Time course of metal loss in Lumbriculus variegatus following sediment exposure

Timothy D. Dawson, Kevin G. Lott, Edward N. Leonard, David R. Mount

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Abstract

After exposure for 21 d to sediment spiked with Cd, Pb, Cu, or Zn, oligochaetes (Lumbriculus variegatus) held in clean water depurated metal rapidly over the first few hours but much more slowly from 8 h up to 32 h. Results are consistent with previous work suggesting a 6-h depuration period as generally appropriate for sediment bioaccumulation studies with L. variegatus.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)886-889
Number of pages4
JournalEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Volume22
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2003

Keywords

  • Bioaccumulation test
  • Depuration
  • Metal
  • Oligochaete
  • Sediment

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