Speed it up: How temperature drives toxicokinetics of organic contaminants in freshwater amphipods.

ABSTRACT: The acceleration of global climate change draws increasing attention towards interactive effects of temperature and organic contaminants. Many studies reported a higher sensitivity of aquatic invertebrates towards contaminant exposure with increasing or fluctuating temperatures. The hypothesis of this study was that the higher sensitivity of invertebrates is associated with the changes of toxicokinetic processes that determine internal concentrations of contaminants and consequently toxic effects. Therefore, the influence of temperature on toxicokinetic processes and the underlying mechanisms were studied in two key amphipod species (Gammarus pulex and Hyalella azteca). Bioconcentration experiments were carried out at four different temperatures with a mixture of 12 exposure relevant polar

SUBMITTER: Raths J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10107603 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature