Bioassays Mutatox test

Seven bioassays a) acute bacterial test (Vibrio fischeri) b) algal test (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata) c) acute crustacean test (Daphnia magna) d) acute fish test (Pimephales promelas) e) SOS chromotest (Escherichia coli PQ 3 7) f) genotoxicity Mutatox test (Vibrio fischeri mutant) g) fluctuation AMES test (Salmonella typhimurium his- TA 98, 100, 1535, 1537) Tire cmmbs 1) Unspecifiedfiltration of water extracts for the first four tests 2) Soxhlet extraction for the three last tests... 

In contrast, the decreasing sensitivity sequence for the 2SL leachates was the following Microtox test > ceriodaphnid test > algal test daphnid test > Mutatox test. This indicates that the Microtox test should be the bioassay of choice to assess 2SL toxicity fluxes in the WASTOXHAS procedure. 

The bacterial Microtox tests and the other in vitro bioassays clearly indicated differences in sediment toxicity between locations (Table 7). In the Microtox SP assay inhibitory effects were found in sediment extracts from the Port of Amsterdam transect (i.e. TU values greater than 20 at sites 7 and 11). The highest response in the Mutatox assay was found at Oranjesluis (site 11) in the Port of Amsterdam. The reference values from the Mutatox assay at this site were below... 

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