DOTS

BSAF

Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factor Database

US Army Corps of Engineers ERDC Dredging Operations Technical Support

USACE

Source: Driscoll SK, AE McElroy. 1996. Bioaccumulation and metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene in three species of polychaete worms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:1401-1410.

Study aim: "Polychaete worms which inhabit and ingest contaminated sediments may be exposed to a suite of sediment-sorbed xenobiotics, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as benzo[a]pyrene (BaP). This study compared the accumulation and metabolism of sediment-sorbed BaP among various populations of polychaetes, including Leitoscoloplos fragilis, Nereis diversicolor, and Scolecolepides (= Marenzellaria) viridis."

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
Marenzelleria viridis Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 1.29 N/R 0.6 N/R 0.49 -- whole body wet/dry (organism/sediment) Natural Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts, United States of America Yes 9 d N/I TREATED w/ 3-methylcholanthrene (an inducer of PAH metabolism in others) 50-32-8 BSAF2868 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar
Marenzelleria viridis Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 1.37 N/R 0.6 N/R 0.37 -- whole body wet/dry (organism/sediment) Natural Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts, United States of America Yes 9 d N/I NOT treated with 3-methylcholanthrene (a potent inducer of PAH metabolism in other species) 50-32-8 BSAF2868 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar
Hediste diversicolor Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 1.33 N/R 0.6 N/R 0.8 -- whole body wet/dry (organism/sediment) Natural Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts, United States of America Yes 9 d N/I TREATED w/ 3-methylcholanthrene (an inducer of PAH metabolism in others) 50-32-8 BSAF2868 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar
Hediste diversicolor Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 1.31 N/R 0.6 N/R 0.58 -- whole body wet/dry (organism/sediment) Natural Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts, United States of America Yes 9 d N/I NOT treated with 3-methylcholanthrene (a potent inducer of PAH metabolism in other species) 50-32-8 BSAF2868 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar
Leitoscoloplos fragilis Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 1.49 N/R 0.6 N/R 1.49 -- whole body wet/dry (organism/sediment) Natural Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts, United States of America Yes 9 d N/I TREATED w/ 3-methylcholanthrene (an inducer of PAH metabolism in others) 50-32-8 BSAF2868 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar
Leitoscoloplos fragilis Benzo(a)pyrene Lab 1.42 N/R 0.6 N/R 1.56 -- whole body wet/dry (organism/sediment) Natural Barnstable Harbor Massachusetts, United States of America Yes 9 d N/I NOT treated with 3-methylcholanthrene (a potent inducer of PAH metabolism in other species) 50-32-8 BSAF2868 doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar