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A Marine Bioassay Test Set to Assess Marine Water and Sediment Quality–its Need, the Approach and First Results

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There is a need for establishing a marine bioassay test set to assess marine water and sediment samples in Germany. The selected marine bioassay test set, two tests for the water phase (with the luminescence bacteria Vibrio fischeri and the algae Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin) and a whole sediment test with the marine amphipod Corophium volutator (Pallas) is described and first results are shown.

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  1. Arbeitsbereich Umweltschutztechnik, Technische Universität Hamburg-Harburg, Eißendorfer Straße 40, 21073, Hamburg, Germany;

    C. Peters

  2. Dr. U. Noack-Laboratorium für Angewandte Biologie, Käthe-Paulus-Str.1, 31157, Sarstedt, Germany

    S. Becker, U. Noack, K. Barz & W. Ahlf

  3. Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, Außenstelle Berlin, Schnellerstr. 140, 12439, Berlin, Germany

    S. Pfitzner & R. Berghahn

  4. Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Ökologie, An der Scharlake 39, 31135, Hildesheim, Germany

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Peters, C., Becker, S., Noack, U. et al. A Marine Bioassay Test Set to Assess Marine Water and Sediment Quality–its Need, the Approach and First Results. Ecotoxicology 11, 379–383 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020565507532

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