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Determination of EC 50 toxicity data of selected heavy metals toward Heterocypris incongruens and their comparison to “direct-contact” and microbiotests

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The sensitivity of Heterocypris incongruens to selected heavy metal ions is discussed. Although the Ostracodtoxkit\({\textregistered}\) has been present on the market for a few years, data on its selectivity and sensitivity to toxicants is scarce; such data is indispensable when interpreting the results of sediment toxicity. The LC50 and EC50 results with the Ostracodtoxkit\({\textregistered}\) are compared with those obtained with other commercially available “direct-contact” tests (utilizing Hyalella azteca and Chironomus riparius) and microbiotests for assessing the toxicity of aqueous samples (Vibrio fischeri, Daphnia magna, and Selenastrum capricornatum). The sensitivity of H. incongruens to metal ions (Cd2 + > >Hg2 + > Cu2 + >Cr6 + >Ni2 + ≈Mn7 + >Zn2 + >Pb2 + >Li1 + > Fe3 + ) was found to be similar to that of H. azteca and of C. riparius. The Ostracodtoxkit\({\textregistered}\) has shown itself to be an efficient and reliable element of test batteries for toxicity determination.

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  1. Department of Analytical Chemistry, Chemical Faculty, Gdansk University of Technology, ul. Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233, Gdansk, Poland

    Błażej Kudłak, Lidia Wolska & Jacek Namieśnik

  2. Interdepartmental Institute of Maritime and Tropical Medicine, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Medical University of Gdansk, ul. Powstania Styczniowego 9b, 81-519, Gdynia, Poland

    Lidia Wolska

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Funding sources The studies were supported by Polish Ministry of Science and habilitation grant no. N 305 091 31/3422.

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Kudłak, B., Wolska, L. & Namieśnik, J. Determination of EC 50 toxicity data of selected heavy metals toward Heterocypris incongruens and their comparison to “direct-contact” and microbiotests. Environ Monit Assess 174, 509–516 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1474-8

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