Measuring bioaccumulation of contaminants from field-collected sediment in freshwater organisms: A critical review of laboratory methods

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2391-2401

  Van Geest, Jordana L ^a   Poirier, David G ^b   Sibley, Paul K ^a   Solomon, Keith R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Freshwater organisms; Laboratory tests; Sediment; Standardization

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOACCUMULATION POTENTIAL; CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT; CONTROL PROCEDURES; CRITICAL REVIEW; DATA GAP; FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES; FRESHWATER ORGANISMS; GUIDANCE DOCUMENT; LABORATORY METHODS; LABORATORY TESTS; LOADING DENSITY; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; STANDARD METHOD; TECHNIQUES USED; TEST CONDITION; TEST METHOD; TEST TEMPERATURES; WATER RATIO;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; DECISION MAKING; LABORATORIES; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENTOLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; TESTING;

SEDIMENTS;

ANNELID; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; FISH; LABORATORY METHOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY TEST;

AMPHIPODA; ANNELID WORM; AQUATIC SPECIES; BIOACCUMULATION; CORBICULA FLUMINEA; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; FISH; FRESHWATER SPECIES; HEXAGENIA; HYALELLA AZTECA; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; LIMNODRILUS HOFFMEISTERI; LUMBRICULUS TERRESTRIS; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; NONHUMAN; OCTOLASION TYRTAEUM; PIMEPHALES PROMELAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX; WATER CONTAMINATION; YELLOW PERCH;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS;

EID: 78649572405     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: 15528618     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.326     Document Type: Review

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