The impact of extraction methodologies on the toxicity of sediments in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo test

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 352-363

  Zielke, Hanno ^a   Seiler, Thomas Benjamin ^a   Niebergall, Sabine ^b   Leist, Erik ^b   Brinkmann, Markus ^a   Spira, Denise ^c   Streck, Georg ^d   Brack, Werner ^d   Feiler, Ute ^c   Braunbeck, Thomas ^b   Hollert, Henner ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF HYDROLOGY   (Germany)

^d HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cyclodextrin; Extraction; Fish embryo test; Membrane dialysis extraction; Sediment; Soxhlet; Tenax; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CYPRINID; EMBRYO; EXTRACTION METHOD; FREEZE DRYING; MORTALITY; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHENOLIC COMPOUND; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; TOXICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DANIO RERIO;

EID: 78751642680     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-010-0317-0     Document Type: Article

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