Main Title |
Prediction of Bioaccumulation of Metals from Contaminated Sediments by the Oligochaete, 'Lumbriculus variegatus'. |
Author |
Ankley, G. T. ;
Leonard, E. N. ;
Mattson, V. R. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
Publisher |
1994 |
Year Published |
1994 |
Report Number |
EPA/600/J-94/259; |
Stock Number |
PB94-176054 |
Additional Subjects |
Sediments ;
Metals ;
Toxicity ;
Chronic exposure ;
Bioaccumulation ;
Pore water ;
Oligochaetes ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Lake Superior ;
Fox River ;
Lake sediments ;
Water pollution monitoring ;
Invertebrates ;
Cadmium ;
Nickel ;
Lead(Metal) ;
Copper ;
Zinc ;
Benthic fauna ;
Risk assessment ;
Wisconsin ;
Reprints ;
AVS(Acid volatile sulfide) ;
Bioavailability ;
Lumbriculus variegatus
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NTIS |
PB94-176054 |
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07/26/2022 |
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5p |
Abstract |
Short-term tests with benthic species have shown that certain cationic metals (cadmium, nickel, lead, zinc, copper) in sediments are not bioavailable when acid volatile sulfide (AVS) concentrations are sufficient to bind the metals, and/or when concentrations of metals in the sediment pore water are small. It was uncertain, however, whether a similar lack of bioavailability could be predicted when evaluating metal bioaccumulation in long-term exposures. In this study, the authors exposed the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus to sediments from the lower Fox River, Wisconsin, which contained elevated concentrations of metals. After a 30 day exposure to the test sediments, L. variegatus contained concentrations of metals not significantly greater than those in control oligochaetes exposed only to Lake Superior water. This indicates that metal bioavailability models based on sediment AVS content and/or pore water concentrations may be valid for long-term as well as short-term exposures of benthic species. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Water Resources, v28 n5 p1071-1076 1994. See also PB91-172288. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Prediction of Bioaccumulation of Metals from Contaminated Sediments by the Oligochaete, 'Lumbriculus variegatus'. |
Category Codes |
68D; 68E; 57H; 47D; 48G |
NTIS Prices |
PC A01/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/03 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
421721408 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |