Identification of Phototoxic Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Sediments Through Sample Fractionation and QSAR Analysis

Abstract The toxicity of certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can be greatly increased by simultaneous exposure of test organisms to ultraviolet (UV) wavelengths present in sunlight. This phenomenon, commonly termed photoinduced toxicity, had been evaluated extensively in laboratory settings where only one chemical of concern was present. However, more recent studies have demonstrated that complex mixtures of PAHs present, for example in sediments, also can cause phototoxicity to a variety of aquatic species when the samples are tested in simulated sunlight. Unfortunately, because these types of samples can contain thousands of substituted and unsubstituted PAHs it is difficult, if not impossible, to use conventional analytical techniques to identify those responsible for photoinduced toxicity. The objective of the present study was to link two powerful ecotoxicology tools, toxicity-based fractionation techniques and QSAR models, to identify phototoxic chemicals in a sediment contaminated with ...

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