sulfate on the acute toxicity of selenate to freshwater organisms. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20(5): 1037-1045. PDF

7. Brix, K.V., D.G. Henderson, W.J. Adams, R.J. Reash, R.G. Carlton, and D.O. McIntyre. 2001. Acute toxicity of selenate to two daphnids and three gammarid amphipods. Environ. Toxicol. 16: 142-150. PDF

6. Adams, W.J., B. Conard, G. Ethier, K.V. Brix, P.R. Paquin, and D.M. DiToro. 2000. The challenges of hazard identification and classification of insoluble metals and metal substances for the aquatic environment. Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. 6(6): 1019-1038. PDF

5. Fairbrother, A., K.V. Brix, D.K. DeForest, and W.J. Adams. 2000. Egg selenium thresholds for birds: A response to J. Skorupa’s critique of Fairbrother et al. 1999. Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. 6(1): 203-212. PDF

4. Brix, K.V., R.D. Cardwell, D.G. Henderson, and A.R. Marsden. 2000. A site-specific marine water quality criterion for cyanide. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18(9): 2323-2327. PDF

3. Fairbrother, A., K.V. Brix, J.E. Toll, S. McKay, and W.J. Adams. 1999. Egg selenium concentrations as predictors of avian toxicity. Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. 5(6): 1229-1253. PDF

2. DeForest, D.K., K.V. Brix, and W.J. Adams. 1999. Critical review of proposed residue-based selenim toxicity thresholds for freshwater fish. Hum. Ecol. Risk Assess. 5(6): 1187-1228. PDF

1. Ball, B.R., K.V. Brix, M.S. Brancato, M.P. Allison, and S.M. Vail. 1997. Whole effluent toxicity reduction by ozone. Environ. Prog. 16(2): 121-124. PDF

Books and Book Chapters

12. McGeer, J.C., D.S. Smith, K.V. Brix, and W.J. Adams. 2013. Speciation of metals, effects on aquatic biota. In: Encyclopedia of Sustainability Science and Technology. Vol. 14, pp. 1051-1061.

11. Brix, K.V. and D.K. DeForest. 2008. Selenium. In: Relevance of Ambient Water Quality Criteria in Ephemeral and Effluent-Dependent Watercourses of the Arid Western U.S. R.W. Gensemer, R.D. Meyerhoff, K.J. Ramage, and E.F. Curley (eds.). SETAC Press, Pensacola, Florida. pp. 123-172.

10. DeForest, D.K., P.R. Paquin, R. Matthew, and K.V. Brix. 2008. Diazinon. In: Relevance of Ambient Water Quality Criteria in Ephemeral and Effluent-Dependent Watercourses of the Arid Western U.S. R.W. Gensemer, R.D. Meyerhoff, K.J. Ramage, and E.F. Curley (eds.). SETAC Press, Pensacola, Florida. pp. 173-200.

9. Schlekat, C.E., J.C. McGeer, R. Blust, U. Borgmann, K.V. Brix, N. Bury, Y. Couillard, R.L. Dwyer, S.N. Luoma, S. Robertson, K.G. Sappington, I. Schoeters, and D.T.H.M. Sijm. 2007. Bioaccumulation: Hazard identification of metals and inorganic metal substances. In: Assessing the Hazard of Metals and Inorganic Substances in Aquatic and Terrestrial Systems. W.J. Adams and P.M. Chapman (eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida. pp. 55-87.

8. Adams, W.J., A.R. Stewart, K.A. Kidd, K.V. Brix, and D.K. DeForest. 2005. Case histories of dietborne exposure to mercury and selenium in aquatic ecosystems. In: Toxicity of Dietborne Metals to Aquatic Organisms. J.S. Meyer, W.J. Adams, K.V. Brix, S.N. Luoma, D.R. Mount, W.A. Stubblefield, and C.M. Wood (eds.). SETAC Press, Pensacola, Florida. pp. 263-274.

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