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DOI 10.1002/etc.2299
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Title (Primary) Effects-directed analysis (EDA) and toxicity identification evaluation (TIE): Complementary but different approaches for diagnosing causes of environmental toxicity
Author Burgess, R.M.; Ho, K.T.; Brack, W.; Lamoree, M.
Source Titel Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Year 2013
Department WANA
Volume 32
Issue 9
Page From 1935
Page To 1945
Language englisch
Keywords Effects-directed analysis;Toxicity identification evaluation;Environmental diagnosis;Fractionation;Bioavailability;Bioaccessibility
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Abstract Currently, 2 approaches are available for performing environmental diagnostics on samples like municipal and industrial effluents, interstitial waters, and whole sediments to identify anthropogenic contaminants causing toxicological effects. One approach is toxicity identification evaluation (TIE), which was developed primarily in North America to determine active toxicants to whole-organism endpoints. The second approach is effects-directed analysis (EDA), which has origins in both Europe and North America. Unlike TIE, EDA uses primarily in vitro endpoints with an emphasis on organic contaminants as the cause of observed toxicity. The 2 approaches have fundamental differences that make them distinct techniques. In EDA, the sophisticated and elegant fractionation and chemical analyses performed to identify the causes of toxicity with a high degree of specificity often compromise contaminant bioavailability. In contrast, in TIE, toxicant bioavailability is maintained and is considered critical to accurately identifying the causes of environmental toxicity. However, maintaining contaminant bioavailability comes with the cost of limiting, at least until recently, the use of the types of sophisticated fractionation and elegant chemical analyses that have resulted in the high specificity of toxicant diagnosis performed in EDA. The present study provides an overview of each approach and highlights areas where the 2 approaches can complement one another and lead to the improvement of both.
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Burgess, R.M., Ho, K.T., Brack, W., Lamoree, M. (2013):
Effects-directed analysis (EDA) and toxicity identification evaluation (TIE): Complementary but different approaches for diagnosing causes of environmental toxicity
Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 32 (9), 1935 - 1945 10.1002/etc.2299