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Main Title Comparison of bioassays for assessing sediment toxicity in Puget sound : final report /
Author Pastorok, Robert A. ; Becker, D. S.
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Becker, D. S.
CORP Author PTI Environmental Services, Bellevue, WA.;Environmental Protection Agency, Seattle, WA. Region X.
Publisher PTI Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA-910-9-89-004; EPA-68-D8-0085
Stock Number PB89-229819
OCLC Number 22748713
Subjects Sediments (Geology)--Environmental aspects--Washington (State)--Puget Sound ; Puget Sound (Wash)
Additional Subjects Puget Sound ; Sediments ; Bioassay ; Marine biology ; Contaminants ; Comparison ; Mortality ; Chemical analysis ; Toxic substances ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Drug dose response relationship
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ESAD  EPA-910-9-89-004 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 08/18/1995
NTIS  PB89-229819 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 1 v. (various pagings) : ill., maps.
Abstract
The study evaluated the relative performance of several bioassays used to assess toxicity of Puget Sound sediments. Selected bioassays were conducted simultaneously on the same array of sediment samples, and direct comparisons were made among the various tests in relation to specific performance criteria. The bioassays and toxicity endpoints evaluated included the following: Amphipod test (Rhepoxynius abronius), percent mortality and abnormality; Amphipod test (Eohaustorius estuarius), percent mortality and abnormality; Juvenile geoduck (Panope generosa), percent mortality; Juvenile polychaete (Neanthes arenaceodentata), percent mortality and percent reduced biomass; Echinoderm embryo test (Dendraster excentricus), percent developmental abnormality and chromosomal abnormality; Bivalve larvae test (Mytilus edulis, Crassostera gigas), percent abnormal development; Microtox saline and organic extract (Photobacterium phosphoreum), percent decrease in luminescence. The 11 evaluation criteria included: dose responsiveness, sensitivity, statistical power, cost-effectiveness, ecological relevance, ease of use, availability of test organisms, endpoint reliability, relationship to indigenous biota, holding constraints, and stage of protocol development.
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"May 1989." "Puget Sound Estuary Program." Sponsoring organization: U.S. EPA, Office of Puget Sound. "PB89-229819" "EPA contract 68-D8-0085" "PTI contract C74407" Includes bibliographical references.