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1. Use of a novel laboratory stream system to study the ecological impact of PCB exposure in a periphytic biolayer

Water research (Oxford), 1999, Vol.33 (18), p.3735-3748 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

1999 Elsevier Science Ltd ;2000 INIST-CNRS ;ISSN: 0043-1354 ;EISSN: 1879-2448 ;DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00125-6 ;CODEN: WATRAG

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  • Title:
    1. Use of a novel laboratory stream system to study the ecological impact of PCB exposure in a periphytic biolayer
  • Author: Kostel, Jill A ; Wang, Hong ; St. Amand, Ann L ; Gray, Kimberly A
  • Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology ; Applied ecology ; Biological and medical sciences ; community structure ; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution ; Fresh water environment ; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology ; laboratory streams ; natural substrate ; periphyton ; polychlorinated biphenyls
  • Is Part Of: Water research (Oxford), 1999, Vol.33 (18), p.3735-3748
  • Description: This research on PCB impact in stream sediments seeks to integrate ecological perspectives into the traditional physicochemical approach to hydrophobic organic chemical (HOC) study. This paper presents the design and use of a novel laboratory stream system with a natural sediment substrate to study the response of a periphytic biolayer to low level PCB exposure over a 2-month time period. The results demonstrate that the laboratory stream system is a powerful tool to evaluate the biological impact and fate of PCBs. The results of biological monitoring demonstrated that the structure of the periphytic community changed with exposure to PCBs. The periphytic community shifted from one dominated solely by a diverse array of diatom taxa to one co-dominated by fewer types of cyanobacteria (blue–green algae) and a single diatom taxon. This suggests that the structural changes in the community are a good early bioindicator of contamination, whereas periphyton biomass (chlorophyll a and biovolume), cell number or the presence/absence of particular species are not sensitive measures for assessing the ecological impact of pollutants.
  • Publisher: Oxford: Elsevier Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 0043-1354
    EISSN: 1879-2448
    DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00125-6
    CODEN: WATRAG
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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