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Table 7.4
Rating of selection criteria for freshwater sediment toxicity testing organisms (USEPA 2000a; ASTM 2008a).
Hyalella
azteca
Diporeia
spp.
Chironomus
dilutus
Chironomus
riparius
Lumbriculus
variegatus
Tubifex
tubifex
Hexagenia
spp.
Daphnia
spp. and
Ceriodaphnia
spp.
Criterion
Mollusks
Relative sensitivity toxicity
database
+
−
+
−
+
−
−
−
−
Round-robin studies
conducted
+
−
+
−
−
−
−
−
−
Contact with sediment
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
Laboratory culture
+
−
+
+
+
+
−
−
+
Taxonomic identifi cation
+
+/-
+/
−
+/
−
+
+
+
+
+
Ecological importance
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
Geographical distribution
+
+/
−
+
+
+
+
+
+
+/
−
Sediment physicochemical
tolerance
+
+
+/
−
+
+
+
−
+
NA
Response confi rmed with
benthos populations
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
+
Peer reviewed
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
−
+/
−
Endpoints monitored
S,G,M
S,B,A
S,G,E
S,G,E
B,S
S,R
S,G
B
S,G,R
Overall Assessment
10+
5+
8+
7+
9+
8+
5+
5+
4+
+ or
−
rating indicates a positive or negative attribute; NA, not applicable; S, survival; G, growth; M, maturation; E, emergence; B, bioaccumulation; R, reproduction.
