EMBRYONIC-DEVELOPMENT OF FISH - A MODEL TO ASSESS THE TOXICITY OF SEDIMENTS TO VERTEBRATES

Authors
ENSENBACH U
Citation
U. Ensenbach, EMBRYONIC-DEVELOPMENT OF FISH - A MODEL TO ASSESS THE TOXICITY OF SEDIMENTS TO VERTEBRATES, Fresenius environmental bulletin, 7(9-10), 1998, pp. 531-538
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Fresenius environmental bulletin → ACNP
ISSN journal
10184619
Volume
7
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
531 - 538
Database
ISI
SICI code
1018-4619(1998)7:9-10<531:EOF-AM>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Fertilized embryos of zebrafish (Danio rerio) were exposed to 8 differ ent sediments and their corresponding elutriates for 48 hours. Differe nt toxicological endpoints were investigated and it could be shown tha t this test system is able to detect toxic potential of sediments. The refore, it can be used as a model for assessing sediment toxicity on v ertebrates and should be involved in a tiered test strategy.