Sediment toxicity evaluation for hexachlorobenzene: Spiked sediment tests with Leptocheirus plumulosus, Hyalella azteca, and Chironomus tentans

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 573-579

  Fuchsman, P C ^a   Barber, T R ^a   Sheehan, P J ^b  

^a McLaren/Hart ChemRisk   (United States)

^b CARDNO CHEMRISK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROBENZENE;

AQUATIC FAUNA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTUARY; INVERTEBRATE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXIN ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CRUSTACEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; SOLUBILITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 0031735271     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002449900418     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. Anderson RS, Giam CL, Ray LE, Tripp MR (1981) Effects of environmental pollutants on immunological competency of the clam Mercenaria mercenaria: impaired bacterial clearance. Aquatic Toxicol 1:187-195
2. Anderson RS, Giam CL, Ray LE (1984) Effects of hexachlorobenzene and pentachlorophenol on cellular and humoral immune parameters in Glycera dibranchiata. Marine Environ Res 14:317-326
3. ASTM (1996a) Standard guide for conducting 10-day static sediment toxicity tests with marine and estuarine amphipods. E1367-92, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, vol. 11.05. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA
4. ASTM (1996b) Standard test methods for measuring the toxicity of sediment-associated contaminants with fresh water invertebrates. E1706-95, Annual Book of ASTM Standards, vol. 11.05. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA
5. ASTM (1995) Standard guide for conducting sediment toxicity tests with freshwater invertebrates. E 1383-92, Annual Book of ASTM Standards. American Society of Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA
6. ASTM (1985) Standard test methods for total and organic carbon in water. ASTM Standard D2579 (modified for sediment). American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA
7. ATSDR (1994) Draft toxicological profile for hexachlorobenzene. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Division of Toxicology, Atlanta, GA
8. Barber TR, Fuchsman PC, Chappie DC, Sferra JC, Sheehan PJ, Newton FC (1997) Toxicity of hexachlorobenzene to Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans in spiked sediment bioassays. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:1716-1720
9. Baturo W, Lagadic L, Caquet T (1995) Growth, fecundity and glycogen utilization in Lymnaea palustris exposed to atrazine and hexachlorobenzene in freshwater mesocosms. Environ Toxicol Chem 14:503-511
10. Biggs DC, Rowland RG, Wurster CF (1979) Effects of trichloroethylene, hexachlorobenzene and polychlorinated biphenyls on the growth and cell size of marine phytoplankton. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 21:196-201
11. Bobra A, Shiu WY, Mackay D (1985) Quantitative structure-activity relationships for the acute toxicity of chlorobenzenes to Daphnia magna. Environ Toxicol Chem 4:297-305
12. Boese BL, Lee H II, Specht DT, Randall R (1990) Comparison of aqueous and solid-phase uptake for hexachlorobenzene in the tellinid clam Macoma nasuta (Conrad): a mass balance approach. Environ Toxicol Chem 9:221-231
13. Calamari D, Galassi S, Setti F, Vighi M (1983) Toxicity of selected chlorobenzenes to aquatic organisms. Chemosphere 12:253-262
14. Call DJ, Brooke LT, Ahmad N, Richter JE (1983) Toxicity and metabolism studies with EPA priority pollutants and related compounds in freshwater organisms. EPA-600/3-83-095, US Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN
15. Carlson AR, Kosian PA (1987) Toxicity of chlorinated benzenes to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 16:4-10
16. Di Toro DM, Zarba CS, Hansen DJ, Berry WJ, Swartz RC, Cowan CE, Pavlou SP, Allen HE, Thomas NA, Paquin PA (1991) Technical basis for establishing sediment quality criteria for nonionic organic chemicals using equilibrium partitioning. Environ Toxicol Chem 10:1541-1583
17. Ditsworth GR, Schults DW (1990) Preparation of benthic substrates for sediment toxicity testing. Environ Toxicol Chem 9:1523-1529
18. Fuchsman PC, Barber TR (1999) Spiked sediment toxicity testing of hydrophobic organic chemicals: bioavailability, technical considerations, and applications. J Soil Contam (in press)
19. Giesy JP, Hoke RA (1990) Freshwater sediment quality criteria: toxicity bioassessment. In: Baudo R, Giesy JP, Muntau H (eds) Sediments: chemistry and toxicity of in-place pollutants. Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, MI, pp 265-348
20. Hintze J (1996) PASS 6.0 for Windows. NCSS, Kaysville, UT
21. Howard PH (1989) Handbook of environmental fate and exposure data for organic chemicals, vol. 1: Large production and priority pollutants. Lewis Publishers, Inc., Chelsea, MI
22. Jaagumagi R (1992) Development of the Ontario provincial sediment quality guidelines for PCBs and the organochlorine pesticides. Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Water Resources Branch, Toronto, ON
23. Jandel Scientific Software (1994) SigmaStat statistical software for Windows. San Rafael, CA
24. ow values. Prepared for US Environmental Protection Agency, Risk Assessment and Management Branch, Standards and Applied Science Division, Office of Water, Washington, DC
25. Landrum PF, Robbins JA (1990) Bioavailability of sediment-associated contaminants to benthic invertebrates. In: Baudo R, Giesy JP, Muntau H (eds). Sediments: Chemistry and toxicity of in-place pollutants. Lewis Publishers, Ann Arbor, MI, pp 237-263
26. Landrum PF, Faust WR, Eadie BJ (1989) Bioavailability and toxicity of a mixture of sediment-associated chlorinated hydrocarbons to the amphipod Pontoporeia hoyi. In: Cowgill UM, Williams LR (eds) Aquatic toxicology and hazard assessment, 12th vol. ASTM STP 1027, American Society for Testing and Materials, Philadelphia, PA, pp 315-329
27. Laseter JL, Bartell CK, Laska AL, Holmquist D, Condie DB, Brown JW, Evans RL (1976) An ecological study of hexachlorobenzene (HCB). EPA Report 560/6-76-009, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Toxic Substances, Washington, DC
28. Laska AL, Barkell CK, Condie DB, Brown JW, Evans RL, Laseter JL (1978) Acute and chronic toxicity or effects of hexachlorobenzene and hexachlorobutadiene in red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarki) and selected fish species. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 43:1-12
29. Lick W, Rapaka V (1996) A quantitative analysis of the dynamics of the sorption of hydrophobic organic chemicals to suspended sediments. Environ Toxicol Chem 15:1038-1048
30. Lu PY, Metcalf RL (1975) Environmental fate and biodegradability of benzene derivatives as studied in a model ecosystem. Environ Health Perspect 10:269
31. Mayer FL Jr, Ellersieck MR (1986) Manual of acute toxicity: interpretation and data base for 410 chemicals and 66 species of freshwater animals. Resource Publication no. 160, US Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, DC
32. McLeese DW, Metcalfe CD (1980) Toxicities of eight organochlorine compounds in sediment and seawater to Crangon septemspinosa. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 25:921-928
33. Moore DW, Bridges TS, Gray BR, Duke BM (1997a) Risk of ammonia toxicity during sediment bioassays with the estuarine amphipod Leptocheirus plumulosus. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:1020-1027
34. Moore DRJ, Breton RL, Lloyd K (1997b) The effects of hexachlorobenzene on mink in the Canadian environment: an ecological risk assessment. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:1042-1050
35. Mortimer MR, Connell DW (1995) Effect of exposure to chlorobenzenes on growth rates of the crab Portunus pelagicus (L). Environ Sci Technol 29:1881-1886
36. Nebeker AV, Griffis WL, Wise CM, Hopkins E, Barbitta JA (1989) Survival, reproduction and bioconcentration in invertebrates and fish exposed to hexachlorobenzene. Environ Toxicol Chem 8:601-611
37. NYDEC (1994) Technical guidance for screening contaminated sediments. New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Fish and Wildlife and Division of Marine Resources, Albany, NY
38. Parrish PR, Cook GH, Patrick JM (1974) Hexachlorobenzene: effects on several estuarine animals. Proc Ann Conf SE Assoc Gamefish Comm 28:179-187
39. Pignatello JJ, Xing B (1996) Mechanisms of slow sorption of organic chemicals to natural particles. Environ Sci Technol 30:1-11
40. Plumb RH (1981) Procedure for handling and chemical analysis of sediment and water samples. Technical Report EPA/CE 81-1. US Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS
41. PTI (1988) Sediment quality values refinement: 1988 update and evaluation of Puget Sound AET, vol 1. PTI Environmental Services, Bellevue, WA
42. Thursby GB, Heltshe J, Scott KJ (1997) Revised approach to toxicity test acceptability criteria using a statistical performance assessment. Environ Toxicol Chem 16:1322-1329
43. Tye R, Jepsen R, Lick W (1996) Effects of colloids, flocculation, particle size, and organic matter on the adsorption of hexachlorobenzene to sediments. Environ Toxicol Chem 15:643-651
44. US EPA (1997) Ecological risk assessment guidance for Superfund: process for designing and conducting ecological risk assessments (interim final). US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Response Team, Edison, NJ
45. US EPA (1995) Technical support document for the hazardous waste identification rule: risk assessment for human and ecological receptors, vol 2. US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste, Washington, DC
46. US EPA (1994) Evaluation of dredged material proposed for discharge in inland and near coastal water - testing manual (draft). EPA-823-B94/002, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water, Washington, DC
47. US EPA (1988) Ambient aquatic life water quality criteria for hexachlorobenzene (draft). US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, Duluth, MN
48. US EPA (1986) Test methods for evaluating solid waste, 3rd ed. SW-846, US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Washington, DC
49. Weil L, Dure G, Quantin KE (1974) Wasserlosichkeit von insektiziden chlorienten Kohlenwasserstoffen und polychlorienten Biphenylen in Henblich auf eine Gewasserbelastung mit diesen Sloffar. Zeitschrite Fuer Wasser und Abwasier Forchung 7:169-176
50. Wong PTS, Chau YK, Rhamey JS, Docker M (1984) Relationship between water solubility of chlorobenzenes and their effects on a freshwater green alga. Chemosphere 13:991-996