Current methods for evaluating the bioavailability of chemicals from contaminated soils using soil invertebrates

Lanno, R P

Title: Current methods for evaluating the bioavailability of chemicals from contaminated soils using soil invertebrates

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Contaminated soils are an extremely complex, variable matrix where many modifying factors of toxicity (e.g., particle size, organic matter content) alter the availability of chemicals to biota. Although many methods have been standardized for assessing the toxicity of contaminated soils to invertebrates and plants, few studies have actually addressed the issue of contaminant bioavailability from soils. Since bioavailability is a measure of uptake of contaminants from the soil by living organisms, one approach to determining bioavailability is to measure residues of contaminants in biota. Body residues related to a specific lethal or sublethal toxicity endpoint offer the unique opportunity to relate bioavailability to biological response. This paper will present an overview of the use of body residues in assessing the bioavailability of soil contaminants by earthworms and soil arthropods. The applications of body residues in the development of soil quality guidelines will also be discussed.

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Lanno, R P ^[1]

Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Biology

Publication Date:: Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI Identifier:: 191283

Report Number(s):: CONF-9511137-
ISBN 1-880611-03-1; TRN: IM9610%%284

Resource Type:: Conference

Resource Relation:: Conference: 2. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) world conference, Vancouver (Canada), 5-9 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Second SETAC world congress (16. annual meeting): Abstract book. Global environmental protection: Science, politics, and common sense; PB: 378 p.

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; SOILS; LAND POLLUTION; TOXIC MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; ANNELIDS; SENSITIVITY; ARTHROPODS; RECOMMENDATIONS

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