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DOI 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.08.018
Title (Primary) Maximum entropy estimation of a Benzene contaminated plume using ecotoxicological assays
Author Wahyudi, A.; Bartzke, M.; Küster, E. ORCID logo ; Bogaert, P.
Source Titel Environmental Pollution
Year 2013
Department BIOTOX
Volume 172
Page From 170
Page To 179
Language englisch
Keywords Spatial analysis; Zebrafish embryo; Maximum entropy
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Abstract

Ecotoxicological bioassays, e.g. based on Danio rerio teratogenicity (DarT) or the acute luminescence inhibition with Vibrio fischeri, could potentially lead to significant benefits for detecting on site contaminations on qualitative or semi-quantitative bases. The aim was to use the observed effects of two ecotoxicological assays for estimating the extent of a Benzene groundwater contamination plume. We used a Maximum Entropy (MaxEnt) method to rebuild a bivariate probability table that links the observed toxicity from the bioassays with Benzene concentrations. Compared with direct mapping of the contamination plume as obtained from groundwater samples, the MaxEnt concentration map exhibits on average slightly higher concentrations though the global pattern is close to it. This suggest MaxEnt is a valuable method to build a relationship between quantitative data, e.g. contaminant concentrations, and more qualitative or indirect measurements, in a spatial mapping framework, which is especially useful when clear quantitative relation is not at hand.

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Wahyudi, A., Bartzke, M., Küster, E., Bogaert, P. (2013):
Maximum entropy estimation of a Benzene contaminated plume using ecotoxicological assays
Environ. Pollut. 172 , 170 - 179 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.08.018