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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 10(8), p. e75596, 2013

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075596

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Contribution of Priority PAHs and POPs to Ah Receptor-Mediated Activities in Sediment Samples from the River Elbe Estuary, Germany

Journal article published in 2013 by Jens C. Otte, Steffen Keiter, Christopher Faßbender, Christopher Faßbender, Eric B. Higley, Paula Suares Rocha, Markus Brinkmann ORCID, Dierk-Steffen Wahrendorf, Werner Manz, Markus A. Wetzel, Thomas Braunbeck, John P. Giesy, Markus Hecker, Henner Hollert
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Abstract

The estuary of the River Elbe between Hamburg and the North Sea (Germany) is a sink for contaminated sediment and suspended particulate matter (SPM). One major concern is the effect of human activities on the hydrodynamics, particularly the intensive dredging activities in this area that may result in remobilization of sediment-bound pollutants. The aim of this study was to identify pollutants contributing to the toxicological risk associated with re-suspension of sediments in the Elbe Estuary by use of an effect-directed analysis that combines chemical and biological analyses in with specific fractionation techniques.