Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of arsenic compounds in Hediste diversicolor (Muller 1776) after exposure to spiked sediments

@article{Gaion2014BioaccumulationAB,
  title={Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of arsenic compounds in Hediste diversicolor (Muller 1776) after exposure to spiked sediments},
  author={Andrea Gaion and Davide Sartori and Alice Scuderi and Daniele Fattorini},
  journal={Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
  year={2014},
  volume={21},
  pages={5952-5959}
}
This study focused on the exposure of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (Müller 1776) to sediments enriched with different arsenic compounds, namely arsenate, dimethyl-arsinate, and arsenobetaine. Speciation analysis was carried out on both the spiked sediments and the exposed polychaetes in order to investigate H. diversicolor capability of arsenic bioaccumulation and biotransformation. Two levels of contamination (acute and moderate dose) were chosen for enriched sediments to… 
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