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Ferraro SP, H Lee II, RJ Ozretich, DT Specht. 1990. Predicting bioaccumulation potential: A test of a fugacity-based model. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 19:386-394. 1990 Lab 58 "Clams (Macoma nasuta) from an unpolluted site in Yaquina Bay, Oregon were exposed in the laboratory for 28 days to 6 field-contaminated sediments (treatments) which varied widely in concentration of 10 organic pollutants." Organic Carbon; Pyrene; Total Organic Carbon; Anthracene; Benz doi.org/10.1007/BF01054983 Google Scholar
Ferraro SP, H Lee II, LM Smith, RJ Ozretich, DT Specht. 1991. Accumulation factors for eleven polychlorinated biphenyl congeners. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 46:276-283. 1991 Lab 55 "In this paper we report mean and maximum AFs (AFmax) for 11 PCB congeners and test the constancy of the AFs across 5 sediments (treatments) by congener and across the 11 congeners by treatment." Waste Water; Water Management; Water Pollution; Biphenyl; Accumulation Factor doi.org/10.1007/BF01691949 Google Scholar
McElroy AE, Means JC. 1988. Factors affecting the bioavailability of hexachlorobiphenyls to benthic organisms. 1988 Lab 4 "In the present study, interactions between: (1) organic carbon content of the sediment; (2) equilibration time of the contaminant with the sediment; and (3) feeding strategies of the organism were simultaneously investigated. Apparent preference factors were calculated in an attempt to factor out the influence of strict partitioning behavior between lipophilic pools in sediments and organisms on bioaccumulation. A hexachlorobiphenyl was chosen as a model compound in this study because of its low water solubility and its resistance to metabolism." PCBs; poiychaetes; bivalves; bioavailability; preference factors doi.org/10.1520/STP34037S Google Scholar
Boese BL, M Winsor, H Lee II, S Echols, J Pelletier, R Randall. 1995. PCB congeners and hexachlorobenzene biota sediment accumulation factors for Macoma nasuta exposed to sediments with different total organic carbon contents. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:303-310. 1995 Lab 42 "Deposit-feeding marine clams (Macoma nasuta) were exposed for 119 d to three sediment types that varied in total organic carbon (TOC) from 0.8 to 2.5%. Sediments were spiked with equal concentrations of 13 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and hexachlorobenzene. Tissue residues were measured, and steady-state bioaccumulation factors (BAFs), the corresponding lipid, and TOC-normalized biota sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) were determined." BSAF; Macoma nasuta ; PCBs; Sediment; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620140216 Google Scholar
Call DJ, DM Rau, DR Thompson, MD Kahl. 1993. A study of PCB bioaccumulation from Waukegan Harbor, Lake Michigan sediments by the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus. 1993 Lab 12 "The Lake Superior Research Institute of the University of Wisconsin-Superior contracted with the Chicago District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a study of the bioaccumulation of PCBs from Waukegan Harbor sediment by the oligochaete, Iumbriculus·variegatus. In addition to determining PCB concentrations on a congener-specific basis in the sediment and exposed organisms, measures of total organic carbon (TOC) in the sediment and percent total lipids in the organisms were obtained." PCB; bioaccumulation; Waukegan Harbor; Lake Michigan; sediments; Oligochaete; Lumbriculus variegatus http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1793/82314
Young DR, AJ Mearns, RW Gossett. 1991. Bioaccumulation of p,p'-dde and PCB 1254 by a flatfish bioindicator from highly contaminated marine sediments of Southern California. 1991 Field 20 "The fugacity model of bioaccumulation states that uptake is determined by the chemical fugacity differential between the organism and its environment. For benthic species this model most conveniently is tested by measuring residue concentrations in tissue (C[t]) and in the sediment (C[s]) to which the organism has been exposed. Here we describe such a test conducted through a field study of surficial sediments and a flatfish used successfully as a bioindicator for chlorinated hydrocarbon contamination in the Southern California Bight." Pesticides; Flatfishes; Bioaccumulation; Sediments; Southern California Bight https://semspub.epa.gov/work/01/274590.pdf Follow USEPA link
Clarke JU, McFarland VA, Dorkin J. 1988. Evaluating bioavailability of neutral organic chemicals in sediments: A confined disposal facility case study in Willey RG (eg) Proceedings of the seminar, "Water Quality '88." Hydrologic Engineering Research Center, Davis, CA, pp 251-268.. 1988 Field 47 "PCB bioavailability is estimated for animals exposed to PCB-contaminated sediment within and outside of a confined disposal facility (GDF) in Calumet Harbor, Lake Michigan." polychlorinated biphenyls; PCBs; Confined Disposal Facility; bioaccumulation (available upon request from ERDC) Request Article
Ankley GT, PM Cook, AR Carlson, DJ Call, JA Swenson, HF Corcoran. 1992. Bioaccumulation of PCBs from sediments by oligochaetes and fishes: Comparison of laboratory and field studies. Canadian Journal Of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 49:2080-2085. 1992 Lab 20 "Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) and oligochaetes (Lumbriculus variegatus) were exposed in the laboratory to sediment samples from the lower Fox River/Green Bay, and their bioaccumulation of PCBs was compared with PCB concentrations in synoptic collections of fish (black bullhead, Ameiurus melas) and oligochaetes (primarily Limnodrilus sp.) from the field." PCBs; Oligochaetes; Fishes; Fox River; Green Bay doi.org/10.1139/f92-231 Google Scholar
Ankley GT, PM Cook, AR Carlson, DJ Call, JA Swenson, HF Corcoran. 1992. Bioaccumulation of PCBs from sediments by oligochaetes and fishes: Comparison of laboratory and field studies. Canadian Journal Of Fisheries and Aquatic Science 49:2080-2085. 1992 Field 20 "Fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) and oligochaetes (Lumbriculus variegatus) were exposed in the laboratory to sediment samples from the lower Fox River/Green Bay, and their bioaccumulation of PCBs was compared with PCB concentrations in synoptic collections of fish (black bullhead, Ameiurus melas) and oligochaetes (primarily Limnodrilus sp.) from the field." PCBs; Oligochaetes; Fishes; Fox River; Green Bay doi.org/10.1139/f92-231 Google Scholar
McFarland VA, J Feldhaus, LN Ace, JM Brannon. 1994. Measuring the sediment/organism accumulation factor of PCB-52 using a kinetic model. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 52:699-705. 1994 Lab 1 "The purpose of this study was to test the ability of a three-compartment closed kinetic model to determine the AF for PCB-52 using a 5-d exposure. The exposure matrix involves suspended sediment and fish, rather than the usual deposited sediment and sediment-processing infaunal organisms. The model generates rate constants for intercompartmental transfer of the chemical, and an AF is calculated using these values." Waste Water; Water Management; Water Pollution; Kinetic Model; Accumulation Factor doi.org/10.1007/BF00195490 Google Scholar
McFarland VA. 1995. Evaluation of field-generated accumulation factors for predicting the bioaccumulation potential of sediment-associated PAH compounds. Technical Report D-95-2. US Department of Defense, Washington, DC. 1995 Lab 82 "This research was undertaken to test the hypothesis that AFs empirically determined for biota residing in PAH-contaminated sediments in their natural environment can be used in TBP calculations to predict bioaccumulation more accurately than is presently done using a universal AF." Accumulation factor; Bioaccumulation potential; Dredging; Dredged sediment; PAHs https://hdl.handle.net/11681/4860 ERDC Library
Pruell RJ, NI Rubinstein, BK Taplin, JA LiVolsi, RD Bowen. 1993. Accumulation of polychlorinated organic contaminants from sediment by three benthic marine species. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 24:290-297. 1993 Lab 65 "A laboratory experiment was conducted to measure the accumulation of selected polychlorinated compounds by marine benthos exposed to environmentally contaminated sediment. Sandworms (Nereis virens), clams (Macoma nasuta), and grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) were exposed to sediment collected from the Passaic River, New Jersey." Total Organic Carbon; PCBs; Biphenyl; Organic Contaminant; Contaminant Concentration doi.org/10.1007/BF01128727 Google Scholar
Lake JL, NI Rubinstein, H Lee III, CA Lake, J Heltshe, S Pavig. 1990. Equilibrium partitioning and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants by infaunal organisms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 9:1095-1106. 1990 Field 80 "Accumulation factors (AFs) for PCBs, the lipid normalized PCB concentration in organisms divided by the organic carbon normalized PCB concentration in sediments, were measured for PCBs in infaunal mollusks and polychaetes at field sites with a range of sediment Aroclor (A-1254) and total organic carbon (TOC) concentrations." Bioaccumulation; Equilibrium partitioning; PCBs doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620090816 Google Scholar
Lutz CH, VA McFarland, JB Mulhearn. 1994. PCB congener sediment/fish distribution in the Chicago confined disposal facility (CDF). 1994 Field 12 "A second objective of the study was to provide region-specific data on environmental conditions and biota that could be used to improve estimations of bioaccumulation potential for the preparation of Environmental Impact Statements by the Chicago District." PCB; confined disposal facility; Chicago District (available upon request from ERDC) Request Article
McFarland VA, CH Lutz, FJ Reilly, Jr. 1994. Bioaccumulation data and analysis for selected contaminants in sediments and biota of the New York bight apex mud dump reference site. 1994 Field 322 "The study described in this report was designed to address the potential for contaminant uptake through exposures to suspended and bedded Oakland Harbor Deepening Project (OHDP) Inner and Outer sediments. Bioaccumulation that occurred from these sediments was put into perspective with bioaccumulation from sediments normally resuspended in the Bay by natural processes (Reference sediment), and from a demonstrably contaminated sediment (Oakland Hot)." Bioaccumulation; Oakland Harbor; San Francisco Bay; Flatfish; Mollusks (available upon request from ERDC) Request Article
Kuehl DW, Cook PM, Batterman AR, Lothernbach D, Butterworth BC. 1987. Bioavailability of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans from contaminated Wisconsin river sediment to carp. Chemosphere 16:667-679. 1987 Lab 8 "The objective of this study was to determine if 2,3,7,8-TCDD would accumulate in carp (Cyprinus carpio), exposed in the laboratory to Wisconsin River sediment, to levels compatible with those observed in fish collected from the river. A second objective was to determine the rate of depuration of TCDD from fish when the TCDD source had been removed." Cyprinus carpio; polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins; polychlorinated dibenzofurans; sediment doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(87)90003-8 Google Scholar
Boese BL, H Lee, DT Specht, J Pelletier, R Randall. 1996. Evaluation of PCB and hexachlorobenzene biota-sediment accumulation factors based on ingested sediment in a deposit-feeding clam. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 15:1584-1589. 1996 Lab 14 "Contaminated sediment exposure experiments were conducted using a marine deposit-feeding clam (Macoma nasuta) to determine biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) based on ingested sediment and fecal organic carbon. Internal, or gut, BSAFs were determined for hexachlorobenzene and 13 polychlorinated biphenyl congeners and were compared to those found with the standard method of calculating BSAFs, which uses the organic carbon and contaminant concentration of the whole or external sediment." Biota-sediment accumulation factor; PCBs; Macoma; Sediment; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150923 Google Scholar
Mulsow SG, PF Landrum. 1995. Bioaccumulation of DDT in a marine polychaete, the conveyor-belt deposit feeder Heteromastus filiformis (Claparede). Chemosphere 31:3141-3152. 1995 Lab 9 "To better understand the fate of toxic pollutants within the sediment column and their uptake by the benthic community, the effects of several sub-lethal DDT concentrations were determined on Heteromastus filiformis (a marine head-down deposit feeder) under laboratory conditions." Bioaccumulation; DDT; Polychaete; Heteromastus filiformis; BSAF doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(95)00172-5 Google Scholar
MacDonald CR, CD Metcalfe, GC Balch, TL Metcalfe. 1993. Distribution of PCB congeners in seven lake systems: Interactions between sediment and food-web transport. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 12:1991-2003. 1993 Field 46 "A study was conducted to examine the role of two processes, partitioning of PCBs between sediment and biota and food-web transport, in determining the concentration of PCB congeners in the biota of seven lakes. Biota PCB concentration (lipid)-to-sediment PCB concentration (organic carbon), or BSF, ratios were calculated as markers of the partitioning of PCBs between biota and sediment, and biota PCB concentration (lipid)-to-zooplankton PCB concentration (lipid), or BAF, ratios were calculated as markers of the transport of PCBs through food webs." PCB congeners; Sediment; Food web; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620121105 Google Scholar
Schell JD, Jr, DM Campbell, E Lowe. 1993. Bioaccumulation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in feral fish collected from a bleach-kraft paper mill receiving stream. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 12:2077-2082. 1993 Field 10 "Sediment samples and tissues from three species of fish and one invertebrate were collected downstream from a BKM facility and were analyzed for TCDD. Concentrations of TCDD were greatest in the bowfin, particularly in the ovary of a gravid female (46.1 pg/g). There appeared to be no correlation between either trophic position or habitat classification (i.e., epibenthic or pelagic) and TCDD tissue concentrations." TCDD; Bioaccumulation; Bleach-kraft paper mill; Bioavailability index doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620121115 Google Scholar
Maruya KA, Lee RF. 1998. Biota-sediment accumulation and trophic transfer factors for extremely hydrophobic polychlorinated biphenyls. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:2463-2469. 1998 Field 45 "In this study, sediment, crustaceans, prey, and predator fish were collected from an impacted estuary in southeastern Georgia, USA, to determine the bioaccumulation of PCBs by fish relative to sediment (source) and prey items (food-web transfer)." Polychlorinated biphenyls; Aroclor 1268; Sediment quality; Bioaccumulation; Trophic transfer doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620171212 Google Scholar
Schrock ME, ES Barrows, LB Rosman. 1997. Biota-to-sediment accumulation factors for TCDD and TCDF in worms from 28-day bioaccumulation tests. Chemosphere 34:1333-1339. 1997 Lab 16 "Sediments from waterbodies near highly urbanized, industrial areas were analyzed for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (TCDD/TCDF) contamination. Using a dredged material evaluation test, Nereis virens worms were exposed to the contaminated sediment for 28 days and then analyzed for TCDD/TCDF to evaluate the potential bioaccumulation of these contaminants." TCDD; TCDF; bioaccumulation; sediment; biota-to-sediment accumulation factor doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00430-X Google Scholar
Driscoll SK, Landrum PF. 1997. A comparison of equilibrium partitioning and critical body residue approaches for predicting toxicity of sediment-associated fluoranthene to freshwater amphipods. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:2179-2186. 1997 Lab 20 "Equilibrium partitioning (EqP) theory, which has been used to develop sediment quality criteria, predicts that the effects of organic compounds in sediments can be assessed by comparison of organic carbon-normalized sediment concentrations and estimated pore-water concentrations to effects determined in water-only exposures." Equilibrium partitioning; Critical body residue; Fluoranthene; Sediment; Amphipods doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620161027 Google Scholar
Harrad SJ, DJT Smith. 1997. Bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) and biota to sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) for PCBs in pike and eels. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 4:189-193. 1997 Field 18 "“Freely-dissolved” aqueous concentrations of 9 trichlorothrough heptachlorobiphenyls are reported, alongside those in sediments and fish from the R. Severn. For most congeners, BSAFs and lipid-normalised BAFs for pike exceed those for eels. Whilst R. Severn BSAFs are comparable with those for L. Ontario trout and New Bedford Harbour flounder, R. Severn BAFs are 1–2 orders of magnitude lower." BAFs; bioaccumulation factors; biota to sediment accumulation factors; BSAFs; Eels; PCBs; Pike; polychlorinated biphenyls doi.org/10.1007/BF02986342 Google Scholar
Boese BL, RJ Ozretich, JO Lamberson, RC Swartz, FA Cole, J Pelletier, J Jones. 1999. Toxicity and phototoxicity of mixtures of highly lipophilic pah compounds in marine sediment: Can the sum PAH model be extrapolated?. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 36:270-280. 1999 Lab 45 "Thus, a goal of the present research was to further test additivity using standard 10-day sediment toxicity tests. Another goal was to determine the critical body residue for neutral narcotic contaminants in our standard marine amphipod test organism, Rhepoxinius abronius." PAHs; Exposure Duration; Accumulation Factor; Molar Basis; Sediment Toxicity doi.org/10.1007/s002449900471 Google Scholar
Brunson EL, TJ Canfield, FJ Swyer, CG Ingersoll, NE Kemble. 1998. Assessing the bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments of the upper Mississippi River using field-collected oligochaetes and laboratory-exposed Lumbriculus variegatus. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 35:191-201. 1998 Lab 7 "The objectives of the present study were to: (1) to assess the bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants in the UMR using laboratory exposures with the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus, and (2) to compare bioaccumulation in laboratory-exposed oligochaetes to field-collected oligochaetes. Sediment samples and native oligochaetes were collected from 23 navigational pools on the Upper Mississippi River and the Saint Croix River." PAHs; Pyrene; PCBs; Bioaccumulation; Fluoranthene doi.org/10.1007/s002449900367 Google Scholar
Brunson EL, TJ Canfield, FJ Swyer, CG Ingersoll, NE Kemble. 1998. Assessing the bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments of the upper Mississippi River using field-collected oligochaetes and laboratory-exposed Lumbriculus variegatus. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 35:191-201. 1998 Field 6 "The objectives of the present study were to: (1) to assess the bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants in the UMR using laboratory exposures with the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus, and (2) to compare bioaccumulation in laboratory-exposed oligochaetes to field-collected oligochaetes. Sediment samples and native oligochaetes were collected from 23 navigational pools on the Upper Mississippi River and the Saint Croix River." PAHs; Pyrene; PCBs; Bioaccumulation; Fluoranthene doi.org/10.1007/s002449900367 Google Scholar
Pereira WE, TL Wade, FD Hostettler, F Parch. 1999. Accumulation of butyltins in sediments and lipid tissues of the Asian clam, Potamocorbula amurensis, near Mare Island Naval Shipyard, San Francisco Bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin 38:1005-1010. 1999 Field 8 "Studies of butyltin compounds in soil, benthic sediments and the Asian clam Potamocorbula amurensis were conducted at the former Mare Island Naval Shipyard, and nearby Mare Island and Carquinez Straits in San Francisco Bay, California." tributyltin; sediment; Potamocorbula amurensis; bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(99)00124-1 Google Scholar
Maruya KA, RW Risebrough, AJ Horne. 1997. The bioaccumulation of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons by benthic invertebrates in an intertidal marsh. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:1087-1097. 1997 Field 362 "In our study of the distribution of PAHs in the sediments and porewaters of an intertidal marsh in San Francisco Bay, we also measured PAHs in three groups of benthic intertidal organisms along an intertidal gradient during each season of a calendar year. In this paper, we examine how the order-of-magnitude variations in sediment-porewater partitioning that are associated with differences in the organic carbon matrix are related with the measured values of BSAF among the three species groups." Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; PAHs; Benthic invertebrates; Sediment quality criteria doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620160601 Google Scholar
Yunker Mark B, Walter J Cretney. 2000. Bioavailability of chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans to dungeness crab (Cancer magister) at marine pulp mill sites in British Columbia, Canada. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:2997-3011. 2000 Field 8 "In this paper we investigate the influence of factors such as oceanographic regime, crab size and lipid content, PCDD/F source, and concentration on BSAFs in Dungeness crab. We further employ principal components analysis (PCA) to investigate whether differences in sediment PCDD/F composition have any effect on BSAFs." Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/dibenzofuran; Bioaccumulation; Crab; Biota-sediment accumulation factors doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620191221 Google Scholar
Brannon JM, CB Price, FJ Reilly, JC Pennington, VA McFarland. 1993. Effects of sediment organic carbon on distribution of radio labeled fluorathene and PCBs among sediment, interstitial water, and biota. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51:873-880. 1993 Lab 14 "The relationship between concentrations of non-polar organic contaminants in sediments, sediment organic matter, and concentrations of these compounds in aquatic organisms has been an active research area. The objective of much of this work has been to develop equilibrium based prediction of bioaccumulation potential (organism concentration resulting from exposure to contaminated sediment)." Waste Water; Organic Carbon; Water Management; Water Pollution; PCBs doi.org/10.1007/BF00198284 Google Scholar
Burkhard LP, Lucasewycz MT. 2000. Some bioaccumulation factors and biota-sediment accumulation factorsfor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in lake trout. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19:1427-1429. 2000 Field 4 "Bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) and biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) for phenanthrene, fluoranthene, pyrene, benz[a]anthracene, and chrysene/triphenylene were calculated using the tissue data of Zabik et al. for Salvelinus namaycush siscowet with a 20.5% lipid content, the water data of Baker and Eisenreich, and the sediment data of Baker and Eisenreich for the Lake Superior ecosystem." Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Bioaccumulation factors; Biota-sediment accumulation factors doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190527 Google Scholar
Pickard SW, SM Yaksich, KN Irvine, VA McFarland. 2001. Bioaccumulation potential of sediment-associated polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio. Journal of Great Lakes Research 27:44-59. 2001 Lab 48 "Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio is designated as a Great Lakes Area of Concern contaminated by PCBs. Information on the bioaccumulation of PCBs from sediments is important for sediment management strategies such as dredging to restore navigable depths in the harbor. To ascertain the bioaccumulation of these PCBs, the aquatic earthworm Lumbriculus variegatus was exposed in the laboratory to contaminated sediments collected from 15 areas in the harbor. Data from these bioaccumulation experiments were used to determine the bioaccumulation potential of PCBs through the calculation of Biota- Sediment Accumulation Factors (BSAFs)." Bioaccumulation potential; bioavailability; Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs); PCB-contaminated sediments; Ashtabula Harbor; Area of Concern (AOC) doi.org/10.1016/S0380-1330(01)70622-3 Google Scholar
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. 2000 Field 17 "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." Zebra mussel; Dreissena; Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins; Polychlorinated dibenzofurans; Lake Ontario doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620190214 Google Scholar
Menone et al.. 2000. Organochlorine contaminants in a coastal lagoon in Argentina: Analysis of sediment, crabs, and cordgrass from two different habitats. Estuaries 23:583-592. 2000 Field 24 "Burrowing crabs (Chasmagnathus granulata), sediment collected from inside and outside crab burrows as well as outside the crab bed, and cordgrass (Spartina densiflora) were collected from intertidal mudflat and cordgrass marsh habitats and analyzed for concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners and organochlorine (OC) compounds to test the hypothesis that there are differences in the distribution and bioaccumulation of OC contaminants in coastal lagoon habitats in Argentina." PCBs; Salt Marsh; Endosulfan; Coastal Lagoon; Dieldri; doi.org/10.2307/1353148 Google Scholar
Meador JP, CA Rice. 2001. Impaired growth in the polychaete Armandia brevis exposed to tributyltin in sediment. Marine Environmental Research 51:113-129. 2001 Lab 7 "Juveniles of the opheliid polychaete, Armandia brevis, were exposed to sediment-associated tributyltin (TBT) for 42 days to evaluate toxicity and bioaccumulation." Tributyltin; Growth; Polychaete; Tissue residue; Sediment; Bioaccumulation; Metabolites; Toxicity doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(00)00033-7 Google Scholar
Kang Y-S, M Yamamuro, S Masunaga, J Nakanishi. 2002. Specific biomagnification of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans in tufted ducks (Aythya fuligula), common cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) and their prey from Lake Shinji, Japan. Chemosphere 46:1373-1382. 2002 Field 9 "Considering these observations, the objectives of the present study were to quantify the contamination levels of PCDDs/DFs in waterfowl and their prey from Lake Shinji and to investigate the accumulation profiles of PCDDs/DFs using hierarchical cluster analysis. Furthermore, this study also aimed to provide information on the biomagnification factors (BMFs) for PCDDs/ DFs including non-2,3,7,8-substituted compounds." PCDDs/DFs; Cluster analysis; BMF; BSAF; Tufted duck; Common cormorant; Fish; Bivalve; Lake Shinji doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(01)00259-4 Google Scholar
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. 1998 Field 6 "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." fluoranthene; benzo(a)pyrene; benz(a)anthracene; sediment; polychaete; PAH doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00101-9 Google Scholar
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. 1998 Lab 3 "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." fluoranthene; benzo(a)pyrene; benz(a)anthracene; sediment; polychaete; PAH doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00101-9 Google Scholar
Lotufo GR. 1998. Bioaccumulation of sediment-associated fluoranthene in benthic copepods: Uptake, elimination and biotransformation. Aquatic Toxicology 44:1-15. 1998 Lab 10 "The accumulation of sediment-associated [14C]fluoranthene was examined in adult females of two species of sediment-dwelling copepods, Schizopera knabeni and Coullana sp., collected from a Louisiana salt marsh." PAH; Fluoranthene; Sediment; Bioaccumulation; Copepod; Lipid content doi.org/10.1016/S0166-445X(98)00072-1 Google Scholar
Foster GD, Wright DA. 1988. Unsubstituted polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments, clams, and clam worms from Chesapeake Bay. Marine Pollution Bulletin 19:459-465. 1988 Field 60 "Concentrations of unsubstituted polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons were measured in sediments, Macoma balthica and Nereis succinea at seven Chesapeake Bay habitats to determine animal-sediment bioaccumulation factors. Bioaccumulation factors for both species ranged between 0.2 and 4 for sediments with more than 0.5% organic carbon." Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons; PAHs; Chesapeake Bay; Macoma balthica doi.org/10.1016/0025-326X(88)90402-X Google Scholar
Driscoll SBK, LC Schaffner, RM Dickhut. 1998. Toxicokinetics of fluoranthene to the amphipod, Leptocherius plumulosus, in water-only and sediment exposures. Marine Environmental Research 45:269-284. 1998 Lab 4 "The ability of the equilibrium partitioning (EqP) and critical body residue (CBR) approaches to predict the toxicity of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, fluoranthene, to a standard sediment toxicity test organism, the amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus was examined in a series of water-only and sediment exposures." amphipods; fluoranthene; sediment; toxicity; critical body burden; elimination; metabolism doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(97)00132-3 Google Scholar
Hickey CW, DS Roper, PT Holland, TM Trower. 1995. Accumulation of organic contaminants in two sediment-dwelling shellfish with contrasting feeding modes: Deposit- (Macomona liliana) and filter-feeding (Austrovenus stutchburyi). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 29:221-231. 1995 Field 50 "Bioaccumulation of four classes of contaminants (organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and chlorophenols) was determined in two sediment-dwelling bivalves, the tellinid Macomona liliana and the venerid Austrovenus stutchburyi at five stations along a contaminant gradient in Manukau Harbour, New Zealand. The species were chosen because they provide contrasting exposure pathways for contaminant uptake: A. stutchburyi is a filter-feeder and M. liliana is a deposit-feeder." PAHs; Bivalve; Bioaccumulation; Organochlorine Pesticide; Chlorophenols doi.org/10.1007/BF00212973 Google Scholar
Baumard P, H Budzinski, P Garrigues, JG Narbonne, T Burgeot, x Michel, J Bellocq. 1999. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) burden of mussels (Mytilus sp.) in different marine environments in relation with sediment PAH contamination, and bioavailability. Marine Environmental Research 47:415-439. 1999 Field 42 "Sediments and mussels (Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis) were sampled in different European coastal environments (Germany, France, Spain) and analysed for their polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS). Bioaccumulation factors of individual compounds from the sediment were calculated and discussed according to the compound solubility." PAHs; Mussels; Sediments; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(98)00128-7 Google Scholar
Stronkhorst J, B Van Hattum, T Bowmer. 1999. Bioaccumulation and toxicity of tributyltin to a burrowing heart urchinand an amphipod in spiked, silty marine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:2343-2351. 1999 Lab 7 "The bioaccumulation kinetics and toxicity of TBT in the deposit—feeding heart urchin Echinocardium cordatum was studied in silty sediment spiked with TBT and equilibrated prior to the 28-d exposure. An additional 10-d acute toxicity test was carried out with the burrowing amphipod Corophium volutator in the same sediment." Tributyltin; Sediment; Invertebrates; Bioaccumulation; Toxicity doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620181031 Google Scholar
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Marvin CH, ET Howell, TM Kolic, EJ Reiner. 2002. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and dioxin like polychlorinated biphenyls in sediments and mussels at three sites in the lower Great Lakes, North America. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:1908-1921. 2002 Field 47 "Levels of contaminants including polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), non-ortho-substituted and mono-ortho-substituted dioxinlike polychlorinated biphenyls (DLPCBs) were determined in sediments and freshwater mussels (Dreissena spp. and Elliptio complanata) at three sites in the lower Great Lakes (North America). Impacts of mussel colonization on sediment quality were investigated by comparing contaminant levels in colonized sediment with levels in sediment in the same area that was not colonized, but exposed to similar environmental conditions." Zebra mussel; Dreissena; Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Great Lakes doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620210919 Google Scholar
Lu X, DD Reible, JW Fleeger, Y Chai. 2003. Bioavailability of desorption-resistant phenanthrene to the oligochaete Ilyodrilus templetoni. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:153-160. 2003 Lab 6 "This study was directed toward understanding and explaining the frequently observed increased persistence and decreased bioavailability of organic hydrocarbons in biologically active sediments and the corresponding consequences to prediction, control, and regulation of these contaminants. We focus on polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons with particular emphasis on phenanthrene and examine the bioaccumulation and bioavailability of desorption-resistant phenanthrene to a deposit-feeding oligochaete." Bioavailability; Biota-sediment accumulation factor; Desorption resistance; Partition coefficients doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620220120 Google Scholar
Hallers-Tjabbes et al.. 2003. Imposex and organotin concentrations in Buccinum undatum and Neptunea antiqua from the North Sea: Relationship to shipping density and hydrographical conditions. Marine Environmental Research 55:203-233. 2003 Field 5 "The presence and the development of imposex were investigated in the common whelk (Buccinum undatum) and the red whelk (Neptunea antiqua) from the open North Sea and the Skagerrak. Imposex development was related to levels of organotins in snails and in the fine fractions (<63 mm) of the sediments they inhabit." TBT; TPT; Sediment; Snails; Imposex; North Sea; Shipping; Stratification; Distribution of snails doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(02)00217-9 Google Scholar
Naito W, J Jin, Y-S Kang, M Yamamuro, S Masunaga, J Nakanishi. 2003. Dynamics of PCDDs/DFs and coplanar-PCBs in an aquatic food chain of Tokyo Bay. Chemosphere 53:347-362. 2003 Field 29 "Concentrations and accumulation profiles of PCDDs/DFs and coplanar-PCBs (co-PCBs) in aquatic biota (e.g., plankton, shellfish, benthic invertebrate, and fish) and sediment from Tokyo Bay were examined to elucidate the relationship between bioaccumulation and trophic level in the food web as determined by the stable nitrogen isotope analysis. Bioaccumulation patterns of PCDDs/DFs and co-PCBs varied greatly among congeners." PCDDs/DFs; Co-PCBs; Food web; BSAF; Tokyo Bay; Stable nitrogen isotope analysis doi.org/10.1016/S0045-6535(03)00046-8 Google Scholar
Zeng EY, Bay SM, Greenstein D, Vista C, Yu C, Ritter K. 2003. Toxic effects of polychlorinated biphenyl bioaccumulation in sea urchins exposed to contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:1065-1074. 2003 Lab 95 "The uptake patterns and toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners in the white sea urchin, Lytechinus pictus, on exposure to contaminated sediments were investigated. First-order modeling of uptake of the 10 most abundant PCB congeners or domains (containing more than one coeluting congener) by L. pictus indicated that a 35-d exposure was insufficient to reach steady state." Bioaccumulation; Toxicity; Polychlorinated biphenyl; Sea urchin; Equilibrium partitioning doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620220514 Google Scholar
Klosterhaus SL, PL Ferguson, GT Chandler. 2002. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioaccumulation by meiobenthic copepods inhabiting a superfund site: Techniques for micromass body burden and total lipid analysis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21:2331-2337. 2002 Field 9 "The objective of this study was to develop microtechniques for the extraction and quantification of PAHs and total lipids in field-collected meiobenthic copepods using samples sizes in the low microgram range." Lipid; Copepod; Hydrocarbons; Meiobenthos; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620211111 Google Scholar
Klosterhaus SL, LM DiPinto, GT Chandler. 2003. A comparative assessment of azinphosmethyl bioaccumulation and toxicity in two estuarine meiobenthic harpacticoid copepods. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22:2861-2871. 2003 Lab 2 "Aqueous, pore-water, and whole-sediment bioassays were conducted with meiobenthic copepods with different infaunal lifestyles to assess the acute and chronic toxicity of the organophosphorous pesticide azinphosmethyl (APM) and its bioaccumulation potential in sediments." Azinphosmethyl; Meiobenthos; Sediments; Copepod; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1897/02-411 Google Scholar
Menone, ML, KSB Miglioranza, O Iribarne, JE Aizpún de Moreno, VJ Moreno. 2004. The role of burrowing beds and burrows of the SW Atlantic intertidal crab Chasmagnathus granulata in trapping organochlorine pesticides. Marine Pollution Bulletin 48:240-247. 2004 Field 18 "In this work, the general hypothesis that crab beds, due to the crab burrows, act as a sink for organochlorines in the estuaries, eventually reducing the input of organic pollutants into the sea was evaluated. With this purpose, surficial sediments from inside and outside burrows within crab beds were collected to determine differences in OCP concentrations, and further compared to sediment sampled from outside the crab bed." Organochlorine pesticides; Estuaries; Chasmagnathus granulata; Crab beds; Bioturbation; Sediments doi.org/10.1016/S0025-326X(03)00394-1 Google Scholar
Cook PM, Robbins JA, Endicott DD, Lodge KB, Guiney PD, Walker MK, Zabel EW, Peterson RE. 2003. Effects of aryl hydrocarbon receptor-mediated early life stage toxicity on lake trout populations in Lake Ontario during the 20th century. Environmental Science and Technology 37:3864-. 2003 Field 56 "In our current assessment of this problem, measurement end points included chemical exposures as concentrations of PCDD, PCDF, and PCB congeners in feral lake trout eggs, variation of exposure levels since 1920, and doses in eggs associated with sac fry mortality responses for each potentially toxic AHR agonist. We then sought to compare toxicity hazard predictions based on these data and the additive toxicity equivalence model to observations of relevant effects and population trends for lake trout in Lake Ontario." Agonists; Environmental pollution; Geological materials; Phenyls; Toxicity doi.org/10.1021/es034045m Google Scholar
Thorsen WA, Cope WG, Shea D. 2004. Bioavailability of PAHs: Effects of soot carbon and PAH source. Environmental Science and Technology 38:2029-2037. 2004 Field 114 "The bioavailability of 38 individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) compounds was determined through calculation of biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAF). BSAF values were calculated from individual PAH concentrations in freshwater mussel, marine clam, and sediment obtained from field and laboratory bioaccumulation studies. Sediment that was amended with different types of soot carbon (SC) was used in some of the bioaccumulation experiments." Bioavailability; Geological materials; Hydrophobicity; Natural resources; Particulate matter doi.org/10.1021/es0306056 Google Scholar
Kukkonen JVK, PF Landrum, S Mitra, DC Gossiaus, J Gunnarsson, D Weston. 2004. The role of desorption for describing the bioavailability of select polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon and polychlorinated biphenyl congeners for seven laboratory-spiked sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:1842-1851. 2004 Lab 56 "Our objectives were to confirm the potential applicability of sediment desorption kinetics as surrogates for bioavailability in two freshwater benthic organisms, Lumbriculus variegatus and Diporeia spp., exposed to several types of sediment. Lumbriculus variegatus is the organism selected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as the freshwater organism for determining the bioaccumulation potential of sediment-associated contaminants. Diporeia spp. is an important benthic amphipod in the Great Lakes and serves as a major organism for transfer of sediment-associated contaminants to the Great Lakes food chain." Desorption Sediment; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Bioavailability doi.org/10.1897/03-474 Google Scholar
Hecht SA, JS Gunnarsson, BL Boese, JO Lamberson, C Schaffner, W Giger, PC Jepson. 2004. Influences of sedimentary organic matter quality on the bioaccumulation of 4-nonylphenol by estuarine amphipods. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:865-873. 2004 Lab 8 "Our goals were to determine if benthic amphipods bioaccumulate significant amounts of Nonylphenol from sediment and to determine how additions of organic matter influence Nonylphenol bioaccumulation by amphipods." Nonylphenol; Bioaccumulation; Eohaustorius estuarius; Grandidierella japonica; Corophium salmonis doi.org/10.1897/03-220 Google Scholar
Burkhard LP, Cook PM, Lukasewycz MT. 2004. Biota-sediment accumulation factors for polychlorinated biphenyls, dibenzo-p-dioxins, and dibenzofurans in southern Lake Michigan lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Environmental Science and Technology 38:5297-5305. 2004 Field 830 "The primary objective for this study was to develop a high-quality BSAF data set for PCBs, PCDDs, and PCDFs by use of consistent and comparable analytical techniques with relatively low detection limits across all three chemical classes for both sediment and tissue. The secondary objective was to evaluate the BSAF data to determine if finer, more subtle details of interchemical differences in bioaccumulation could be resolved through attainment of greater sensitivity, accuracy, and precision." Animal derived food; Food; Geological materials; Metabolism; Phenyls doi.org/10.1021/es035215y Google Scholar
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Sundelin BA, KE Wiklund, G Lithner, O Gustafsson. 2004. Evaluation of the role of black carbon in attenuating bioaccumulationof polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from field-contaminated sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:2611-2617. 2004 Lab 36 "The significance of black carbon (BC) for the bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was examined by using historically contaminated intact sediment cores in laboratory exposure experiments with the deposit-feeding amphipod Monoporeia affinis." Bioavailability; Black carbon; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Monoporeia affinis; Dreissena polymorpha doi.org/10.1897/03-359 Google Scholar
Yang Y, M Liu, Sxu, L Hou, D Ou, H Liu, S Cheng, T Hofmann. 2006. HCHs and DDTs in sediment-dwelling animals from the Yangtze Estuary, China. Chemosphere 62:381-389. 2006 Field 30 "Therefore, the aim of this study is (1) to quantify HCHs and DDTs in sediment-dwelling mollusk and crab animals which are dominant species in the study area, (2) to probe the factors which influence the accumulation of contaminants and (3) to determine the biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) for their bioavailabilities in the Yangtze estuarine and tidal ecosystem." HCHs; DDTs; Sediment-dwelling animals; BSAFs; The Yangtze Estuary; China doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.04.102 Google Scholar
Fabbri D, V Baravelli, K Giannotti, F Donnini, E Fabbri. 2006. Bioaccumulation of cyclopenta[cd]pyrene and benzo[ghi]fluoranthene by mussels transplanted in a coastal lagoon. Chemosphere 64:1083-1092. 2006 Field 2 "The bioaccumulation of two isomeric non-alternant non-priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), namely cyclopenta[cd]pyrene and benzo[ghi]fluoranthene, was investigated in caged mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) exposed for 30 days in three sites of a coastal lagoon (Pialassa Baiona, Ravenna, Italy) contaminated by pyrogenic PAHs." Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Cyclopenta fused PAH; Mytilus; Biomonitoring; Wetland doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.11.071 Google Scholar
Pickard SW, JU Clarke, GR Lotufo. 2005. Bioaccumulation and bioavailability of mirex from Lake Ontario sediments. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 74:1084-1091. 2005 Lab 5 "The objective of this study was to assess the bioavailability of mirex in surface sediments from a contaminated area of Lake Ontario using a standard freshwater bioaccumulation test with the aquatic oligochaete worm, Lumbriculus variegatus." Waste Water; Water Management; Water Pollution; Bioaccumulation; Mirex doi.org/10.1007/s00128-005-0692-1 Google Scholar
Meador JP, CA Krone, DW Dyer, U Varanasi. 1997. Toxicity of sediment-associated tributyltin to infaunal invertebrates: Species comparison and the role of organic carbon. Marine Environmental Research 43:219-241. 1997 Lab 3 "This study was designed to assess and compare the responses of selected benthic infauna to sediment containing tributyltin and to examine the effects of sediment organic carbon on the control of toxicant exposure. We were also interested in determining the major route of TBT uptake and therefore tested species with different modes of feeding for comparison. We tested the amphipods Rhepoxynius abronius (meiofaunal predator) and Eohaustorius washingtonianus (detritivore), and a polychaete, Armandia brevis (nonselective deposit feeder)." Tributyltin; Organic Carbon; Polychaete; Amphipods; TBT doi.org/10.1016/0141-1136(96)00090-6 Google Scholar
Gunnarsson JS, ME Granberg, HC Nilsson, R Rosenberg, B Hellman. 1999. Influence of sediment-organic matter quality on growth and polychlorobiphenyl bioavailability in echinodermata (Amphiura filiformis). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:1534-1543. 1999 Lab 5 "The aim of this study was to determine the importance of the TOC quality for the bioavailability of sediment-associated organic contaminants and the growth of benthic macrofauna." Arm regeneration; Benthos; Bioaccumulation; Bioturbation; Total organic carbon doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620180728 Google Scholar
Lotufo GR, PF Landrum, ML Gedeon. 2001. Toxicity and bioaccumulation of DDT in freshwater amphipods in exposures to spiked sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 20:810-825. 2001 Lab 14 "The amphipods Hyalella azteca and Diporeia spp. were exposed to sediments dosed with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and the toxicity and toxicokinetics were determined. The toxicity was evaluated with the equilibrium partitioning (EqP) and critical body residue approaches." Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; Sediment; Amphipods; Equilibrium partitioning; Critical body residue doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620200417 Google Scholar
Lu X, DD Reible, JW Fleeger. 2004. Bioavailability and assimilation of sediment-associated benzo[a]pyrene by Ilyodrilus templetoni (oligochaeta). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 23:57-64. 2004 Lab 10 "The goals of the present study were to investigate bioavailability of sediment-associated BaP to a bulk depositfeeding organism and to study the factors that may influence the bioavailability of sediment-associated BaP." Benzo(a)pyrene; Desorption; Bioavailability; Assimilation; Elimination doi.org/10.1897/03-39 Google Scholar
Gunnarsson JS, K Hollertz, R Rosenberg. 1999. Effects of organic enrichment and burrowing activity of the polychaete Neries diversicolor on the fate of tetrachlorobiphenyl in marine sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 18:1149-1156. 1999 Lab 2 "The aims of this study were to evaluate the roles of organic enrichment with labile and nutritious algal matter and of burrowing activity of N. diversicolor on the fate of TCB. In particular, our experiment was designed to test (1) whether TCB accumulation by N. diversicolor was affected by the organic enrichment, (2) whether the sediment release of TCB was affected by organic enrichment, (3) whether the sediment release of TCB was affected by burrowing activity of N. diversicolor, and (4) whether burrowing activity contributes to the downward transport of TCB into sediments." Bioaccumulation; Bioturbation; Eutrophication; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Total organic carbon doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620180612 Google Scholar
Maul JD, JB Belden, BA Schwab, MR Whiles, B Spears, JL Farris, MJ Lydy. 2006. Bioaccumulaton and trophic transfer of polychlorinated biphenyls by aquatic and terrestrial insects to tree swallows (Tachycineta bicolor). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25:1017-1025. 2006 Field 32 "The objective of the present study was to investigate trophic transfer and bioaccumulation patterns of individual PCB congeners from contaminated sediment to insects and tree swallows." Biota-sediment accumulation factors; Chironomidae; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Tree swallow; Trophic transfer doi.org/10.1897/05-309R.1 Google Scholar
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. 1996 Lab 6 "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." Polychaetes; Sediment; Metabolism; Benzo[a]pyrene; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620150820 Google Scholar
Driscoll KD, GA Harkey, PF Landrum. 1997. Accumulation and toxicokinetics of fluoranthene in sediment bioassays with freshwater amphipods. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 16:742-753. 1997 Lab 20 "Two freshwater amphipods, Hyalella azteca and Diporeia sp., were exposed to sediment spiked with radiolabeled fluoranthene at nominal concentrations of 0.1 (trace) to 1,270 nmol fluoranthene/g dry weight. In two experiments, uptake kinetics and mortality were determined over 30-d exposures. Concentrations of fluoranthene in sediment and pore water were also measured." Fluoranthene; Sediment; Amphipods; Toxicokinetics; Accumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620160419 Google Scholar
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Lu X DD Reible, JW Fleeger. 2006. Bioavailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in field-contaminated Anacostia River (Washington, DC) sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25:2869-2874. 2006 Lab 5 "Sediment-water partitioning behavior and bioavailability of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; phenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene, benzo[k]fluoranthene, and benzo[a]pyrene) were measured in field-contaminated sediment collected from moderately polluted regions of the Anacostia River (Washington, DC, USA)." Bioavailability; Biota-sediment accumulation factor; Desorption resistant; Oligochaete worm doi.org/10.1897/05-696R.1 Google Scholar
Golding CJ, FAPC Gobas, GF Birch. 2007. Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioavailability in estuarine sediments using thin-film extraction. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:829-836. 2007 Lab 9 "The present study investigates the application of thin-film solid-phase extraction to measure bioavailable concentrations of phenanthrene in estuarine sediment by comparing concentrations of phenanthrene in the amphipod Corophium colo and in thin ethylene/vinyl acetate films at different concentrations in three geochemically different sediments." Bioavailability; Fugacity; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sedimentary organic matter; Amphipods doi.org/10.1897/06-378R.1 Google Scholar
Sellstrom, Ulla, Amelie Kierkegaard, Cynthia De Wit, Bo Jansson. 1998. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and hexabromocyclododecane in sediment and fish from a Swedish river. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:1065-1072. 1998 Field 10 "Fish and sediments from several places along the Swedish River Viskan, sampled in 1995, were analyzed for polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD). The samples were collected up- and downstream from several possible point sources (textile industries) for these compounds. Tetrabromodiphenyl ethers (TeBDEs), pentabromodiphenyl ethers (PeBDEs), and decabromodiphenyl ether (DeBDE [BDE209]) were found in sediment." Flame retardants; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Hexabromocyclododecane; Fish; Sediment doi.org/10.1002/etc.5620170612 Google Scholar
Trimble TA, You J, Lydy MJ. 2008. Bioavailability of PCBs from field-collected sediments: Application of tenax extraction and matrix-SPME techniques. Chemosphere 71:337-344. 2008 Lab 75 "Two chemical approaches, Tenax extraction and matrix solid phase microextraction (matrix-SPME), were evaluated for their potential to improve the prediction of bioavailability by equilibrium partitioning theory (EPT) across sediments with various characteristics. Biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) and body residues were quantified by exposing Lumbriculus variegatus to three PCB-contaminated field sediments." Bioavailability; Equilibrium partitioning theory; Tenax extraction; Matrix solid phase microextraction; Field sediment doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.09.001 Google Scholar
Wayland M, Headley JV, Peru KM, Crosley R, Brownlee BG. 2008. Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and dibenzothiophenes in wetland sediments and aquatic insects in the oil sands area of Northeastern Alberta, Canada. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 136:167-182. 2008 Field 81 "In this study, we determined concentrations of PAHs in sediments, insect larvae and adult insects collected in or adjacent to three groups of wetlands: experimental wetlands to which tailings or tailings water had been purposely added, oil sands wetlands that were located on the mine leases but which had not been experimentally manipulated and reference wetlands located near the mine leases." Alberta; Aquatic insects; Biota-sediment accumulation factors; Oil sands; PAHs; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Wetlands doi.org/10.1007/s10661-007-9673-7 Google Scholar
You J, PF Landrum, TA Trimble, MJ Lydy. 2007. Availability of polychlorinated biphenyls in field-contaminated sediment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 26:1940-1948. 2007 Lab 19 "The objectives of this study were to compare the Tenax extraction and matrix-SPME approaches to assess the bioavailability of 18 PCB congeners for the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, and determine the influence of the number and positions of substituted chlorines on PCB desorption and bioaccumulation." Tenax extraction; Matrix solid phase microextraction; Field-contaminated sediment; Bioaccumulation; Polychlorinated biphenyl planarity doi.org/10.1897/07-029R.1 Google Scholar
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Colombo JC, N Cappelletti, MC Migoya, E Speranza. 2007. Bioaccumulation of anthropogenic contaminants by detritivorous fish in the Río de la Plata estuary: 2-Polychlorinated biphenyls. Chemosphere 69:1253-1260. 2007 Field 273 "The temporal variability and bioaccumulation dynamics of individual PCBs were studied in a detritivorous fish (Sábalo: Prochilodus lineatus) collected from 1999 to 2005 in the polluted Buenos Aires coastal area." Sewage detritus; PCBs; Fish; Río de la Plata doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.05.073 Google Scholar
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You J, A Brennan, MJ Lydy. 2009. Bioavailability and biotransformation of sediment-associated pyrethroid insecticides in Lumbriculus variegatus. Chemosphere 75:1477-1482. 2009 Lab 6 "In the present study, bioaccumulation potential of two pyrethroid insecticides, bifenthrin and permethrin, was measured using a Lumbriculus variegatus sediment bioaccumulation test." Pyrethroid insecticides; Sediment toxicity; Bifenthrin; Permethrin; Tenax extraction doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.02.022 Google Scholar
Zhao Z, L Zhang, J Wu, C Fan. 2009. Distribution and bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides in surface sediments and benthic organisms from Taihu Lake, China. Chemosphere 77:1191-1198. 2009 Field 50 "The spatial distribution and bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in surface sediments and benthic organisms from Taihu Lake were studied." OCPs; Surface sediments; Bioaccumulation; BSAF; Taihu Lake doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.09.022 Google Scholar
Zhou R, L Zhu, Q Kong. 2008. Levels and distribution of organochlorine pesticides in shellfish from Qiantang River, China. Journal of Hazardous Materials 152:1192-1200. 2008 Field 36 "In this study, the levels of OCPs in four shellfish from Qiantang River were investigated and compared with those observed in coast and estuary environment. Furthermore, the distribution of OCPs in shellfish was related with that in water and sediment using bioconcentration factor (BCF) and biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAF), respectively." OCPs; HCHs; DDTs; BSAF; BCF; Qiantang River doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2007.07.103 Google Scholar
Soliman YS, TL Wade. 2008. Estimates of PAHs burdens in a population of ampeliscid amphipods at the head of the Mississippi canyon (N. Gulf of Mexico). Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography 55:2577-2584. 2008 Field 68 "The objectives of this study were to determine bioaccumulation of PAHs in an important and dominant benthic amphipod population, the population of A. mississippiana. Bioaccumulation factors of PAHs for a shallow water amphipod from Houston Ship Channel are estimated to compare factors in shallow water with those in deep water." PAHs; Bioaccumulation; Amphipods doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr2.2008.07.007 Google Scholar
Yang ZZ, XR Zhao, ZF Qin, Sfu, SH Li, XF Qin, XB Xu, X Jin. 2009. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in mudsnails (Cipangopaludina cahayensis) and sediments from an electronic waste recycling region in South China. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 82:206-210. 2009 Field 31 "In this work, we chose mudsnails (Cipangopaludina cahayensis) and sediments from an e-waste recycling region in South China to study the PBDEs bioavailability of mudsnail in different ambient levels." Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Mudsnail; Sediment; Biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) doi.org/10.1007/s00128-008-9600-9 Google Scholar
Leung SY, CK Kwok, XP Nie, KC Cheung, MH Wong. 2010. Risk assessment of residual DDTs in freshwater and marine fish cultivated around the Pearl River Delta, China. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 58:415-430. 2010 Field 2 "The major objectives of this study were to (1) compare the concentrations of DDTs in muscles of freshwater fish and marine fish and in fish feed and sediment collected from different locations in the Pearl River Delta, (2) correlate concentrations of DDTs in sediment and feed with fish muscle, and (3) investigate the differences in bioaccumulation of DDTs in freshwater fish and marine fish in relation to fish feed." Freshwater Fish; Marine Fish; Grass Carp; Pearl River Delta; Bighead Carp doi.org/10.1007/s00244-009-9356-1 Google Scholar
Pickard SW, JU Clarke. 2008. Benthic bioaccumulation and bioavalability of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/dibenzofurans from surficial Lake Ontario sediments. Journal of Great Lakes Research 34:418-433. 2008 Lab 32 "The objective of this study was to establish and assess the benthic bioavailability of PCDD/Fs in Lake Ontario sediments. The aquatic oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus was employed as the test species because of its native presence in Lake Ontario, ability to accumulate relatively high levels of TCDD and other Ah receptor agonists with no toxic effects, and overall relevance to trophic transfer in aquatic food webs to more sensitive vertebrates." Dioxin/dibenzofuran-contaminated sediments; bioavailability; bioaccumulation; biota-sediment accumulation factors; Lake Ontario doi.org/10.3394/0380-1330(2008)34%5b418:BBABOP%5d2.0.CO;2 Google Scholar
Slootweg T, Alvinerie M, Egeler P, Gilberg D, Kukkonen JVK, Oehlmann J, Prasse C, Sormunen AJ, Liebig M. 2010. Bioaccumulation of ivermectin from natural and artificial sediments in the benthic organism Lumbriculus variegatus. Journal of Soil and Sediments 10:1611-1622. 2010 Lab 5 "Although ivermectin is a widely used lipophilic parasiticide, data on its potential bioaccumulation in aquatic invertebrates are scarce. In this study, bioaccumulation patterns of radiolabeled 3H-ivermectin from sediments into tissues of the sediment-dwelling worm Lumbriculus variegatus were investigated and assessed." Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Ivermectin; Lumbriculus variegatus; Sediment doi.org/10.1007/s11368-010-0294-3 Google Scholar
Lotufo GR, SW Pickard. 2010. Benthic bioaccumulation and bioavailability of polybrominated diphenyl ethers from surficial Lake Ontario sediments near Rochester, New York, USA. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 85:348-351. 2010 Lab 10 "The objective of this study was to quantify and assess the bioavailability of PBDEs in surface sediments from select contaminated areas of the Lake Ontario watershed, using a standard freshwater bioaccumulation test with the aquatic oligochaete worm, Lumbriculus variegatus." PDBE; Bioavailability; BSAF; Sediment doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0088-8 Google Scholar
Galloway T, Lewis C, Dolciotti I, Johnston BD, Moger J, Regoli F. 2010. Sublethal toxicity of nano-titanium dioxide and carbon nanotubes in a sediment dwelling marine polychaete. Environmental Pollution 158:1748-1755. 2010 Lab 2 "The ecotoxicology of manufactured nanoparticles (MNPs) in estuarine environments is not well understood. Here we explore the hypothesis that nanoTiO2 and single walled nanotubes (SWNT) cause sublethal impacts to the infaunal species Arenicola marina (lugworm) exposed through natural sediments." Ecotoxicology; Arenicola marina; Nanoparticle; Coherent anti-stokes Raman microscopy; Genotoxicity doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.11.013 Google Scholar
Beckingham B, U Ghosh. 2010. Comparison of field and laboratory exposures of Lumbriculus variegatus to polychlorinated biphenyl-impacted river sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:2851-2858. 2010 Field 7 "The objectives of the present study were to evaluate a method for conducting in situ bioaccumulation exposures in a river, and then to compare results with ex situ exposures performed in parallel in the laboratory. Bioaccumulation of PCBs in L. variegatus using the two exposure methods were compared based on tissue concentrations (micrograms per gram wet weight), BSAFs, and BAFs." Bioaccumulation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Invertebrates; Sediment assessment doi.org/10.1002/etc.353 Google Scholar
Beckingham B, U Ghosh. 2010. Comparison of field and laboratory exposures of Lumbriculus variegatus to polychlorinated biphenyl-impacted river sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:2851-2858. 2010 Lab 7 "The objectives of the present study were to evaluate a method for conducting in situ bioaccumulation exposures in a river, and then to compare results with ex situ exposures performed in parallel in the laboratory. Bioaccumulation of PCBs in L. variegatus using the two exposure methods were compared based on tissue concentrations (micrograms per gram wet weight), BSAFs, and BAFs." Bioaccumulation; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Invertebrates; Sediment assessment doi.org/10.1002/etc.353 Google Scholar
Klosterhaus SL, JE Baker. 2010. Bioavailability of decabromodiphenyl ether to the marine polychaete Nereis virens. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:860-868. 2010 Lab 29 "The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mechanisms limiting the bioavailability of BDE 209 to deposit-feeding invertebrates. The specific objectives were to test the hypothesis that BDE 209 does not bioaccumulate because it is too large and to determine whether the bioavailability of BDE 209 is influenced by the presence of other BDEs." Bioavailability; Bioaccumulation; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers; Polychaete; Sediment doi.org/10.1002/etc.103 Google Scholar
Kono K, H Tanaka, J Koyama. 2010. Dioxin transfer from sediment to the infaunal surface deposit-feeding polychaete Perinereis nuntia in a laboratory-rearing experiment. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:1512-1519. 2010 Lab 12 "In the present study, the transfer of sediment-sorbed PCDDs, PCDFs (together, PCDD/Fs), and dioxin-like PCBs from environmentally contaminated marine sediments to an infaunal surface deposit-feeding polychaete, Perinereis nuntia, in a laboratory-rearing experiment, was investigated." Bioaccumulation; Polychaete; Dioxins; Sediment; Laboratory experiment doi.org/10.1002/etc.177 Google Scholar
Yates K, P Pollard, IM Davies, L Webster, CF Moffat. 2011. Application of silicone rubber passive samplers to investigate the bioaccumulation of PAHs by Nereis virens from marine sediments.. Environmental Pollution 159:3351-3356. 2011 Lab 3 "The availability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from marine sediments to the ragworm (Nereis virens) was studied. Concentrations of PAHs in pore waters were determined using silicone rubber passive samplers. Calculated bioconcentration factors confirmed that partitioning of PAHs between the lipid phase of the polychaetes and pore water is a passive process." Silicone rubber; Bioaccumulation; Availability; Passive sampler; Partitioning doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2011.08.038 Google Scholar
Tian S, L Zhu. 2011. Bioaccumulation kinetics of sediment-associated DE-83 in benthic invertebrates (Nereis succinea, polychaete). Chemosphere 84:160-165. 2011 Lab 2 "The present study aimed to investigate the bioavailability of sediment-associated DE-83 to marine benthic organism polychaete (Nereis succinea). The uptake and elimination experiments of deca-BDE and nona-BDEs were conducted to assess the potential for preferential uptake at lower trophic levels." Uptake; Elimination; Deca-BDE; Bioavailability; Biotransformation; Lugworm doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.005 Google Scholar
Van Geest JL, D Mackay, DG Poirier, PK Sibley, KR Solomon. 2011. Accumulation and depuration of polychlorinated biphenyls from field collected sediment in three freshwater organisms.. Environmental Science and Technology 45:7011-7018. 2011 Lab 35 "Our primary objective was to assess the appropriateness of 28-d as a standard test duration, since data were particularly lacking for Hexagenia spp. and P. promelas. Also, examination of the kinetics of individual PCB congeners provides information on the relationship between bioaccumulation and properties such as hydrophobicity." Bioaccumulation; Geological materials; Kinetics; Lipids; Phenyls doi.org/10.1021/es1043744 Google Scholar
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Mehler WT, H Li, J Pang, B Sun, MJ Lydy, J You. 2011. Bioavailability of hydrophobic organic contaminants in sediment with different particle-size distribution.. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 61:74-82. 2011 Lab 12 "The objectives of the current study were to evaluate bioaccumulation potential and processes of four HOCs including two polychlorinated biphenyls, a metabolite of an organochlorine insecticide, and a polybrominated diphenyl ether in three sediments with different particle-size distributions to Lumbriculus variegatus." Fine Sediment; SPME Fiber; Bioaccumulation Potential; Sediment Porewater; Hydrophobic Organic Contaminant doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9609-z Google Scholar
Pang J, B Sun, H Li, WT Mehler, J You. 2012. Influence of bioturbation on bioavailability and toxicity of PAHs in sediment from an electronic waste recycling site in south China. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 84:227-233. 2012 Lab 139 "The present study examined the effects of bioturbation by the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus on bioavailability and toxicity of sediment-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to the oligochaete and the epi-benthic amphipod Hyalella azteca. Various densities of L. variegatus in sediment were used to represent different levels of bioturbation." Bioturbation; Bioavailability; Toxicity; Sediment-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Lumbriculus variegatus; Hyalella azteca doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.07.007 Google Scholar
Du J, W T Mehler, MJ Lydy, J You. 2012. Toxicity of sediment-associated unresolved complex mixture and its impact on biovailability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Journal of Hazardous Materials 203-204:169-175. 2012 Lab 12 "In the current study, lethal (e.g. mortality) and sub-lethal (e.g. growth) effects of sediment-associated UCM to two benthic invertebrates (Chironomus dilutus and Lumbriculus variegatus) were examined. Additionally, the impact of UCM on the bioavailability of PAHs in sediment was also evaluated using L. variegatus bioaccumulation testing and Tenax extraction." Unresolved complex mixture; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Toxicity; Bioavailability; Benthic invertebrates doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.11.099 Google Scholar
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Van Geest JL, DG Poirier, PK Sibley, KR Solomon. 2011. Validation of Ontario's new laboratory-based bioaccumulation methods with in situ field data. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30:950-958. 2011 Lab 29 "To validate the standardization of a laboratory protocol for measuring bioaccumulation, laboratory-derived tissue residues and biota–sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) were compared with historical field data from nine sites in Ontario, Canada. As a result of temporal discontinuity between the field and the laboratory studies, a priori considerations, such as changes in site conditions or concentrations of contaminants in sediment, were necessary to assess whether to compare absolute or relative measures of bioaccumulation." BioaccumulationSediment; Field validation; Laboratory methods doi.org/10.1002/etc.469 Google Scholar
Tian S, L Zhu, J Bian, S Fang. 2012. Bioaccumulation and metabolism of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in carp (Cyrpinus carpio) in a water/sediment microcosm: Important role of particulate matter exposure. Environmental Science and Technology 46:2951-2958. 2012 Lab 11 "In the present study, microcosms were built up to simulate a pond system with PBDE-contaminated sediment. The microcosms were divided into groups A and B. In group A, both benthic invertebrates (tubificid worms) and carp (Cyprinus carpio) were added, while in group B, only fish were added. After exposure for 20 d, the fish were sampled and a net was fixed in the microcosms to prohibit fish from contacting the sediment. New fish were added, and the accumulation and depuration of PBDEs in the fish were investigated." Anatomy; Animal derived food; Ethers; Geological materials; Scanning probe microscopy doi.org/10.1021/es204011k Google Scholar
Norwood WP, M Alee, E Sverko, D Wang, M Brown, M Galicia. 2013. Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5) spiked sediment: Bioaccumulation and toxicity to the benthic invertebrate Hyalella azteca. Chemosphere 93:805-812. 2013 Lab 2 "The main objectives of this study were to determine chronic (28 d) sediment toxicity of D5 and the bioaccumulation of D5 in the freshwater, benthic invertebrate Hyalella azteca with exposure to spiked, natural sediments. Secondary objectives were to; determine the influence of sediment characteristics on D5 bioavailability and toxicity." Hyalella; Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane; Toxicity; Bioaccumulation; BAF; BSAF doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.052 Google Scholar
Zhao Z, L Zhang, J Wu, C Fan. 2013. Application of semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDS) and benthic mussels to evaluate the bioavailability of sediment associated DDTs. Soil and Sediment Contamination: An Internation Journal 22:351-364. 2013 Lab 10 "The general goal of our study was to evaluate the bioavailability of DDTs in surface sediments using both artificial SPMDs and two typical benthic mussels (B. aeruginosa and C. fluminea) under laboratory incubation conditions." SPMDs; benthic mussels; sediment pollution; bioavailability; DDT doi.org/10.1080/15320383.2013.726297 Google Scholar
Zhang, B, H Li, Y Wei, J You. 2013. Bioaccumulation kinectics of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and decabromodiphenyl ethane from field collected sediment in the oligochaete, Lumbricululs variegatus. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 32:2711-2718. 2013 Lab 9 "The objective of the present study was to estimate the uptake and elimination rates of PBDEs and DBDPE in sediment collected from an electronic waste recycling site in South China in the oligochaete L. variegatus." Bioaccumulation kinetics; Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs); Decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE); Field sediment; Lumbriculus variegatus doi.org/10.1002/etc.2384 Google Scholar
Chen C-Y, C-J Tien, Y-M Sun, C-Y Hsieh, C-C Lee. 2013. Influence of water quality parameters on occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ether in sediment and sediment to bioata accumulation. Chemosphere 90:2420-2427. 2013 Field 42 "Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations in sediment and fish from 12 principal rivers in Taiwan were investigated to determine their association with water quality parameters as well as the biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) in fish with different living patterns." Polybrominated diphenyl ether; Fish; Sediment; Water quality parameter; Biota-sediment accumulation factor doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.10.073 Google Scholar
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Hong SH, N Kannan, UH Yim, J-W Choi, WJ Shim. 2011. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a benthic ecosystem in Gwangyang Bay, South Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 62:2863-2868. 2011 Field 8 "A survey was undertaken in Gwangyang Bay during 2001–2002 on the status of pollution in water, sediment and several benthic species such as clams, bivalves, starfish, sea cucumber, polychaeta, crab, prawn, and fish. The study focused on the occurrence, composition and possible sources of PCBs." PCB; Benthic biota; Bioaccumulation; Input source doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.09.005 Google Scholar
Hu Z, Y Shi, Y Cai. 2011. Concentrations, distribution, and bioaccumulation of synthetic musks in the Haihe River of China. Chemosphere 84:1630-1635. 2011 Field 6 "The objective of the present study was to characterize the musk residues in the surface water, sediment and fish samples of the Haihe River, to understand the distributions of SMs in the Haihe River, Dagu and Chentaizi drainage Rivers, and then to investigate the bioaccumulation (Bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) and biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs)) of SMs in fish samples from the Haihe River." Synthetic musks; Haihe River; Bioaccumulation; Distribution doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.09.002 Google Scholar
Iannuzzi J, M Butcher, T Iannuzzi. 2011. Evaluation of potential relationships between chemical contaminants in sediments and aquatic organisms from the lower Passair River, New Jersey, USA. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30:1721-1728. 2011 Field 42 "The objectives of this investigation are to calculate BSAFs for select persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the lower Passaic River using a chemistry dataset for colocated sediment and food web tissue samples, and determine if BSAFs are an appropriate predictive tool for estimating bioaccumulation of POPs in select organisms in the lower Passaic River by conducting statistical evaluations of the potential relationships between biota tissue and sediments in this system." BSAF; POP; Passaic River; New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary doi.org/10.1002/etc.550 Google Scholar
Jia H, Y Sun, X Liu, M Yang, D Wang, H Qi, L Shen, E Sverko, EJ Reiner, Y-F Li. 2011. Concentration and bioaccumulation of dechlorane compounds in coastal environment of Northern China. Environmental Science and Technology 45:2613-2618. 2011 Field 64 "The objectives of this study are primarily (i) to examine the extent and potential source of contaminations, (ii) to assess the bioaccumulation of these Decloranes, and (iii) to study the differences in fractional abundances of DP isomers values among the different media in a coastal marine environment." Atmospheric chemistry; Geological materials; Lipids; Molecular structure; Seawater doi.org/10.1021/es103723h Google Scholar
Meador JP, GM Ylitalo, FC Sommers, DT Boyd. 2010. Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls in juvenile chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) outmigrating through a contaminated urban estuary: Dynamics and application. Ecotoxicology 19:141-152. 2010 Field 19 "A field study was conducted to examine bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for hatchery-raised and naturally reared (wild) ocean-type juvenile chinook salmon outmigrating through the Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW), a contaminated urban estuary in Seattle, WA, USA." PCBs; Bioaccumulation; Salmon; Spatial segregation; Toxicity guideline value doi.org/10.1007/s10646-009-0399-x Google Scholar
Moschino V, E Delaney, L Da Ros. 2012. Assessing the significance of Ruditapes philippinarum as a sentinel for sediment pollution: Bioaccumulation and biomarker responses. Environmental Pollution 171:52-60. 2012 Field 24 "The aim of the present study is to provide new data to help elucidating these aspects, both in term of bioaccumulation potential and biomarker responses. An integrated strategy has been adopted: the contents of trace metals, PAHs and PCBs have been analysed in sediments and in clam tissues, and various biomarkers were assessed at different levels of biological organization, from biochemical to organismal." Sediment pollution; Biomonitoring; Biomarkers; Venice lagoon; Ruditapes philippinarum doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2012.07.024 Google Scholar
Nesto N, Cassin D, Da Ros L. 2010. Is the polychaete, Perinereis rullieri (Pilato 1974), a reliable indicator of PCB and PAH contaminants in coastal sediments?. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 73:143-151. 2010 Field 115 "A field survey in a transitional environment (lagoon of Venice, Italy) and a laboratory exposure experiment were carried out to validate the use of polychaetes, Perinereis rullieri, as indicators of PCB and PAH contaminants in the sediments." Polychaetes; Perinereis rullieri; Bioaccumulation; Bioindicators; PCBs; PAHs; Malondialdehyde; Lagoon of Venice doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.09.004 Google Scholar
Qin X, H Sun, C Wang, Y Yu, T Sun. 2010. Impacts of crab bioturbation on the fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediment from the Beitang Estuary of Tianjin, China. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 29:1248-1255. 2010 Field 16 "The purpose of the present study was to determine whether PAH fate would be influenced by bioturbation in the sediment of the Beitang Estuary. The observed species was the burrowing crab, Helice tientsinensis, the dominant benthic invertebrate in the Beitang Estuary." Bioturbation; Helice tientsinensis; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sediment; Estuary doi.org/10.1002/etc.154 Google Scholar
Wang L, H Jia, X Liu, M Yang, W Hong, Y Sun, Y Su, H Qi, W Song, J Lin, Y-F Li. 2012. Dechloranes in a river in northeastern China: Spatial trends in multi-matrices and bioaccumulation in fish (Enchelyopus elongatus). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 84:262-267. 2012 Field 3 "The goals of this study are to provide the levels of Decs in multi-matrices, including water, sediment, air, reed and fish in the Daling River and its wetland, to study the isomeric ration profiles for DP in environmental matrices, and to investigate the bioaccumulations of Decs in the river." Dechloranes; Spatical trend; Bioaccumulation; Multi-matrices doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.07.018 Google Scholar
Zhang X, Y Gao, Q Li, G Li, Q Guo, C Yan. 2011. Estrogenic compounds and estrogenicity in surface water, sediments, and organisms from Yundang Lagoon in Xiamen, China. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 61:93-100. 2011 Field 23 "The purpose of this study is to investigate the distribution of estrogenic EDCs, such as estrone (E1), 17beta-estradiol (E2), 17alpha-ethynylestradiol (EE2), diethylstilbestrol (DES), nonylphenol (NP), octylphenol (OP), and bisphenol A (BPA) in water, sediments, pore water, and organism from Yundang Lagoon and provide useful information for environmental management of this region." Pore Water; Estrogenic Compound; Steroidal Estrogen; Lipid Weight; Lower Observe Effect Concentration doi.org/10.1007/s00244-010-9588-0 Google Scholar
He M-J, X-J Luo, M-Y Chen, Y-X Sun, S-J Chen, B-X Mai. 2012. Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and decabromodiphenyl ethane in fish from a river system in a highly industrialized area, South China. Science of the Total Environment 419:109-115. 2012 Field 24 "In the present study, water, sediment, and three fish species with different feeding habits, and were collected in the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River. Our specific objectives are to determine the contaminant levels in different environmental matrices in Dongjiang River, to evaluate the bioavailability of DBDPE by calculation of bioaccumulation factor (BAF) and biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) and comparing with those of PBDE congeners." PBDEs; DBDPE; BAFs; BSAFs; Dongjiang River doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2011.12.035 Google Scholar
Waszak I, H Dabrowska, A Gora. 2012. Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in flounder (Platichthys flesus) in the southern Baltic Sea. Marine Environmental Research 79:132-141. 2012 Field 21 "The study was set out to reach three objectives. First, PBDE concentrations were measured in flounder (Platichthy flesus) collected from three southern Baltic Sea locations that included open sea sites and the Gulf of Gdansk, to examine spatial differences in the contaminant levels and profiles. Second, in order to evaluate bioavailability of sediment associated PBDEs, the compounds were measured in sediments and biota sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) were estimated. Third, PBDE levels were examined in muscle, liver, and gonads to evaluate an inter-tissue distribution." PBDEs; Flounder; Muscle; Liver; Gonads; BSAFs; Baltic Sea doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2012.06.006 Google Scholar
Teil MJ, K Tlili, M Blanchard, M Chevreuil, F Alliot, P Labadie. 2012. Occurrence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, and phthalates in freshwater fish from the Orge River (Ile-de France). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 63:101-113. 2012 Field 57 "We focused on the occurrence of these three classes of chemicals in fish from the Orge River, a suburban tributary of the Seine River in Ile-de-France that flows through highly urbanized areas." PCBs; Phthalate; DEHP; Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether; Muscle Content doi.org/10.1007/s00244-011-9746-z Google Scholar
Zhang K, Y Wan, PD Jones, S Wiseman, JP Giesy, J Hu. 2012. Occurrences and fates of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers in marine sediments in relation to trophodynamics. Environmental Science and Technology 46:2148-2155. 2012 Field 20 "The objective of this study was to clarify the occurrence of OH-PBDEs and the interconversions between MeO-PBDEs and OH-PBDEs in marine sediment and to better understand accumulations of these compounds in organisms through trophic transfer processes." Animal derived food; Ethers; Food; Geological materials; Lipids doi.org/10.1021/es203195s Google Scholar
Richman LA, T Kolic, K MacPherson, L Fayez, E Reiner. 2013. Polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment and caged mussels (Elliptio complanata) deployed in the Niagara River. Chemosphere 92:778-786. 2013 Field 28 "By comparing data collected from Fort Erie at the head of the river with data collected from Niagara-on-the-Lake at the mouth of the river the authors concluded that there were sources of PBDEs within the Niagara watershed in addition to atmospheric contributions. The data from the caged mussel and sediment survey can be used to identify these potential source areas since sediment are major sinks for these contaminants and possible exposure pathway to invertebrates. PBDE congener specific distributions and their bioavailability from sediment to mussels will also be examined." PBDEs; Caged Mussels; Sediment; Niagara River; Biomonitoring; Elliptio complanata doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.04.011 Google Scholar
Verhaert V, A Covaci, S Bouillon, K Abrantes, D Musibono, L Bervoets, E Verheyen, R Blust. 2013. Baseline levels and trophic transfer of persistent organic pollutants in sediments and biota from the Congo River basin (DR Congo). Environmental International 59:290-302. 2013 Field 45 "The present study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of persistent organic pollutants (POPs: (PCBs, PBDEs, DDTs, HCHs, CHLs and HCB) in sediments and biota from the middle Congo River Basin (CRB) and to investigate their trophic transfer through the aquatic food web using nitrogen stable isotope ratios." Congo River Basin; Persistent organic pollutants; Bioaccumulation; Trophic transfer; Trophic magnification factors doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2013.05.015 Google Scholar
Yu J, T Wang, S Han, P Wang, Q Zhang, G Jiang. 2013. Distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls in an urban riparian zone affected by wastewater treatment plant effluent and the transfer to terrestrial compartment by invertebrates. Science of the Total Environment 463-464:252-257. 2013 Field 2 "In this study, we investigated the distribution of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in a riparian zone affected by the effluent from a wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). River water, sediment, aquatic invertebrates and samples from the surrounding terrestrial compartment such as soil, reed plants and several land based invertebrates were collected." Polychlorinated biphenyls; Wastewater effluent; Invertebrates; PCB-11; Riparian zone; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.006 Google Scholar
Zhang X, Q Xu, S Man, X Zeng, Y Yu, Y Pang, G Sheng, J Fu. 2013. Tissue concentrations, bioaccumulation, and biogmagnification of synthetic musks in freshwater fish from Taihu Lake, China. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 20:311-322. 2013 Field 48 "The aim of this study was to investigate contaminant levels of musks in fish from Taihu Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in China, as well as bioaccumulation and biomagnification of the pollutants in the freshwater food chain." Synthetic musks; Bioaccumulation; Biomagnification; Fish; Spatial distribution; Taihu Lake doi.org/10.1007/s11356-012-1095-6 Google Scholar
Tlili K, P Labadie, C Bourges, A Desportes, M Chevreuil. 2012. Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by the freshwater benthic amphipod Gammarus pulex. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 63:69-76. 2012 Field 8 "This study reports on the relationship between polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) levels in water, sediment, and the benthic macroinvertebrate Gammarus pulex, which plays a major ecological role in freshwater ecosystems." Particulate Organic Carbon; Method Detection Limit; Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether; Pearl River Estuary; Coarse Particulate Organic Matter doi.org/10.1007/s00244-012-9751-x Google Scholar
Zhang G, Z Pan, A Bai, J Li, X Li. 2014. Distribution and bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in food web of Nansi Lake, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 186:2039-2051. 2014 Field 4 "The aims of this research were to survey the levels and distributions of OCPs in various aquatic plants and animals in Nansi Lake, to evaluate bioaccumulation in aquatic biota samples in the lake by calculating the biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) values, and to assess the OCPs effects on human health in Nansi Lake area. Water and sediment samples from Nansi Lake were also investigated." Organochlorine pesticides; Food web; Nansi Lake; Risk assessment doi.org/10.1007/s10661-013-3516-5 Google Scholar
Choi JY, DB Yang, GH Hong, KH Shin. 2014. Distribution and bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls and oranochlorine pesticides residues in sediments and manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) from along the mid-western coast of Korea. Marine Pollution Bulletin 85:672-678. 2014 Field 3 "The objectives of this study were to ascertain the residues of 18 PCB congeners, 6 dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) metabolites, and 4 hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) isomers in surface sediments along the Mid-Western coast of Korea, and to understand the accumulation characteristics of these organochlorine pollutants in Manila clams collected from the study areas." Persistent organic pollutants (POPs); Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); BSAF; Risk assessment; Human risk assessment doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2014.05.022 Google Scholar
Oyo-Ita OE, BO Ekpo, PA Adie, JO Offem. 2014. Organochlorine pesticides in sediment-dwelling animals from mangrove areas of the Calabar River, SE Nigeria. Environment and Pollution 3:56-71. 2014 Field 16 "The main objectives of the present study were to: (1) determine the extent of OCPs contamination, (2) determine factors that influence the accumulation of OCPs in sediment-dwelling animals, (3) determine biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) in order to assess the bio-availabilities of these compounds in the river and (4) carry out risk assessment related to the consumption of the biota in order to identify potential health risks." mangrove sediment; biota; GAMMALIN 20; fate and risk assessment doi.org/10.5539/ep.v3n3p56 Google Scholar
Ma X, C Chen, H Zhang, Y Gao, Z Wang, Z Yao, J Chen, J Chen. 2014. Congener-specific distribution and bioaccumulation of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in sediments and bivalves of the Bohai Sea, China. Marine Pollution Bulletin 79:299-304. 2014 Field 3 "In this study, marine sediment and bivalves were collected and analyzed for SCCPs. The obtained results were used to evaluate the residual level, congener-specific distribution, possible sources, and their bioaccumulation in a typical marine environment." Biota-sediment accumulation factor; Bohai Sea; Correspondence analysis; SCCPs doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2013.11.020 Google Scholar
Ma X, H Zhang, Z Wang, Z Yao, J Chen, J Chen. 2014. Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of short chain chlorinated paraffins in a marine food web from Liaodong Bay, North China. Environmental Science and Technology 48:5964-5971. 2014 Field 195 "In this study, seawater, sediment, zooplankton, invertebrates, and fishes collected from Liaodong Bay, Bohai Sea, North China were analyzed to investigate the residual level, congener group profile, bioaccumulation, and trophic transfer of SCCPs in a marine food web." Geological materials; Food; Lipids; Seawater; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1021/es500940p Google Scholar
Hong W-J, H Jia, C Liu, Z Zhang, Y Sun, Y-F Li. 2014. Distribution, source, fate and bioaccumulation of methyl siloxanes in marine environment. Environmental Pollution 191:175-181. 2014 Field 4 "The current study investigates siloxanes concentration in surface seawater, sediment, and fish in the marine environment of the northern Chinese sea. The objectives of this study are (i) to determine the pollution levels and potential sources of siloxanes, (ii) to study differences in abundances and compositions of siloxane among different media in marine environment, and (iii) to assess the bioaccumulation of these siloxanes." Methyl siloxanes; Seawater; Sediment; Fish; BSAF doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2014.04.033 Google Scholar
Fernandez LA, PM Gschwend. 2015. Predicting bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in soft-shelled clams (Mya arenaria) using field deployments of polyethylene passive samplers. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34:993-1000. 2015 Field 57 "In the present study, polyethylene passive samplers containing performance reference compounds (d10-phenanthrene, d10-pyrene, and d12-chrysene) were deployed in diverse sediment beds near Boston, Massachusetts, USA, for a 1-wk period. Clams (Mya arenaria) and sediments were then collected from the deployed sediment beds. Concentrations of 3 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; phenanthrene, pyrene, and chrysene) were measured in the porewaters, in clam tissues, and in the bulk sediment." PAH; Passive sampling; Polyethylene; BSAF; Bioavailability doi.org/10.1002/etc.2892 Google Scholar
Karlsson MV, S Marshall, T Gouin, ABA Boxall. 2016. Routes of uptake of diclofenac, fluoxetine, and triclosan into sediment-dwelling worms. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 9999:1-7. 2016 Lab 6 "The present study investigated the route and degree of uptake of 2 ionizable pharmaceuticals (diclofenac and fluoxetine) and 1 ionizable compound used in personal care products (triclosan) into the sediment-dwelling worm Lumbriculus variegatus. Studies were done on complete worms (“feeding”) and worms where the head was absent (“nonfeeding”) using 14C-labeled ingredients." Pharmaceutical; Personal care product; Bioaccumulation; Benthic worm; Sediment–water accumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.3020 Google Scholar
Deng L, G Liu, H Zhang, H Xu. 2015. Levels and assessment of organotin contamination at Futian mangrove wetland in Shenzhen, China. Regional Studies in Marine Science 1:18-24. 2015 Field 17 "The concentrations of organotins (OTs) were measured in the surface sediments, mollusks and mudskippers at Futian Mangrove Wetland in Shenzhen, China, an ecologically important wetland that serves as a wintering ground and a stop-over point for migrating birds." Organotins; TBT; TPhT; Sediments; Sediment-dwelling organisms; Risk assessment doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2015.01.001 Google Scholar
Wang F, H-X Qi, J You. 2015. Joint toxicity of sediment-associated DDT and copper to a polychaete, Nereis succinea. Ecotoxicology 24:424-432. 2015 Lab 9 "In the present study joint toxicity between DDT and copper to an estuarine polychaete, Nereis succinea, was examined using bioaccumulation potential, growth impairment and change in lipid peroxidation contents as sub-lethal endpoints. In general, the toxicity of DDXs (DDT and its metabolites) and copper acted independently and copper was more toxic to the lugworms at environmentally relevant concentrations." Joint toxicity; DDT; Copper; Bioaccumulation; Bioavailability; Nereis succinea doi.org/10.1007/s10646-014-1391-7 Google Scholar
Zhang G, Z Pan, X Wang, X Mo, X Li. 2015. Distribution and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the food web of Nansi Lake, China. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 187:173. 2015 Field 174 "The aims of this research were to survey the concentrations and distributions of PAHs in various aquatic plants and animals in Nansi Lake, to evaluate bioaccumulation in the food web based on the biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF), and to assess the potential ecological risk in the food web of Nansi Lake." Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Food web; Nansi Lake; Risk assessment doi.org/10.1007/s10661-015-4362-4 Google Scholar
Cappelletti N, E Speranza, L Tatone, M Astoviza, MC Migoya, JC Colombo. 2015. Bioaccumulation of dioxin-like PCBs and PBDEs by detritus-feeding fish in the Rio de la Plata estuary, Argentina. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22:7093-7100. 2015 Field 20 "In this study, we evaluate the concentrations and congener profiles of dlPCBs and PBDEs in P. lineatus muscle and detritus (settling particles), in order to assess the congener-specific bioaccumulation from diet, investigate the potential for biotransformation, and explore the relationship between bioaccumulation and physicochemical properties of compounds." Dioxin-like PCB; PBDE; Biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs); Detritivorous; Rio de la Plata doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-3935-z Google Scholar
Li J-Y, Y Cui, L Su, Y Chen, L Jin. 2015. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the largest deepwater port of East China Sea: Impact of port construction and operation. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 22:12355-12365. 2015 Field 74 "Therefore, this study aimed (1) to provide the baseline data of PAH contamination in various environmental media in the waters of Yangshan Port, (2) to benchmark the PAH levels in Yangshan Port via comparisons with those reported in other ports across the world and relevant quality guidelines, (3) to identify potential sources of PAHs to inform decision-making regarding environmental management and quality protection of port waters, (4) to understand the fate of PAHs including accumulation in intertidal organisms and sorption to sediment and SPM, and (5) to evaluate human health risks via consumption of oyster (Saccostrea cucullata) from this region." Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; Suspended particulate matter; Source diagnosis; Saccostrea cucullata; Bioaccumulation; Cancer risk doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-4402-1 Google Scholar
Bradshaw C, A Strid, H von Stedingk, K Gustafsson. 2015. Effects of benthos, temperature, and dose on the fate of hexabromocyclododecane in experimental coastal ecosystems. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 34:1246-1257. 2015 Mesocosm 9 "The present study presents data on the partitioning of HBCDD in 3 experiments that aimed to recreate realistic Baltic Sea shallow coastal ecosystems, with different scales and complexity, and to use an environmentally realistic exposure scenario (HBCDD bound to organic particles in the water column)." Environmental fate; Flame retardants; Benthic ecology; Model ecosystems; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1002/etc.2947 Google Scholar
Casatta N, G Mascolo, C Roscioli, L Vigano. 2015. Tracing endocrine disrupting chemicals in a coastal lagoon (Sacca di Goro, Italy): Sediment contamination and bioaccumulation in Manila clams. Science of the Total Environment 511:214-222. 2015 Field 25 "The present study therefore had three main objectives: a) to document sediment contamination and clam bioaccumulation for a large number of emerging and priority substances, most of which were investigated for the first time in a representative coastal lagoon of the River Po delta; b) to discuss whether some of these endocrine disrupters may pose a risk either to human consumption or to the biota in the lagoon; and c) to integrate the reconnaissance effort undertaken by our Institute on the River Po basin and contribute to the prioritisation of the chemicals in this wide basin, improving the applicability of the WFD." Endocrine disrupters; Bioaccumulation; Ruditapes philippinarum; Lagoon sediment; Priority substances doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.051 Google Scholar
Steevens JA, Lotufo GR, Kemble NE, Ingersoll CG, Stanley JK, Farrar JD, Sinclair JA, MacDonald DD. 2014. Evaluation of bioaccumulation in the Oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatus, exposed to sediments from the Anniston PCB site. 2014 Lab 72 "As part of this study, a total of 32 sediment samples were collected from selected locations within the study area to support chemical characterization and whole sediment toxicity or bioaccumulation testing and for toxicity testing (chapters 2 and 5). The bioavailability and bioaccumulation of PCBs in 14 sediment samples were investigated using solid-phase microextraction (SPME) passive samplers and the 28-day Lumbriculus variegatus whole-sediment bioaccumulation exposures." Bioaccumulation; Oligochaete; Lumbriculus variegatus; PCBs; Anniston doi.org/10.3133/sir20135125 Google Scholar
Burkhard LP, D Hubin-Barrows, N Billa, TL Highland, JR Hockett, DR Mount, TJ Norberg-King, S Hawthorne, DJ Miller, CB Grabanski. 2015. Sediment bioaccumulation test with Lumbriculus variegatus: Effects of feeding. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 68:696-706. 2015 Lab 2336 "The objectives of this effort were to evaluate the effects of feeding on organism performance and on the test endpoint of contaminant bioaccumulation. Previous studies with the sediment bioaccumulation test with L. variegatus have, we believe, not examined the effects of feeding on the bioaccumulation endpoint." PCBs; Lipid Content; United States Environmental Protection Agency; Individual Congener; Flake Food doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0148-5 Google Scholar
Barthe M, E Pelletier, GD Breedveld, G Cornelissen. 2008. Passive sampler versus surfactant extraction for the evaluation of PAH availability in sediments with variable levels of contamination. Chemosphere 71:1486-1493. 2008 Lab 10 "The purpose of this study was to test the efficiency of passive solid samplers, polyoxymethylene (POM) strips and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) silicon tubing, to predict the bioavailability of native PAHs in contaminated sediments. Results were compared with worm bioaccumulation data and solid/liquid extraction using the surfactant Brij® 700 (B700)." Passive sampler; Surfactant extraction; Bioavailability; Worm bioaccumulation; PAH; Sediment doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.12.015 Google Scholar
Del Brio F, M Commendatore, IB Castro, PG Costa, G Fillmann, G Bigatti. 2016. Distribution and bioaccumulation of butyltins in the edible gastropod Odontocymbiola magellanica. Marine Biology Research 12:608-620. 2016 Field 30 "The aim of this study was to assess the distribution of tributyltin (TBT), dibutyltin (DBT) and monobutyltin (MBT) in several organs of the edible snail O. magellanica, a species well studied regarding imposex incidence in northern Patagonia. In addition, we evaluate the Biota Sediment Accumulation Factors (BSAFs), the sediments’ health and the risk to human consumption." tributyltin; butyltins; gastropod (Odontocymbiola magellanica); bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2016.1169296 Google Scholar
Aamir M, S Khan, M Tang, Z Qamar, A Khan, J Nawab. 2017. Congener-specific evaluation of biota-sediment accumulation factor model for HCHs and DDTs under small-scale in situe riverine condition. Journal of Soil and Sediments 17:525-535. 2017 Field 48 "The congener-specific biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) model for hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes (DDTs) was evaluated for four different freshwater fish species (Orienus plagiostomus, Tor putitora, Glyptothorax punjabensis, and Cyprinus carpio) in in situ riverine conditions of Kabul River, Pakistan." BSAF; fish; HCH and DDT congeners; in situ riverine condition; Kabul River doi.org/10.1007/s11368-016-1579-y Google Scholar
Diaz-Jaramillo M, KSB Miglioranza, M Gonzalez, E Baron, JM Monserrat, E Eljarrat, D Barcelo. 2016. Uptake, metabolism and sub-lethal effects of BDE-47 in two estuarine invertebrates with different trophic positions. Environmental Pollution 213:608-617. 2016 Lab 16 "In the present study, two experiments were performed in order to determine sediment-biota and biota-biota transference of BDE-47 in simple models and their effects on two estuarine invertebrates with different feeding behaviors." BDE-47; OH-PBDEs; MeO-PBDEs; Oxidative stress; Invertebrates; Estuary doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.009 Google Scholar
Kolar B, L Arnus, B Krizanec, W Peijnenburg, MK Durjava. 2016. Bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by Tubifex tubifex. Acta Chimica Slovenica 63:678-687. 2016 Lab 25 "The purpose of the study was to generate reliable experimental data on bioaccumulation in oligochaetes for the relevant PBDE congeners in accordance with the standardized test method." Bioaccumulation; polybrominated diphenyl ethers, BSAF; Tubifex tubifex doi.org/10.17344/acsi.2016.2617 Google Scholar
Dosunmu MI, IO Oyo-Ita, OE Oyo-Ita. 2016. Risk assessment of human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons via shrimp (Macrobrachium felicinum) consumption along the Imo River catchments, SE Nigeria. Environmental Geochemistry and Health 38:1333-1345. 2016 Field 12 "Therefore, the main objectives of the present study were to: 1.) Identify and quantify the various individual PAHs present in the shrimp samples with the view of determining the extent of contamination of the river; 2.) Probe into factors that influence the accumulation of PAHs in the shrimp samples, 3.) Determine biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) in order to assess the bioavailability of these compounds in the study area, 4.) Estimate shrimp consumption rate for the region and 5.) Carry out risk assessment related to the consumption of shrimps." Human exposure; Risk assessment; PAHs; Shrimps and Imo River doi.org/10.1007/s10653-016-9799-z Google Scholar
Tuikka AI, MT Leppanen, J Akkanen, AJ Sormunen, PEG Leonards, B van Hattum, LA van Vliet, W Brack, F Smedes, JVK Kukkonen. 2016. Predicting the bioaccumulation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in benthic animals in sediments. Science of the Total Environment 563-564:396-404. 2016 Field 92 "There were two main objectives in this study. The first was to compare the accuracy of different prediction methods for the chemical concentrations of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the organism, based on the measured chemical concentrations existing in sediment dry matter or pore water. The predicted tissue concentrations were compared to the measured ones after 28-day laboratory test using oligochaeta worms (Lumbriculus variegatus). The second objective was to compare the bioaccumulation of PAHs and PCBs in the laboratory test with the in situ bioaccumulation of these compounds." PAH; PCB; Black carbon; Equilibrium passive sampling; Bioconcentration factor; Lumbriculus variegatus doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.110 Google Scholar
Tuikka AI, MT Leppanen, J Akkanen, AJ Sormunen, PEG Leonards, B van Hattum, LA van Vliet, W Brack, F Smedes, JVK Kukkonen. 2016. Predicting the bioaccumulation of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in benthic animals in sediments. Science of the Total Environment 563-564:396-404. 2016 Lab 138 "There were two main objectives in this study. The first was to compare the accuracy of different prediction methods for the chemical concentrations of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the organism, based on the measured chemical concentrations existing in sediment dry matter or pore water. The predicted tissue concentrations were compared to the measured ones after 28-day laboratory test using oligochaeta worms (Lumbriculus variegatus). The second objective was to compare the bioaccumulation of PAHs and PCBs in the laboratory test with the in situ bioaccumulation of these compounds." PAH; PCB; Black carbon; Equilibrium passive sampling; Bioconcentration factor; Lumbriculus variegatus doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.110 Google Scholar
Gu S-Y, KI Ekpeghere, H-Y Kima, I-S Lee, D-H Kima, G Choo, J-E Oh. 2017. Brominated flame retardants in marine environment focused on aquaculture area: Occurrence, source and bioaccumulation. Science of the Total Environment 601-602:1182-1191. 2017 Field 14 "Brominated flame retardants (BFRs), including polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA), and hexabromocyclododecanes (HBCDs), were investigated in bivalve (i.e., oyster (Crassostrea gigas) and mussel (Mytilus coruscus)), sediment, and seawater samples collected from aquaculture areas in South Korea to identify their occurrence, sources, and bioaccumulation." BFRs; Bivalve; Sediment; Seawater; Aquaculture farm; Bioaccumulation measurements doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.209 Google Scholar
Frouin H, P Jackman, ND Dangerfield, PS Ross. 2017. Effects of feeding strategy, sediment characteristics, and chemical properties on polychlorinated biphenyl and polybrominated diphenyl ether bioaccumulation from marine sediments in two invertebrates. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 73:256-269. 2017 Lab 46 "Shellfish and sediment invertebrates have been widely used to assess pollution trends over space and time in coastal environments around the world. However, few studies have compared the bioaccumulation potential of different test species over a range of sediment-contaminant concentrations and profiles. The bioavailability of sediment-related contaminants was evaluated using sediments collected from sites (n = 12) throughout the Salish Sea, British Columbia, Canada." PCBs; bioaccmululation; polychaete; polybrominated diphenyl ether; PBDE congener doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0361-x Google Scholar
Li J-Y, W Shi, Z Li, Y Chen, L Shao, L Jin. 2018. Equilibrium sampling informs tissue residue and sediment remediation for pyrethroid insecticides in mariculture: A laboratory demonstration. Science of the Total Environment 616-617:639-646. 2018 Lab 1 "In the current study, we employed PDMS-based equilibrium sampling in an in vivo contact bioassay with spiked sediment in the presence of carbon sorbents to assess the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of pyrethroids to typical seafood species (Venerupis philippinaram)." Bioavailability; Polydimethylsiloxane; Partition coefficient; Sediment remediation; Black carbon; Seafood safety doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.276 Google Scholar
Dang VD, KJ Kroll, SD Supowit, RU Halden, ND Denslow. 2016. Bioaccumulation of legacy and emerging organochlorine contaminants in Lumbriculus variegatus. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 71:60-69. 2016 Lab 4 "The objective of this study was to better understand the bioaccumulation potential of organochlorine contaminants of varying K ow into L. variegatus exposed to sediments containing very high TOC. We used sediments from the north shore of Lake Apopka (Florida, USA) because these sediments have very high TOC, reported previously as 36 % (w/w)." Total Organic Carbon; United States Environmental Protection Agency; Triclosan; Dieldrin; High Total Organic Carbon doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0264-x Google Scholar
Prosser RS, PL Gillis, D Milani, other authors. 2018. Bioaccumulation of sediment-associated substituted phenylamine antioxidants in Tubifex tubifex and Lampsilis siliquoidea. Ecotoxicology 27:578-589. 2018 Lab 64 "This study investigated the potential of four sediment-associated SPAs, diphenylamine (DPA), N-phenyl-1-naphthalene (PNA), N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-1,4-phenylenediamine (DPPDA), and 4,4'-methylene-bis[N-sec-butylaniline] (MBA) to accumulate in the tissues of freshwater mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea) and oligochaete worms (Tubifex tubifex). Mussels and worms were exposed to sediment spiked with individual SPAs for 28 d." Unionidae; Oligochaete; Biota-sediment accumulation factor; Freshwater mussel; High production volume chemical doi.org/10.1007/s10646-018-1931-7 Google Scholar
Zhang H, BC Kelly. 2018. Sorption and bioaccumulation behavior of multi-class hydrophobic organic contaminants in a tropical marine food web. Chemosphere 199:44-53. 2018 Field 121 "This study involved a comprehensive field investigation of multi-class hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs) in environmental media and fish in Singapore Strait, an important tropical maritime strait in Southeast Asia. In total, 90 HOCs were analyzed, including HFRs, synthetic musks, PCBs, OCPs, as well as triclosan and methyl triclosan." Hydrophobic organic contaminants; Sorption; Bioaccumulation; Tropical; Marine doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.173 Google Scholar
Matten KJ, Gillis PL, Milani D, Parrott JL, Bartlett AJ, Toito J, Balakrishnan VK, Prosser RS. 2021. Bioaccumulation of sediment-associated dinonylnaphthalene sulfonates in the freshwater mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea and oligochaete Tubifex tubifex. Chemosphere 264:Part 1. 2021 Lab 3 "This study examined the potential for three NSAs, dinonylnaphthalene disulfonic acid (DNDS), barium dinonylnaphthalene sulfonate (BaDNS), and calcium dinonylnaphthalene sulfonate (CaDNS), to accumulate in the tissue of a freshwater mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea) and oligochaete worm (Tubifex tubifex)." Dinonylnaphthalene disulfonic acid; Calcium dinonylnaphthalene sulfonate; Barium dinonylnaphthalene sulfonate; Benthic invertebrates; Unionid doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128391 Google Scholar
Choi W, Lee S, Lee H-K, Moon H-B. 2020. Organophosphate flame retardants and plasticizers in sediment and bivalves along the Korean coast: Occurrence, geographical distribution, and a potential for bioaccumulation. Marine Pollution Bulletin 156:111275. 2020 Field 5 "Environmental contamination by organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) and plasticizers are environmental concerns. In this study, 18 OPFRs were analyzed in sediment and bivalves collected from 50 locations along the Korean coast to assess occurrence, geographical distribution, contamination source, and bioaccumulation potential. Tris(1-chloro-2-propanyl) phosphate (TCPP) and tris(2-ethylhexyl) phosphate (TEHP) were highly detected (> 80%) OPFRs in sediment and bivalves." flame retardant; plasticizer; TCPP; BSAF; Mussel; Bioaccumulation doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111275 Google Scholar
Goto A, Tue NM, Isobe T, Takahashi S, Tanabe S, Kunisue T. 2020. Nontarget and target screening of organohalogen compounds in mussels and sediment from Hiroshima Bay, Japan: Occurrence of novel bioaccumulative substances. Environmental Science & Technology 54:5480-5488. 2020 Field 60 "The present study aimed to perform nontarget/target screening for known and unknown OHCs present in mussels and sediment from Hiroshima Bay to clarify their occurrence, levels, and profiles by using a combination of GC×GC-HRToFMS and magnetic-sector GC-HRMS. We also determined the biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) for each OHC detected by analyzing a paired sample set of mussels and sediment collected at the same point to evaluate the bioaccumulative potential." Chromatography; Ethers; Geological materials; Isotopes; Organic compounds doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b06998 Google Scholar
Zhang C, Li Y, Wang C, Feng Z, Hao Z, Yu W, Wang T, Zou X. 2020. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in marine organisms from two fishing grounds, South Yellow Sea, China: Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment. Marine Pollution Bulletin 153:110995. 2020 Field 432 "The aims of this study were (1) to assess the distribution and source of PAHs identified in marine organisms from Haizhou Bay and Lusi Fishing ground, (2) to determine the factors affecting PAH levels, (3) to characterise the bioaccumulation patterns of PAHs in marine organisms, and (4) to assess the possible human health risk associated with PAH-contaminated seafood consumption." Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Bioaccumulation; Marine organisms; Human health risk; South Yellow Sea doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110995 Google Scholar
Picone M, Delaney E, Tagliapietra D, Guarnel I, Ghirardini AV. 2020. Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and dibenzofurans (PCDFs) in Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8:235. 2020 Field 85 "The aims of the study were the assessment of possible bioaccumulation in tissues of H. diversicolor, the identification of the congeners with higher ability to accumulate into polychaete tissues, and the analysis of the possible relationships between accumulation and the lipophilicity (expressed as logKOW) of the 2,3,7,8 chlorinated congeners." Venice Lagoon; TCDD; TCDF; benthos; bioaccumulators doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00235 Google Scholar
Liu Y-E, Luo X-J, Corella PZ, Zeng Y-H, Mai B-X. 2019. Organophosphorus flame retardants in a typical freshwater food web: Bioaccumulation factors, tissue distribution, and trophic transfer. Environmental Pollution 255:113286. 2019 Field 47 "Water, sediment, and wild aquatic species were collected from an electronic waste (e-waste) polluted pond in South China. This study aimed to investigate the bioaccumulation, tissue distribution, and trophic transfer of organophosphorus flame retardants (PFRs) in these aquatic organisms." Organophosphorus flame retardant; Aquatic organisms; Bioaccumulation; Tissue distribution; Trophic dilution doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113286 Google Scholar
Szczybelski AS, Diepens NJ, van den Heuvel-Greve MJ, van den Brink NW, Koelmans AA. 2019. Bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by arctic and temperate benthic species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 38:883-895. 2019 Lab 144 "We compare for the first time the bioaccumulation of PAHs by Arctic benthic invertebrate species with that of temperate species, based on their biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs). Measured PAH BSAFs were generally higher in temperate bivalves (Limecola balthica) than in Arctic bivalves (Macoma calcarea), whereas BSAFs in Arctic polychaetes (Nephtys ciliata) were higher than in temperate polychaetes (Alitta virens)." Arctic; Benthic macroinvertebrates; Bioaccumulation; Biota-sediment accumulation factors; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Modeling doi.org/10.1002/etc.4366 Google Scholar
Abayi JJM, Gore CT, Nagawa C, Bandowe BAM, Matovu H, Mubiru E, Ngeno EC, Odongo S, Sillanpaa M, Ssebugere P. 2021. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments and fish species from the White Nile, East Africa: Bioaccumulation potential, source apportionment, ecological and health risk assessment. Environmental Pollution 278:116855. 2021 Field 99 "This study aimed at determining concentrations, sources, and bioaccumulation of 13 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments and fish from the White Nile near Melut oil fields, South Sudan. The study also assessed the ecological and human health risk associated with PAHs in this aquatic system." Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Cancer risk; Bioaccumulation; Ecological risk; East Africa doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116855 Google Scholar
Froehner S, Rizzi J, Vieira LM, Sanez J. 2018. PAHs in water, sediment and biota in an area with port activities. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 75:236-246. 2018 Field 144 "In this work, the content and distribution of PAHs in sediments and biota from Paranagua Bay, Southern Brazil, were examined. The studied area is affected by local industry, port services, and soil occupation. The presence of PAHs in biota, i.e., plankton and fish (liver and muscle), were examined to understand the possible side effect, such as bioaccumulation. To understand the extension of bioaccumulation, BSAF and BAF deterministic models were used." PAHs; Paranagua Bay; Brazil; bioaccumulation; BSAF doi.org/10.1007/s00244-018-0538-6 Google Scholar
Peng FJ, Diepens NJ, Pan CG, Bracewell SA, Ying GG, Salvito D, Selck H, Van den Brink PJ. 2018. Fate and effects of sediment-associated triclosan in subtropical freshwater microcosms. Aquatic Toxicology 202:117-125. 2018 Lab 4 "Specifically, we aimed to (i) determine the impact of L. hoffmeisteri for the fate of sediment-associated TCS in the microcosm, and (ii) get a better understanding of the direct and indirect toxic effects of sediment-associated TCS on the biological community of a subtropical aquatic environment. To do this, we quantified the fate of sediment-associated TCS in indoor benthic microcosms with and without the presence of introduced organisms, and examined the effects of sediment-associated TCS on algae, Daphnia, snails, midges and sediment-dwelling worms." Benthic macroinvertebrates; Partitioning; Dissipation; Bioaccumulation; Toxicity doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.07.008 Google Scholar
Wang W, Choo G, Cho HS, Park K, Shin YJ, Oh JE. 2018. The occurrence and distribution of hexabromocyclododecanes in freshwater systems, focusing on tissue-specific bioaccumulation in crucian carp. Science of the Total Environment 635:470-478. 2018 Field 10 "This study was conducted to assess the tissue-specific bioaccumulation potential, especially in the liver, and the effect of fish size on HBCDs bioaccumulation by monitoring HBCDs in the tissues of crucian carp collected from three major rivers in Korea. Furthermore, the field-based biota-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) and bioconcentration factor (BCF) values were calculated from the results of this study." River water; Sediment; HBCDs source; Fish tissues; Body size; Bioaccumulation factors doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.262 Google Scholar
Zhang J, You J, Li H, Mehler WT, Zeng EY. 2018. Particle-scale understanding of cypermethrin in sediment: Desorption, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation in benthic invertebrate Lumbriculus variegatus. Science of the Total Environment 642:638-645. 2018 Lab 6 "The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the influence of particle size on the desorption, bioavailability, and bioaccumulation potential of cypermethrin in benthic invertebrates, which were quantified by consecutive Tenax extraction, solid-phase microextraction (SPME), and bioaccumulation testing using Lumbriculus variegatus, respectively." Sediment particle size; Consecutive Tenax extraction; Solid-phase microextraction; Bioaccumulation; Benthic invertebrates; Cypermethrin doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.098 Google Scholar
Li H, Wang F, You J. 2017. Bioaccumulation of sediment-bound dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and heavy metals in benthic polychaete, Nereis succinea from a typical mariculture zone in South China. Marine Pollution Bulletin 124:1040-1047. 2017 Lab 80 "The objectives of the current study was to investigate the bioaccumulation potential of sediment-bound DDT and heavy metals in a benthic polychaete Nereis succinea from a typical mariculture zone in Hailing Bay, Guangdong, South China. The study site was chosen as Guangdong is one of the most important fishery culture bases in China, providing seafood to local and abroad people." Sediment; DDT; Heavy metals; Bioaccumulation; Mariculture; Ecological risk doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2016.11.048 Google Scholar
Burkhard LP, Hubin-Barrows D, Billa N, Highland TL, Hockett JR, Mount DR, Norberg-King TJ. 2016. Sediment bioaccumulation test with Lumbriculus variegatus: Effects of organism loading. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 71:70-77. 2016 Lab 3480 "The objectives of this study were to further evaluate the effects of loading ratio on the contaminant bioaccumulation by the L. variegatus, especially when the 50:1 TOC/Lv recommendation is not followed. Risk management, as well as remedial decisions at contaminated sediment sites, often use biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) measured by the test. If tests performed with TOC/Lv ratios less than the recommendation are biased, remedial decisions using these data could result in inappropriate levels of remediation. The study performed bioaccumulation tests on field sediments having a wide range of contamination with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs) and a wide range of TOC/Lv ratios that overlap the 50:1 ratio. The resulting data were then used to evaluate the effects of organism loading ratio on PCB accumulation and organism weight gain/loss." Total Organic Carbon; PCBs; Weight Change; Supplemental Data; United States Environmental Protection Agency doi.org/10.1007/s00244-016-0284-6 Google Scholar
Bay SM, Greenstein DJ, Parks AN. 2016. Assessment of bioaccumulation in San Diego Bay. Southern California Coastal Water Research Project Technical Report (2016), p. 953. 2016 Field 336 "Tissue contamination data for key elements of the San Diego Bay food web, matched with sediment data, are needed to develop an improved understanding of bioaccumulation relationships within the Bay and to provide updated information needed to assess the impacts of sediment contamination on wildlife and human health." San Diego Bay; BSAF; Southern California Coastal Water Research Project https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328251174 Follow Research Gate link
Choi JY, Yang DB, Hong GH. 2010. Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides in manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) collected from the mid-western coast of Korea. Ocean and Polar Research 32:237-245. 2010 Field 24 "The main objective of this study was to acquire basic knowledge on the PCB and organochlorine pesticide accumulation of in the tissues of Manila clams. An attempt was made to use contaminant levels in this organism as an assessment tool for coastal area pollution monitoring programs. Thus, PCBs and organochlorine pesticides were analyzed in Manila clams, oysters, and sediments collected from the mid-western coastal area of Korea." PCBs; Yellow Sea; Manila clam; DDT; HCH doi.org/10.4217/OPR.2010.32.3.237 Google Scholar
Nunes M, Marchand P, Vernisseau A, Le Bizec B, Ramos F, Pardal MA. 2011. PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs in sediment and biota from the Mondego estuary (Portugal). Chemosphere 83:1345-1352. 2011 Field 231 "Based on this, a preliminary survey was carried out in order to investigate the occurrence of 2,3,7,8-substituted PCDD/Fs and dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs) in sediment and selected biota collected in the Mondego estuary (Portugal)." PCDD/Fs; Dioxin-like PCBs; Congeners profile; Mondego estuary doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.02.081 Google Scholar
Van Geest JL, Poirier DG, Solomon KR, Sibley PK. 2011. A comparison of the bioaccumulation potential of three freshwater organisms exposed to sediment-associated contaminants under laboratory conditions. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30:939-949. 2011 Lab 59 "The purpose of the present study was to validate this method through testing of environmental samples and to compare bioaccumulation potential between the three species exposed to different contaminants (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PAHs], dioxins and furans, organochlorine pesticides, and selected metals) from a variety of field-contaminated sediments (n=10). This is the first study of this magnitude to compare the bioaccumulation potential of three different but ecologically relevant species under standard conditions." Bioaccumulation; Contaminated sediment; Species comparison; Freshwater organisms doi.org/10.1002/etc.456 Google Scholar
Wong CS, Capel PD, Nowell LH. 2001. National-scale, field-based evaluation of the biota-sediment accumulation factor model. Environmental Science and Technology 35:1709-1715. 2001 Field 295 "This study evaluates the model, from field data, for a suite of organochlorine HOCs from paired fluvial sediment and biota (fish and bivalves) samples throughout the United States and over a large range of biotic species." Bioaccumulation; Environmental modeling; Geological materials; Lipids; Phenyls doi.org/10.1021/es0016452 Google Scholar