Sediment contact test with Potamopyrgus antipodarum in effect-directed analyses—challenges and opportunities

摘要

Background and scope Effect-directed analysis is increasingly used for the identification of key toxicants in environmental samples and there is a growing need for in vivo biotests as diagnostic tools. Within this study, we performed an in vivo sediment contact test, applicable on both native field samples and their extracts or fractions, in order to be able to compare the results from both field and laboratory studies.