The impact of natural and anthropogenic Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC), and pH on the toxicity of triclosan to the crustacean Gammarus pulex (L.)

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 565; pp. 222 - 231
• Main Authors: Rowett, Christopher J., Hutchinson, Thomas H., Comber, Sean D.W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.09.2016
• Subjects: adults; Animals; anti-infective agents; aquatic environment; bioavailability; Carbon - analysis; confidence interval; Crustacea - chemistry; Dissolved Organic Carbon; Ecotoxicology; Effluent; environmental factors; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Fresh Water - chemistry; freshwater; Gammarus pulex; humic acids; Humic Substances - analysis; hydrochemistry; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; hydrophobicity; median effective concentration; Seafood - analysis; TOXICITY; toxicity testing; Triclosan; Triclosan - analysis; Triclosan - toxicity; United Kingdom; wastewater treatment; Water Pollutants, Chemical - analysis; Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity; pH; TOXICITY; Triclosan; Dissolved Organic Carbon; bioavailability; Effluent

Regulatory ecotoxicology testing rarely accounts for the influence of natural water chemistry on the bioavailability and toxicity of a chemical. Therefore, this study identifies whether key omissions in relation to Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) and pH have an impact on measured effect concentration...