Laboratory toxicity incubation experiments on phytoplankton using trace metals (Cu, Cd, Zn)

This data compilation contains previously published toxicity threshold concentrations of copper, cadmium and zinc for different phytoplankton, as determined by incubation experiments. The data was recalculated to nmol/L for consistency, assuming the following molar masses of copper, cadmium and zinc as 63.546, 112.411 and 65.380 g/mol, respectively, and salinity as 1.025 kg/L. The growth medium is included in the dataset, as well as the environment where the phytoplankton in question may commonly occur (open or coastal ocean).