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Predictions of sediment toxicity using consensus-based freshwater sediment quality guidelinesC G Ingersoll
Columbia Environmental Research Center, US Geological Survey, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 41:8-21. 2001..The results of these analyses indicate that the consensus-based PECs can be used to reliably predict toxicity of sediments on both a regional and national basis...
Toxicity assessment of sediments from the Grand Calumet River and Indiana Harbor Canal in Northwestern Indiana, USAC G Ingersoll
Columbia Environmental Research Center, U S Geological Survey, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 43:156-67. 2002..4 ( i.e., 10 of 10; 100%) were toxic to amphipods. Results of this study and previous studies demonstrate that sediments from this assessment area are among the most contaminated and toxic that have ever been reported...
Uptake and depuration of nonionic organic contaminants from sediment by the oligochaete, Lumbriculus variegatusChristopher G Ingersoll
Columbia Environmental Research Center, US Geological Survey, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 22:872-85. 2003..Comparisons between laboratory-exposed L. variegatus and oligochaetes collected in the field from these sediments indicate that results of laboratory tests can be extrapolated to the field with a reasonable degree of certainty...
Chronic toxicity of copper and ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (Unionidae)Ning Wang
Columbia Environmental Research Center, U S Geological Survey, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:2048-56. 2007..However, a recently revised 2007 chronic WQC for copper based on the biotic ligand model may be more protective in the water tested...
Biological and chemical characterization of metal bioavailability in sediments from Lake Roosevelt, Columbia River, Washington, USAJohn M Besser
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 54:557-70. 2008..These findings will be used as part of an ongoing ecological risk assessment to determine remedial actions for contaminated sediments in Lake Roosevelt...
Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in waterNing Wang
U S Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 29:2053-63. 2010....
Influence of dissolved organic carbon on toxicity of copper to a unionid mussel (Villosa iris) and a cladoceran (Ceriodaphnia dubia) in acute and chronic water exposuresNing Wang
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri
Environ Toxicol Chem 30:2115-25. 2011....
Toxicity of sediment cores collected from the Ashtabula River in Northeastern Ohio, USA, to the amphipod Hyalella aztecaChristopher G Ingersoll
Columbia Environmental Research Center CERC, U S Geological Survey, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 57:315-29. 2009..Results of this study show that PAHs, PCBs, and ammonia are the primary COPCs that are likely causing or substantially contributing to the toxicity to sediment-dwelling organisms...
Acute toxicity of copper, ammonia, and chlorine to glochidia and juveniles of freshwater mussels (Unionidae)Ning Wang
Columbia Environmental Research Center, U S Geological Survey, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:2036-47. 2007..Furthermore, including additional mussel data in 2007 WQC for copper based on biotic ligand model would further lower the WQC...
Ecological impacts of lead mining on Ozark streams: toxicity of sediment and pore waterJohn M Besser
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 72:516-26. 2009..These results indicate that toxicity of metals associated with sediments contributes to adverse ecological effects in streams draining the Viburnum Trend mining district...
An evaluation of the influence of substrate on the response of juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) in acute water exposures to ammoniaJingjing Miao
U S Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 29:2112-6. 2010..0 to 11 mg/L at a mean pH of 8.4. Similar EC50s or LC50s with overlapping 95% confidence intervals among treatments indicated no influence of substrate on the response of mussels in acute exposures to ammonia...
Evaluation of acute copper toxicity to juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea) in natural and reconstituted watersNing Wang
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 28:2367-77. 2009..S. Environmental Protection Agency acute water quality criterion for copper, indicating that the criterion might not be protective of fatmucket and perhaps other mussel species...
Influence of pH on the acute toxicity of ammonia to juvenile freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea)Ning Wang
Columbia Environmental Research Center, U S Geological Survey, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 27:1141-6. 2008..These results indicate that including mussel toxicity data in a revision to the WQC would lower the acute criterion but not change the WQC mathematical representation of the relative effect of pH on ammonia toxicity...
A field assessment of long-term laboratory sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella aztecaChristopher G Ingersoll
Columbia Environmental Research Center, U S Geological Survey, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 24:2853-70. 2005....
Acute and chronic toxicity of lead in water and diet to the amphipod Hyalella aztecaJohn M Besser
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 24:1807-15. 2005..S. chronic water-quality criterion. Our results suggest that both aqueous- and dietary-exposure pathways contribute significantly to chronic Pb exposure and toxic effects in aquatic biota...
Toxicity of carbon nanotubes to freshwater aquatic invertebratesJoseph N Mwangi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 31:1823-30. 2012..The present study demonstrated that both the metals solubilized from CNTs such as nickel and the "metal-free" CNTs contributed to the toxicity...
Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposuresNing Wang
U S Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 30:2270-6. 2011....
Contaminants in stream sediments from seven United States metropolitan areas: part II--sediment toxicity to the amphipod Hyalella azteca and the midge Chironomus dilutusNile E Kemble
Columbia Environmental Research Center, United States Geological Survey, Columbia, MO, USA
Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 64:52-64. 2013....
Sensitivity of mottled sculpins (Cottus bairdi) and rainbow trout (Onchorhynchus mykiss) to acute and chronic toxicity of cadmium, copper, and zincJohn M Besser
USA Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:1657-65. 2007..Proposed water quality criteria for copper based on the biotic ligand model would be protective of both sculpin populations tested...
Effects of organic amendments on the toxicity and bioavailability of cadmium and copper in spiked formulated sedimentsJohn M Besser
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 22:805-15. 2003..Our results suggest that the predictive ability of SQGs could be improved by models of metal interactions with natural OM in sediment and pore water...
Toxicity of sediments potentially contaminated by coal mining and natural gas extraction to unionid mussels and commonly tested benthic invertebratesNing Wang
U S Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, MO, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 32:207-21. 2013..0 based on PECs may not be protective of mussels...
Toxicity of silicon carbide nanowires to sediment-dwelling invertebrates in water or sediment exposuresJoseph N Mwangi
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 30:981-7. 2011....
Effects of sediment characteristics on the toxicity of chromium(III) and chromium(VI) to the amphipod, Hyalella aztecaJohn M Besser
US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Sci Technol 38:6210-6. 2004..Our results indicate that risks of Cr toxicity are low in freshwater sediments containing substantial concentrations of AVS...
Overview and comparison of lipid-containing semipermeable membrane devices and oysters (Crassostrea gigas) for assessing organic chemical exposureJames N Huckins
U S Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research Center, 4200 New Haven Road, Columbia, Missouri 65201, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 23:1617-28. 2004..However, both sampling approaches have advantages and disadvantages, and the appropriateness of their use depends on the goals of a given study...
Risk assessment of water quality in three North Carolina, USA, streams supporting federally endangered freshwater mussels (Unionidae)Sara Ward
U S Fish and Wildlife Service, P O Box 33726, Raleigh, North Carolina 27636, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:2075-85. 2007....
An evaluation of freshwater mussel toxicity data in the derivation of water quality guidance and standards for copperFerrella A March
Oklahoma Biological Survey, University of Oklahoma, 111 E Chesapeake Street, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:2066-74. 2007..S. EPA water quality criteria, the 2005 Oklahoma water quality standards, and the 2007 U.S. EPA water quality criteria based on the biotic ligand model might need to be revised to afford protection to freshwater mussels...
Calculation and uses of mean sediment quality guideline quotients: a critical reviewEdward R Long
ERL Environmental, 3691 Cole Road South, Salem, Oregon 97306, USA
Environ Sci Technol 40:1726-36. 2006..Ideally, mean SQGQs should be included with other measures including results of toxicity tests and benthic community surveys to provide a weight of evidence when assessing the relative quality of contaminated sediments...
Interlaboratory evaluation of Hyalella azteca and Chironomus tentans short-term and long-term sediment toxicity testsTeresa J Norberg-King
U S Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Mid Continent Ecology Division, 6201 Congdon Boulevard, Duluth, Minnesota 55804, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 25:2662-74. 2006..Overall, the interlaboratory evaluation showed good precision of the methods, appropriate endpoints were incorporated into the test protocols, and tests effectively predicted the toxicity of sediments...
Advances and opportunities in assessing contaminant sensitivity of freshwater mussel (Unionidae) early life stagesTom Augspurger
Environ Toxicol Chem 26:2025-8. 2007
Use of the oligochaete, Lumbricuilus variegatus, as a prey organism for toxicant exposure of fish through the dietDavid R Mount
U S Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory, Mid Continent Ecology Division, 6201 Coungdon Boulevard, Duluth, Minnesota 55804, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 25:2760-7. 2006..variegatus represents an excellent choice of exposure vector for exposing fish to toxicants via the diet...
Predicting amphipod toxicity from sediment chemistry using logistic regression modelsL Jay Field
Coastal Protection and Restoration Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington 98115, USA
Environ Toxicol Chem 21:1993-2005. 2002....
Mentoring early career professionals in the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry North AmericaChristopher G Ingersoll
Environ Toxicol Chem 24:2715-6. 2005
