Species Sensitivity Data provided by the Department of Agriculture Water and the Environment, Australia. This data underpins the ANZG default guideline for copper in marine water.
Details
These data are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (summary of terms provided here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Additional information is available from the Water Quality website at https://www.waterquality.gov.au/
Please cite these data as: ANZG (2025). “Toxicant default guideline values for aquatic ecosystem protection: Copper in marine water.” Australian and New Zealand Governments and Australian State and Territory Governments, Canberra, Australia. https://www.waterquality.gov.au/anz-guidelines/guideline-values/default/water-quality-toxicants/toxicants/copper-marine-2025.
The columns are as follows:
- Conc
The chemical concentration in micrograms per Litre (dbl).
- Duration
The duration of the test in days (chr).
- Genus
The Genus name (chr).
- Group
The taxonomic group (chr).
- Life_stage
Life stage of the test organism (chr).
- Phylum
The Phylum name (chr).
- Species
The species binomial name (chr).
- Test_endpoint
The test endpoint measure (chr).
- Toxicity_measure
The toxicity measure used (chr).
Where toxicity measure is not a chronic NEC, EC10 or NOEC value,
concentration has been converted using the appropriate default ratio, as
follows: 10 from acute EC50/LC50 to chronic EC10; 5 from chronic EC50 to
EC10; 2.5 from LOEC to EC10. Please see the primary reference material for
more information.
Examples
print(anzg_copper_marine, n=Inf)
#> # A tibble: 45 × 9
#> Conc Duration Genus Group Life_stage Phylum Species Test_endpoint
#> <dbl> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 1.4 3 Entomoneis Diatom Exponenti… Bacil… punctu… Population g…
#> 2 0.2 3 Minutocellus Diatom Exponenti… Bacil… polymo… Population g…
#> 3 3.3 3 Ceratoneis Diatom Exponenti… Bacil… closte… Population g…
#> 4 1 3 Phaeodactylum Diatom Exponenti… Bacil… tricor… Population b…
#> 5 8.5 3 Coccolithus Golden… Exponenti… Hapto… huxleyi Population g…
#> 6 1.3 3 Gephyrocapsa Golden… Exponenti… Hapto… oceani… Population g…
#> 7 0.84 3 Proteomonas Golden… Exponenti… Hapto… sulcata Population g…
#> 8 2.7 3 Tisochrysis Golden… Exponenti… Hapto… lutea Population g…
#> 9 300 3 Cyanobium Cyanob… Exponenti… Cyano… sp. Population a…
#> 10 8 3 Dunaliella Green … Exponenti… Chlor… tertio… Population g…
#> 11 0.3 3 Micromonas Green … Exponenti… Chlor… pusilla Population g…
#> 12 7 3 Tetraselmis Green … Exponenti… Chlor… sp. Population g…
#> 13 27 4 Ulva Green … Zoospore Chlor… fascia… Reproduction
#> 14 56 3 Ulva Green … Zoospore Chlor… lactuca Settlement a…
#> 15 4.1 20 Macrocystis Brown … Zoospore Ochro… pyrife… Sporophyte p…
#> 16 17 14 Fucus Brown … Germling Ochro… vesicu… Growth
#> 17 5.8 0.2 Acropora Cnidar… Gamete Cnida… aspera Fertilisation
#> 18 15.3 0.2 Acropora Cnidar… Gamete Cnida… longic… Fertilisation
#> 19 34 0.2 Acropora Cnidar… Gamete Cnida… tenuis Fertilisation
#> 20 13 0.2 Coelastrea Cnidar… Gamete Cnida… aspera Fertilisation
#> 21 16 0.2 Platygyra Cnidar… Gamete Cnida… daedal… Fertilisation
#> 22 9.8 28 Exaiptasia Cnidar… Adult Cnida… diapha… Reproduction
#> 23 9.6 2 Diadema Echino… Embryo Echin… savign… Development
#> 24 2.1 3 Evechinus Echino… Larva Echin… chloro… Development
#> 25 6.2 8 Hydroides Annelid Gamete Annel… elegans Metamorphosis
#> 26 2.5 2 Anadara Mollusc Embryo Mollu… trapez… Development
#> 27 4.5 2 Barnea Mollusc Embryo Mollu… austra… Development
#> 28 3.6 2 Fulvia Mollusc Embryo Mollu… tenuic… Development
#> 29 3.8 2 Hiatula Mollusc Embryo Mollu… alba Development
#> 30 6 2 Irus Mollusc Embryo Mollu… crenat… Development
#> 31 1.4 2 Magallana Mollusc Embryo Mollu… gigas Development
#> 32 2 2 Mimachlamys Mollusc Larva Mollu… asperr… Development
#> 33 4.8 2 Mytilus Mollusc Embryo Mollu… gallop… Development
#> 34 4.2 2 Mytilus Mollusc Embryo Mollu… trosso… Development
#> 35 1.5 14 Saccostrea Mollusc Larva Mollu… glomer… Mortality
#> 36 2.2 2 Scaeochlamys Mollusc Embryo Mollu… livida Development
#> 37 5 2 Spisula Mollusc Embryo Mollu… trigon… Development
#> 38 1.9 2 Xenostrobus Mollusc Embryo Mollu… securis Development
#> 39 0.7 3 Haliotis Gastro… Larva Mollu… iris Development
#> 40 3.7 4 Nassarius Gastro… Larvae Mollu… dorsat… Larval growth
#> 41 1 3.3 Acartia Crusta… Eggs Arthr… sinjie… Larval devel…
#> 42 10 4 Amphibalanus Crusta… Larva Arthr… amphit… Metamorphosis
#> 43 19 100 Tisbe Crusta… Life cycle Arthr… furcata Survival and…
#> 44 62 12 Atherinops Fish Larva Chord… affinis Development
#> 45 21 25 Epinephelus Fish Juvenile Chord… coioid… Growth
#> # ℹ 1 more variable: Toxicity_measure <chr>