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Kategorie Textpublikation
Referenztyp Zeitschriften
DOI 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900040005x
Titel (primär) Predictive assessment of the aquatic toxicity of multiple chemical mixtures
Autor Faust, M.; Altenburger, R.; Backhaus, T.; Boedeker, W.; Scholze, M.; Grimme, L.H.
Quelle Journal of Environmental Quality
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
Department OEC; BIOTOX; COE
Band/Volume 29
Heft 4
Seite von 1063
Seite bis 1068
Sprache englisch
Abstract Current approaches to the assessment of chemical hazards focus on toxicity studies with single, pure chemicals. In the environment, however, organisms are exposed to numerous pollutants simultaneously. We studied the toxicities of multiple mixtures of pesticides and antibiotics in algal and bacterial bioassays. The test mixtures were composed of 14 to 18 components with either identical or completely different specific mechanisms of action. The results reveal that reliable predictions of mixture toxicities can be derived from concentration response data of single toxicants by applying two different concepts: concentration addition in cases of similarly acting mixture components and independent action for substances with dissimilar mechanisms of action.
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Faust, M., Altenburger, R., Backhaus, T., Boedeker, W., Scholze, M., Grimme, L.H. (2000):
Predictive assessment of the aquatic toxicity of multiple chemical mixtures
J. Environ. Qual. 29 (4), 1063 - 1068 10.2134/jeq2000.00472425002900040005x