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DOI 10.1021/es803453h
Titel (primär) Partitioning-based dosing: an approach to include bioavailability in the effect-directed analysis of contaminated sediment samples
Autor Bandow, N.; Altenburger, R.; Lübcke-von Varel, U.; Paschke, A.; Streck, G.; Brack, W.
Quelle Environmental Science & Technology
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
Department OEC; BIOTOX; WANA
Band/Volume 43
Heft 10
Seite von 3891
Seite bis 3896
Sprache englisch
Abstract One of the major challenges of effect-directed identification of hazardous chemicals in sediments is the appropriate consideration of bioavailability for a hazard-based prioritization of fractions and toxicants. The equilibrium partitioning approach is frequently used to estimate the bioavailability of sediment contaminants. To simulate partitioning of the constituents of complex sediment contaminations in the sediment-water-biota system, a new dosing technique based on silicone elastomer stirrer bars (silicone rods) for use in a growth inhibition test with the green algae Scenedesmus vacuolatus was developed. The dosing technique has a high loading capacity and a fast achievement of equilibrium (5-50 min) for a broad range of model compounds. The subsequent delivery of compounds stored by the silicone during the bioassay compensates possible losses of compounds and keeps the concentrations constant. Furthermore, a dose-dependent response is achieved for single compounds and complex mixtures from sediment extracts. The extracts of three sediment samples from the Elbe River Basin were fractionated using a multistep HPLC method and investigated in the bioassay using conventional DMSO dosing and loaded silicone rods. The results of the toxicity test clearly show that the toxicity patterns are quite different for the two dosing techniques, whereas the differences between the sampling locations are less pronounced. We suggest that partitioning-based dosing better reflects exposure in sediments and thus provides a more realistic identification of key toxicants.
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Bandow, N., Altenburger, R., Lübcke-von Varel, U., Paschke, A., Streck, G., Brack, W. (2009):
Partitioning-based dosing: an approach to include bioavailability in the effect-directed analysis of contaminated sediment samples
Environ. Sci. Technol. 43 (10), 3891 - 3896 10.1021/es803453h