Baseline toxic mixtures of non-toxic chemicals: "solubility addition" increases exposure for solid hydrophobic chemicals

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2026-2033

  Smith, Kilian E C ^a   Schmidt, Stine N ^a   Dom, Nathalie ^b   Blust, Ronny ^b   Holmstrup, Martin ^a   Mayer, Philipp ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE TOXICITY; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CHEMICAL ACTIVITIES; CHRYSENE; CONCENTRATION ADDITION; DAPHNIA MAGNA; EFFECTIVE CONCENTRATION; EQUILIBRIUM PARTITIONING; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; HIGH MELTING POINT; HYDROPHOBIC CHEMICALS; HYDROPHOBIC ORGANIC CHEMICALS; MODE OF TOXIC ACTIONS; NON-TOXIC; PASSIVE DOSING; SATURATION LEVELS; SOLUBILITY LIMITS; TERRESTRIAL INVERTEBRATE; TOXICITY TESTING;

BINARY MIXTURES; HYDROPHOBICITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SOLUBILITY;

TOXICITY;

ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CHRYSENE; DIMETICONE; MEMBRANE LIPID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AQUATIC COMMUNITY; BASELINE CONDITIONS; CRUSTACEAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; INSECT; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PYRENE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLUBILITY; TOXIC MATERIAL; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DAPHNIA MAGNA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLSOMIA CANDIDA; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MELTING POINT; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; DAPHNIA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; LIPIDS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLUBILITY; TOXICITY TESTS, ACUTE;

EID: 84874076274     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es3040472     Document Type: Article

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