DOTS

BSAF

Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factor Database

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Source: Marvin CH, ET Howell, EJ Reiner. 2000. Polychlorinated dioxins and furans in sediments at a site colonized by Dreissena in western Lake Ontario, Canada. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:344-351.

Study aim: "Potential impacts of Dreissena on polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF) levels in sediment were investigated by comparing PCDD/PCDF levels in colonized sediment with levels in sediment in the same area that was not colonized but that was exposed to similar environmental conditions. Levels of PCDDs/PCDFs were also determined in Dreissena tissues."

Genus Species analyte Study Lipid % ug/kg lipid TOC % ug/kg TOC BSAFR BSAFC Tissue Moisture Sediment Sediment Locale Subdivision, Country Chemical Spiked EXP duration Source; Station Note CAS Reference DOI exit
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (OctaCDD) Field 10.7 1.49 2.8 60.7 0.02 0.025 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin (TCDD) Field 10.7 0.014 2.8 0.093 0.15 0.151 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 1746-01-6 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzofuran (HpCDF) Field 10.7 0.112 2.8 1.82 0.06 0.062 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 67562-39-4 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 2,3,4,6,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran (HxCDF) Field 10.7 0.021 2.8 0.125 0.16 0.168 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 60851-34-5 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 1,2,3,4,7,8-Hexachlorodibenzofuran (HxCDF) Field 10.7 0.023 2.8 0.5 0.05 0.046 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 70648-26-9 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (OctaCDF) Field 10.7 0.15 2.8 3.26 0.05 0.046 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 2,3,4,7,8-Pentachlorodibenzofuran (PCDF) Field 10.7 0.014 2.8 0.143 0.1 0.098 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 57117-31-4 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (HpCDD) Field 10.7 0.073 2.8 2.79 0.03 0.026 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 35822-46-9 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDF) Field 10.7 0.074 2.8 0.266 0.28 0.278 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg 51207-31-9 BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (HeptaCDD) Field 10.7 0.178 2.8 6.55 0.03 0.027 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (HexaCDD) Field 10.7 0.178 2.8 1.83 0.05 0.097 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (TetraCDD) Field 10.7 0.103 2.8 0.405 0.26 0.254 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (HeptaCDF) Field 10.7 0.159 2.8 3.13 0.05 0.051 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (HexaCDF) Field 10.7 0.262 2.8 2.02 0.13 0.13 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PentaCDF) Field 10.7 0.43 2.8 1.55 0.28 0.277 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzofurans (TetraCDF) Field 10.7 0.542 2.8 1.78 0.3 0.304 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Dreissena Polychlorinated dibenzodioxins (PentaCDD) Field 10.7 0.014 2.8 0.56 0.02 0.025 soft tissue dry (organism/sediment) Natural Lake Ontario Ontario, Canada No N/A Table 4; Colonized sediment Dreissena polymorpha/Dreissena bugensis; near Port Dalhousie; converted pg/g to ug/kg N/A BSAF2709 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar