Sensitivity ranking for freshwater invertebrates towards hydrocarbon contaminants |
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Authors: | Nadine V. Gerner Kevin Cailleaud Anne Bassères Matthias Liess Mikhail A. Beketov |
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Affiliation: | 1.Department System-Ecotoxicology,UFZ—Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research,Leipzig,Germany;2.Quantitative Landscape Ecology, Institute for Environmental Science,University of Koblenz-Landau,Landau,Germany;3.Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband,Essen,Germany;4.TOTAL SA, PERL—Service Environment,Lacq,France;5.RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V),Aachen,Germany |
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Abstract: | Hydrocarbons have an utmost economical importance but may also cause substantial ecological impacts due to accidents or inadequate transportation and use. Currently, freshwater biomonitoring methods lack an indicator that can unequivocally reflect the impacts caused by hydrocarbons while being independent from effects of other stressors. The aim of the present study was to develop a sensitivity ranking for freshwater invertebrates towards hydrocarbon contaminants, which can be used in hydrocarbon-specific bioindicators. We employed the Relative Sensitivity method and developed the sensitivity ranking S hydrocarbons based on literature ecotoxicological data supplemented with rapid and mesocosm test results. A first validation of the sensitivity ranking based on an earlier field study has been conducted and revealed the S hydrocarbons ranking to be promising for application in sensitivity based indicators. Thus, the first results indicate that the ranking can serve as the core component of future hydrocarbon-specific and sensitivity trait based bioindicators. |
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