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Bioaccumulation test with tubificid sludgeworms in artificial media: development of a standardisable method
Egeler, P.; Römbke, J.; Meller, M.; Knacker, Th.; Nagel, R. (1999). Bioaccumulation test with tubificid sludgeworms in artificial media: development of a standardisable method. Hydrobiologia 406: 271-280. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003723831588
In: Hydrobiologia. Springer: The Hague. ISSN 0018-8158; e-ISSN 1573-5117, more
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Egeler, P.; Römbke, J.; Meller, M.; Knacker, Th.; Nagel, R. (1999). Bioaccumulation test with tubificid sludgeworms in artificial media: development of a standardisable method, in: Healy, B.M. et al. Aquatic Oligochaetes: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Aquatic Oligochaetes held in Presque Isle, Maine, USA, 18-22 August 1997. Developments in Hydrobiology, 139: pp. 271-280. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4207-6_27, more
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  • Egeler, P.
  • Römbke, J.
  • Meller, M.
  • Knacker, Th.
  • Nagel, R.
Abstract
    Lipophilic chemicals entering aquatic ecosystems often tend to adsorb to sediments. Although often not bioavailable to pelagic organisms, these compounds can be subject to bioaccumulation and thus pose a potential threat for sediment-dwelling organisms. The assessment of bioaccumulation is currently based on the extrapolation of fish bioconcentration data. Thus, measuring the bio-accumulation in benthic organisms gives more detailed information on the hazard of chemicals for aquatic ecosystems. The freshwater tubificids Tubifex tubifex and Limnodrilus hoffmeisteri were chosen as test organisms. Breeding of the oligochaetes as well as bioaccumulation studies were carried out in a system consisting of artificial sediment and reconstituted water. 14C-lindane (gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma-HCH) and 14C-hexachlorobenzene (HCB) served as model substances. Additionally, 14C-3,4-dichloroaniline (3,4-DCA) was tested. Uptake and elimination of lindane and HCB were examined. Bioaccumulation factors (BAF) were determined from the ratio of concentration in oligochaete tissue to concentration in sediment. The tubificids accumulated 14C-lindane, 14C-HCB, and 14C-3,4-DCA by factors of 4.7 (mean value; n = 4), 6.6 (mean value; n = 4) and 13.2, respectively, based on wet weight and radioactive concentrations. No major metabolites were detected in worms, sediment and water. Elimination kinetics were examined for 14C-lindane and 14C-HCB. When transferred to clean sediment, the worms eliminated both test substances rapidly and nearly completely. The tubificid bioaccumulation factors are contrasted with corresponding fish bio-concentration factors from literature. The presented data indicate once more that the assessment of bioaccumulation based exclusively on lipophilicity and on the extrapolation of fish bio-concentration data to other organisms or environmental compartments is not appropriate.
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