A Combined Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamics Approach to Assess the Effect of Porewater Composition on Cadmium Bioavailability to Folsomia Candida

M.M. Ardestani, F. Oduber, C.A.M. van Gestel

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    Abstract

    The aim of the present study was to improve our understanding of cadmium bioavailability by linking toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics. The springtail Folsomia candida was exposed to different cadmium concentrations in solutions embedded in inert quartz sand. Survival and cadmium uptake in the animals were followed for 21 d. After 10 d, some animals were transferred to clean medium to assess cadmium elimination. Using a first-order one-compartment model, an overall uptake rate constant (k
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1570-1577
    JournalEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry
    Volume33
    Issue number7
    Early online date21 Mar 2014
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2014

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