Contribution of ammonia, metals, and nonpolar organic compounds to the toxicity of sediment interstitial water from an Illinois River tributary
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:5385716
Toxicity of Illinois River bulk sediment, sediment interstitial (pore) water and elutriates to the oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus, fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) and the amphipod Hyalella azteca was compared to determine the most representative aqueous fraction for toxicity identification evaluation (TIE) studies. Toxicity of pore water corresponded better than elutriates to bulk sediment toxicity. Subsequent TIE procedures conducted with the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia dubia indicated that ammonia, metals and nonpolar organic compounds (nonylphenols, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzenes, long-chain hydrocarbons) were responsible for toxicity of the sediment pore water. Results of TIE manipulations also suggested that methods for recovering pore water that include filtration may eliminate, a priori, a major component of the sediment contaminants responsible for toxicity.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN (United States). Environmental Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 5385716
- Report Number(s):
- PB-92-150648/XAB; EPA--600/J-92/050
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AMMONIA
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMALS
ANNELIDS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
BENZENE
CONTAMINATION
CRUSTACEANS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
FATHEAD MINNOW
FISHES
GROUND WATER
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ILLINOIS
INTERFACES
INTERSTITIAL WATER
INVERTEBRATES
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
RIVERS
SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACES
SEDIMENTS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TOXICITY
USA
VERTEBRATES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AMMONIA
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMALS
ANNELIDS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
BENZENE
CONTAMINATION
CRUSTACEANS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ELEMENTS
FATHEAD MINNOW
FISHES
GROUND WATER
HYDRIDES
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ILLINOIS
INTERFACES
INTERSTITIAL WATER
INVERTEBRATES
METALS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
RIVERS
SEDIMENT-WATER INTERFACES
SEDIMENTS
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TOXICITY
USA
VERTEBRATES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION