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Volume 57: Issue 2
Sensitivity of ecotoxicological tests in analysis of superfund sites
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Nóra Kováts School of Environmental Engineering and Chemical Technology, University of Veszprém P.O. Box 158, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary

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L. Füle School of Environmental Engineering and Chemical Technology, University of Veszprém P.O. Box 158, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary

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I. Magyar School of Environmental Engineering and Chemical Technology, University of Veszprém P.O. Box 158, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary

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Tímea Szalay Department of Zoology, University of Veszprém P.O. Box 158, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary

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I. Kiss School of Environmental Engineering and Chemical Technology, University of Veszprém P.O. Box 158, H-8200 Veszprém, Hungary

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211–220
Online Publication Date:
08 Jun 2006
Publication Date:
01 Jun 2006
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/abiol.57.2006.2.8
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During the analysis of environmental risk posed by hazardous waste disposal sites, ecological impact on whole ecosystems should be assessed. It requires a complex testing scheme where surrogate species represent key elements of the ecosystem. However, different organisms are exposed to a differing degree, also, their sensitivity to the same contaminant may vary. A possible way to determine which test reflects most the actual toxic conditions, correlation can be calculated between the measured ecological parameter (such as growth inhibition, mortality, etc.) and  a contaminant gradient. The basic aim of this study was to determine which ecotoxicological test shows the best correlation with the measured analytical parameters. The selected tests were Lemna minor (representing primary producers), Thamnocephalusplatyurus (a primary consumer organism) and Vibrio fischeri (decomposer). When testing soil samples, the Thamnocephalus test showed excellent consistency with most contaminants but was oversensitive in the case of groundwater samples. The Vibriofischeri bioluminescence inhibition test (ToxAlert) behaved in a different way, reflecting well the distribution of most contaminants in groundwater samples. Finally, Lemna test proved to be completely inadequate.

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