Ecotoxicological characterization of sediment cores from the western Baltic Sea (Mecklenburg Bight) using GC-MS and in vitro biotests

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 400-410

  Wölz, Jan ^a   Borck, Doerthe ^b   Witt, Gesine ^b,c   Hollert, Henner ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR BALTIC SEA RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

AhR; ASE; EROD induction assay; Hazard assessment; In vitro tests; Neutral red retention assay; PAH; RTL W1 cells; Toxicity equivalents

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; BIOACTIVITY; BIOASSAY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; RETENTION; SEDIMENT CORE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; MECKLENBURG BIGHT;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

EID: 70350157259     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-009-0094-9     Document Type: Article

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