期刊
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
卷 130, 期 -, 页码 1-8出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.12.023
关键词
Method; Volatile compound; Stygobite; Henry-equilibrium; Groundwater fauna
资金
- German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU) [20009/005]
- Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship within the 7th EC Framework Programme
A protocol was developed for testing the ecotoxicological effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on groundwater invertebrates. Test substance volatility was addressed in a closed from start to analysis-design. Since manifestation of toxic effects may be delayed in 'slower metabolizing' organisms such as groundwater fauna, a time-independent (TI-) approach was adopted. Toluene was used as a model substance and its toxicity to the groundwater amphipod Niphargus inopinatus was assessed as an example. The method evaluation process considered various methodological issues such as partitioning of the toxicant between the water and the gas phase (Henry equilibrium), the possible depletion of oxygen in closed test vials, as well as microbial biodegradation of the test substance. For N. inopinatus, an LC50,14 days of 46.6 mg L-1 toluene was obtained. The ultimate LC50 value was estimated at 23.3 mg L-1 toluene. No oxygen depletion occurred in the test vials and Henry equilibrium was found to be established after 6 h. The new test system proposed now awaits broad practical application. (c) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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