Assessment of sediment toxicity during anaerobic biodegradation of vegetable oil using Microtox® and Hyalella azteca bioassays

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

  Li, Zhengkai ^a   Lee, Kenneth ^a   Cobanli, Susan E ^a   King, Thomas ^a   Wrenn, Brian A ^b   Doe, Kenneth G ^c   Jackman, Paula M ^c   Venosa, Albert D ^d  

^a BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic biodegradation; Freshwater sediments; Hyalella azteca amphipod bioassay; Microtox solid phase test; Toxicity; Vegetable oil

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; MICROORGANISMS; TOXICITY; VEGETABLE OILS;

ANAEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENTS; MICROTOX SOLID PHASE TEST; MICROTOX® SOLID PHASE TEST;

SEDIMENTS;

VEGETABLE OIL;

AMPHIPOD; ANOXIC CONDITIONS; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST; VEGETABLE OIL;

AMPHIPODA; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIODEGRADATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HYALELLA AZTECA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDIMENT; SOLID; TEMPERATURE; TOXICITY TESTING;

AMPHIPODA; ANAEROBIOSIS; ANIMALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FOOD CHAIN; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; PLANT OILS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

HYALELLA AZTECA;

EID: 33847228079     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20227     Document Type: Article

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