Document of bibliographic reference 7459

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

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AS

Title

Assessment of ammonia toxicity in contaminated sediments in the upper Scheldt (Belgium): the development and application of toxicity identification evaluation procedures

Abstract

The toxicity of sediment pore waters from 4 sites in the Upper Scheldt war characterized using modified Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE) procedures The samples from all locations exhibited acute toxicity to the freshwater crustacean Thamnocephalus platyurus. The IIE approach was conducted using an enlarged battery of fractionation tests. Toxicity was removed or reduced significantly by the cation exchange resins and the air-stripping test at pH 11. Additionally, increased toxicity war observed at higher pH while a reduced toxicity war found at a decreased pH. From these TIE studies, ammonia war identified as the dominant toxic agent.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:A1996VT31400008

Bibliographic citation

Van Sprang, P.; Janssen, C.R.; Sabayasachi, M.; Benijts, F.; Persoone, G. (1996). Assessment of ammonia toxicity in contaminated sediments in the upper Scheldt (Belgium): the development and application of toxicity identification evaluation procedures. Chemosphere 33(10): 1967-1974. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0045-6535(96)00304-9

Topic

Marine

Brakish water

Is peer reviewed

true