Abstract:
:Sediment-quality assessment often is hindered by the lack of agreement between chemical and biological lines of evidence. One limitation is that the bulk sediment toxicant concentration, the most widely used chemical parameter, does not always represent the bioavailable concentration, particularly for hydrophobic organic compounds (HOCs) in highly contaminated sediments. In the present study, we developed and tested a pore-water sampler that uses solid-phase microextraction (SPME) to measure freely dissolved (bioavailable) HOC concentrations. A single polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-coated SPME fiber is secured in a compact, protective housing that allows aqueous exchange with whole sediment while eliminating direct contact with sediment particles. Fibers with three PDMS coating thicknesses were first calibrated for 12 model HOCs of current regulatory concern. Precalibrated samplers were exposed to spiked estuarine sediment in laboratory microcosms to determine the time to equilibrium and the equilibrium concentrations across a range of sediment contamination. Time to equilibrium ranged from 14 to 110 d, with 30 d being sufficient for more than half the target HOCs. Equilibrium SPME measurements, ranging from 0.009 to 2,400 ng/L, were highly correlated with but, in general, lower than HOC pore-water concentrations determined independently by liquid-liquid extraction. This concept shows promise for directly measuring the freely dissolved concentration of HOCs in sediment pore water, a previously difficult-to-measure parameter that will improve our ability to assess the impacts of contaminated sediments.
journal_name
Environ Toxicol Chemjournal_title
Environmental toxicology and chemistryauthors
Maruya KA,Zeng EY,Tsukada D,Bay SMdoi
10.1897/08-322R.1subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2009-04-01 00:00:00pages
733-40issue
4eissn
0730-7268issn
1552-8618pii
08-322Rjournal_volume
28pub_type
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