DOTS

BSAF

Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factor Database

US Army Corps of Engineers ERDC Dredging Operations Technical Support

USACE

Source: Ferguson PL, GT Chandler. 1998. A laboratory and field comparison of sediment polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioaccumulation by the cosmopolitan estuarine polychaete Streblospio benedicti (Webster). Marine Environmental Research 45:387-401.

Study aim: "Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) bioaccumulation by the polychaete worm Streblospio benedicti (Webster) was measured under exposure to PAH-contaminated sediments in the field and for 28 d in the laboratory."

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
Streblospio benedicti Fluoranthene Lab 8.73 N/R 3.8 N/R 0.11 -- whole body dry (organism/sediment) Natural North Inlet South Carolina, United States of America Yes 28 d Table 2 flow-through; fed every 3 d; press seived thru 63 um sieve 206-44-0 BSAF2719 doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00101-9 Google Scholar
Streblospio benedicti Benzo(a)anthracene Lab 8.73 N/R 3.8 N/R 0.43 -- whole body dry (organism/sediment) Natural North Inlet South Carolina, United States of America Yes 28 d Table 2 flow-through; fed every 3 d; press seived thru 63 um sieve 56-55-3 BSAF2719 doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00101-9 Google Scholar
Streblospio benedicti Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 8.73 N/R 3.8 N/R 0.53 -- whole body dry (organism/sediment) Natural North Inlet South Carolina, United States of America Yes 28 d Table 2 flow-through; fed every 3 d; press seived thru 63 um sieve 50-32-8 BSAF2719 doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00101-9 Google Scholar