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DOI 10.1021/acs.est.5b04687
Title (Primary) Strategies for transferring mixtures of organic contaminants from aquatic environments into bioassays
Author Jahnke, A. ORCID logo ; Mayer, P.; Schäfer, S.; Witt, G.; Haase, N.; Escher, B.I.
Source Titel Environmental Science & Technology
Year 2016
Department ZELLTOX
Volume 50
Issue 11
Page From 5424
Page To 5431
Language englisch
UFZ wide themes RU2;
Abstract Mixtures of organic contaminants are ubiquitous in the environment. Depending on their persistence and physicochemical properties, individual chemicals that make up the mixture partition and distribute within the environment and might then jointly elicit toxicological effects. For the assessment and monitoring of such mixtures, a variety of cell-based in vitro and low-complexity in vivo bioassays based on algae, daphnids or fish embryos are available. A very important and sometimes unrecognized challenge is how to combine sampling, extraction and dosing to transfer the mixtures from the environment into bioassays, while conserving (or re-establishing) their chemical composition at adjustable levels for concentration-effect assessment. This article outlines various strategies for quantifiable transfer from environmental samples including water, sediment, and biota into bioassays using total extraction or polymer-based passive sampling combined with either solvent spiking or passive dosing.
Persistent UFZ Identifier https://www.ufz.de/index.php?en=20939&ufzPublicationIdentifier=17639
Jahnke, A., Mayer, P., Schäfer, S., Witt, G., Haase, N., Escher, B.I. (2016):
Strategies for transferring mixtures of organic contaminants from aquatic environments into bioassays
Environ. Sci. Technol. 50 (11), 5424 - 5431 10.1021/acs.est.5b04687