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TitleComparison of amphipods Corophium insidiosum and C. orientale (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in sediment toxicity testing
AbstractThe aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity of two Corophidae: Corophium orientale a standardized species and Corophium insidiosum a species more available in the Ionian sea (Southern Italy), in order to evaluate the suitability and applicability of C. insidiosum to sediment toxicity test. The sensitivity of the 2 species was compared through simultaneous bioassays: the 96-h static water-only toxicity test and a 10-day static sediment toxicity test. Sediment samples were collected in the Livorno harbour (Ligurian Sea). Both amphipods showed high sensitivity to reference toxicant and no significant differences were found between the two Corophiidae (t test; p > 0.05). Numerical Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) have been used to relate the chemical concentrations of sediment samples to biological effects. Both amphipod species indicated the same sediment samples as potentially toxic according to chemical data. The results indicate that Corophium insidiosum would be suitable as an alternative test species to the recommended species C. orientale, in the development of sediment toxicity test.
SourceJournal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 45, pp. 1461–1467
KeywordsSensitivityamphipodsCorophiidaesediment toxicity bioassaySQGs.
JournalJournal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A
EditorTaylor & Francis, ,
Year2010
TypeArticolo in rivista
DOI10.1080/10934529.2010.500941
AuthorsPrato E., Bigongiari N., Barghigiani C., Biandolino F.
Text6879 2010 10.1080/10934529.2010.500941 ISI Web of Science WOS 000280773300011 Sensitivity amphipods Corophiidae sediment toxicity bioassay SQGs. Comparison of amphipods Corophium insidiosum and C. orientale Crustacea Amphipoda in sediment toxicity testing Prato E., Bigongiari N., Barghigiani C., Biandolino F. Nicola Bigongiari, CIBM Centro Interuniversitariodi Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata, Livorno Barghigiani Corrado, CIBM Centro Interuniversitariodi Biologia Marina ed Ecologia Applicata, Livorno The aim of this study was to compare the sensitivity of two Corophidae Corophium orientale a standardized species and Corophium insidiosum a species more available in the Ionian sea Southern Italy , in order to evaluate the suitability and applicability of C. insidiosum to sediment toxicity test. The sensitivity of the 2 species was compared through simultaneous bioassays the 96 h static water only toxicity test and a 10 day static sediment toxicity test. Sediment samples were collected in the Livorno harbour Ligurian Sea . Both amphipods showed high sensitivity to reference toxicant and no significant differences were found between the two Corophiidae t test; p > 0.05 . Numerical Sediment Quality Guidelines SQGs have been used to relate the chemical concentrations of sediment samples to biological effects. Both amphipod species indicated the same sediment samples as potentially toxic according to chemical data. The results indicate that Corophium insidiosum would be suitable as an alternative test species to the recommended species C. orientale, in the development of sediment toxicity test. 45 Articolo pubblicato Comparison_Corophidae.pdf Articolo in rivista Taylor Francis 1093 4529 Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A francesca.biandolino BIANDOLINO FRANCESCA ermelinda.prato PRATO ERMELINDA TA.P05.016.002 Ricerca e Applicazione di metodologie eco tossicologiche per la valutazione della qualita di ambienti acquatici