| Ecotoxicity of wastes in avoidance tests with Enchytraeus albidus, Enchytraeus crypticus and Eisenia fetida (Oligochaeta). | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 20042324 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Contact bioassays are important for testing the ecotoxicity of solid materials. However, survival and reproduction tests are often not practical due to their duration which may last for several weeks. Avoidance tests with soil invertebrates may offer an alternative or extension to the classic test batteries due to their short duration (days rather than weeks) and due to a sensitive sub-acute endpoint (behavior). The aims of our study were: (a) to evaluate the effects of three solid industrial wastes (incineration ash, contaminated wood chips and contaminated soil) on three Oligochaeta species (enchytraeids Enchytraeusalbidus, Enchytraeus crypticus and earthworm Eisenia fetida) in avoidance tests; (b) to compare the sensitivity among the species and to compare results of avoidance test to reproduction tests; (c) to elucidate if measuring the weight in the earthworm avoidance test could be reasonable additional endpoint. Avoidance mostly increased with the increasing percent of waste in the mixture showing a dose-response curve. E. fetida was the most sensitive species and E. crypticus the least one. An additional endpoint, (changes in weight after two-day exposure) was not found to be more sensitive than avoidance reaction, but it confirmed that earthworms staying in the highest concentrations of the waste mixture were affected showing apparent weight reduction. Our results indicate that avoidance tests with earthworms and enchytraeids are feasible for waste testing. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Kl?ra Kobeticov?; Jakub Hofman; Ivan Holoubek |
Related Documents
:
|
16431084 - The sos-lux-toxicity-test on the international space station. 17867874 - Chronic toxicity of copper and ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (unionidae). 16168534 - Development and application of a sediment toxicity test using the benthic cladoceran ch... 15841234 - Ipm-compatibility of foliar insecticides for citrus: indices derived from toxicity to b... 3980684 - Collaborative evaluation of the uniscept qualitative antimicrobial susceptibility test. 11692094 - Screening for acetaldehyde dehydrogenase 2 genotype in alcohol-induced asthma by using ... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2009-12-29 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Waste management (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 30 ISSN: 1879-2456 ISO Abbreviation: Waste Manag Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2010-02-15 Completed Date: 2010-06-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9884362 Medline TA: Waste Manag Country: United States |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 558-64 Citation Subset: IM |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Affiliation:
|
Research Centre for Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology (RECETOX), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kamenice 126/3, Brno CZ-62500, Czech Republic. kobeticova@recetox.muni.cz |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Animals Avoidance Learning / drug effects*, physiology Biological Assay / methods* Body Weight / drug effects Dose-Response Relationship, Drug Ecotoxicology / methods* Environmental Monitoring / methods Environmental Pollutants / analysis*, toxicity* Feasibility Studies Industrial Waste / adverse effects, analysis Oligochaeta / classification, drug effects*, physiology Reproducibility of Results Reproduction / drug effects, physiology Species Specificity Toxicity Tests / methods* |
| Chemical | |
Reg. No./Substance:
|
0/Environmental Pollutants; 0/Industrial Waste |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Valeriana officinalis root extracts have potent anxiolytic effects in laboratory rats.
Next Document: Seasonal generation and composition of garden waste in Aarhus (Denmark).