Toxicity profiling of marine surface sediments: A case study using rapid screening bioassays of exhaustive total extracts, elutriates and passive sampler extracts

Vethaak, A.D.; Hamers, Timo; Martínez-Gómez, C.; Kamstra, Jorke H.; Weert, Jasperien de; Leonards, P.E.G.; Smedes, Foppe

doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2016.03.002

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“…On the contrary, bottom sediments generally showed higher toxicity at upstream sites located in a closer proximity to direct contamination sources. This is in agreement with recent studies of marine sediments, where different toxicity profiles were found between coastal/estuarine sediments and offshore sediments (Vethaak et al, in press). Interestingly, the most contaminated sites not always showed the highest toxicity in Vibrio assays.…”

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Bioluminescent Vibrio fischeri Assays in the Assessment of Seasonal and Spatial Patterns in Toxicity of Contaminated River Sediments

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Several bacteria-based assays, notably Vibrio fischeri luminescence assays, are often used as environmental monitoring tool for toxicity in sediments that may serve as both sinks and secondary source of contamination in aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we used 30-s kinetic bioassays based on V. fischeri to evaluate the toxicity associated to sediments from five localities with different contamination inputs (Morava River and its tributary Drevnice River in the south-eastern part of the Czech Republic). Toxicity assessed as half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) over the course of a year-long sampling was compared in bottom sediments and freshly trapped particulate material. Standard approach based on testing of aqueous elutriates was compared with toxicity of whole sediments (contact suspension toxicity). Bottom sediments showed lower toxicity compared to freshly trapped suspended materials in all cases. On the other hand, standardized elutriates induced generally weaker effects than suspended sediments likely due to losses during the extraction process. Toxicity generally increased during winter reaching maximum peaks in early spring months in all five sites. Total organic carbon (TOC) was found to be highly correlated with toxic effects. Toxicity from sites with direct industrial and agricultural water inputs also correlated with concentrations of metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Single time point sampling followed by the extraction and testing of elutriates, do not truly reflect the spatial and temporal variability in natural sediments and may lead to underestimation of ecotoxic risks.

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Bioluminescent Vibrio fischeri Assays in the Assessment of Seasonal and Spatial Patterns in Toxicity of Contaminated River Sediments

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“…The DR-CALUX bioassay (Table 2) The values obtained in the Seine estuary were in the upper range of the values observed by Vethaak et al (2016) : between 20 and 3493 pg TEQg -1 dry wt. No activity of this type was detected in the sediment from the Iceland offshore station, located in the coldest and least contaminant-exposed geographical area.…”

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confidence: 87%

“…The Iceland station (IS2), located further offshore than the others stations and in a colder region ( Robinson et al, 2016), is characterized by sediment with an even coarser grain size (%<20µm:17.3 and %<63µm:28.2) than the Seine. This may lead to a lower bioavailability of chemical contaminants in coarser grain size (Vethaak et al, 2016)…”

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“…The ICON programme aims to demonstrate the pertinence of applying biomarkers and bioassays on both a wide and local geographical scale. Its strength lies in the fact that it is backed by a European consensus built on a framework developed through the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and OSPAR (Hylland et al, 2012 ;Hylland et al, 2016a ;Vethaak et al, 2016). Based on the numerous strategies and the different indices already proposed for biological effect data integration with specific tools as for example the multi-biomarker index (Beliaeff and Burgeot, 2002 ;Narbonne et al, 2005 ;Broeg and Lethonen 2006 ;Viarengo et al, 2007 ;Devin et al 2013), a multistep process was proposed which follows on from experience of the assessment of contaminants data for sediment, fish and shellfish in OSPAR contexts (Vethaak et al, 2016).…”

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“…Its strength lies in the fact that it is backed by a European consensus built on a framework developed through the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) and OSPAR (Hylland et al, 2012 ;Hylland et al, 2016a ;Vethaak et al, 2016). Based on the numerous strategies and the different indices already proposed for biological effect data integration with specific tools as for example the multi-biomarker index (Beliaeff and Burgeot, 2002 ;Narbonne et al, 2005 ;Broeg and Lethonen 2006 ;Viarengo et al, 2007 ;Devin et al 2013), a multistep process was proposed which follows on from experience of the assessment of contaminants data for sediment, fish and shellfish in OSPAR contexts (Vethaak et al, 2016). The main difference between the M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT framework used in the ICON programme and other indices is that (1) the current framework is based on internationally agreed threshold criteria for biological responses and chemicals contamination in biota (Environmental Assessment Criteria : EAC and background assessment criteria : BAC) and (2) the framework includes more matrices than most other indices (Hylland et al, 2016a) Appropriate sites were selected in the ICON programme from the North to the South Atlantic and one in the Mediterranean, spanning Iceland to Spain.…”

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Assessing Biota Accumulation Due to Contamination of Sediments by Storm Water Heavy Metals

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Evaluating sediment recontamination due to storm water discharges is important when evaluating the long-term effectiveness of sediment remediation efforts at reducing biological impacts. The bioaccumulation of the heavy metals zinc, nickel, copper, cadmium, mercury, and lead and the metalloid arsenic in a clam (Macoma nasuta) was studied in surficial sediments before and after storm water inputs from Paleta Creek, California, USA, during wet seasons in 2015 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017. The bioaccumulation was compared with bulk sediment concentrations and porewater concentrations measured by diffusion gradient in thin film devices. Significant reductions in biota accumulation and porewater concentrations were observed in samples collected after storm seasons compared with before storm seasons despite bulk sediment concentrations remaining the same or increasing. This was apparently the result of the deposition of storm water contaminants in low bioavailable forms. The bioaccumulation of all the measured contaminants showed a positive significant correlation with porewater concentrations (p < 0.1, α = 0.1) and weak or no correlations with bulk sediment concentration. In conclusion, observed bulk sediment recontamination due to storm water should not be assumed to lead directly to greater biota accumulation without bioavailability assessment.

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Toxicity profiling of marine surface sediments: A case study using rapid screening bioassays of exhaustive total extracts, elutriates and passive sampler extracts

Cited by 39 publications

References 45 publications

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Bioluminescent Vibrio fischeri Assays in the Assessment of Seasonal and Spatial Patterns in Toxicity of Contaminated River Sediments

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