Ecotoxicological Assessment of Sediment, Suspended Matter and Water Samples in the Upper Danube River. A pilot study in search for the causes for the decline of …

S Keiter, A Rastall, T Kosmehl, L Erdinger… - … Science and Pollution …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Goals, Scope and Background Fish populations, especially those of the grayling
(Thymallus thymallus), have declined over the last two decades in the upper Danube River …

A novel contact assay for testing genotoxicity of chemicals and whole sediments in zebrafish embryos

T Kosmehl, AV Hallare, G Reifferscheid… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Broad consensus exists that whole‐sediment exposure protocols represent the most realistic
scenario to simulate in situ exposure conditions. So far, however, several endpoints …

Variability of sediment-contact tests in freshwater sediments with low-level anthropogenic contamination–Determination of toxicity thresholds

S Höss, W Ahlf, C Fahnenstich, D Gilberg… - Environmental …, 2010 - Elsevier
Freshwater sediments with low levels of anthropogenic contamination and a broad range of
geochemical properties were investigated using various sediment-contact tests in order to …

DNA damage induced by genotoxicants in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos after contact exposure to freeze-dried sediment and sediment extracts from Laguna Lake …

T Kosmehl, AV Hallare, T Braunbeck… - Mutation Research/Genetic …, 2008 - Elsevier
Laguna Lake, Philippines, is utilised as a resource for drinking and irrigation water and a
major source of animal protein for more than 11 million residents. However, it also serves as …

A novel contact assay for testing aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR)-mediated toxicity of chemicals and whole sediments in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos

S Schiwy, J Bräunig, H Alert, H Hollert… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract The European Water Framework Directive aims to achieve a good ecological and
chemical status in surface waters until 2015. Sediment toxicology plays a major role in this …

Ecotoxicological testing of sediments and dredged material: an overlooked opportunity?

S Heise, M Babut, C Casado, U Feiler… - Journal of Soils and …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Basing decisions for the management of contaminated sediments on
ecotoxicological data is still often met with skepticism by European stakeholders. These …

Sediment contact tests as a tool for the assessment of sediment quality in German waters

U Feiler, S Höss, W Ahlf, D Gilberg… - Environmental …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
A sediment contact test (SCT) battery consisting of five ecotoxicological test systems was
applied to 21 native freshwater sediments characterized by a broad variety of geochemical …

The risk of altering soil and sediment samples upon extract preparation for analytical and bio-analytical investigations—a review

TB Seiler, T Schulze, H Hollert - Analytical and bioanalytical chemistry, 2008 - Springer
Organic total extracts play an important role in soil and sediment risk assessment. Beside a
routine application in analytical chemistry, they are used in bio-analytical investigations as a …

PAH metabolites in bile fluids of dab (Limanda limanda) and flounder (Platichthys flesus): spatial distribution and seasonal changes (7 pp)

U Kammann - Environmental Science and Pollution Research …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Background, Aim and Scope Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are important
environmental contaminants which may lead to increased levels of neoplastic aberrations or …

Application of a new sediment contact test with Myriophyllum aquaticum and of the aquatic Lemna test to assess the sediment quality of Lake Skadar

D Stesevic, U Feiler, D Sundic, S Mijovic… - Journal of Soils and …, 2007 - Springer
Abstract Goal, Scope and Background Situated in the transboundary belt between
Montenegro and Albania, Lake Skadar is the largest freshwater reservoir in Southeastern …