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Faraponova O, Giacco E, Biandolino F, Prato E, Del Prete F, Valenti A, Sarcina S, Pasteris A, Montecavalli A, Comin S, Cesca C, Francese M, Cigar M, Piazza V, Falleni F, Lacchetti I. Tigriopus fulvus: The interlaboratory comparison of the acute toxicity test. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 124:309-314. [PMID: 26584461 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 09/16/2015] [Accepted: 10/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
Abstract
The paper reports the results of an interlaboratory comparison involving 11 laboratories, with the objectives of apply and validate a new standardized ecotoxicological method on marine crustacean Tigriopus fulvus. Copper was chosen as reference toxicant as indicated in the official method. The results of two independent tests performed by all the participants, demonstrated that the new method is simple, fast and easy to learn. This is confirmed even by the values of z-score index calculated for each laboratory and the relative coefficient of variation (CV) which are 6.32% after 24h, 6.56 after 48h and 35.3% after 96h, mentioned in the ISO standards for the precision of interlaboratory assays. Therefore its use could be recommended in environmental studies and monitoring.
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Affiliation(s)
- Olga Faraponova
- ISPRA - Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Via Brancati, 48, 00144 Rome, Italy.
| | - Elisabetta Giacco
- University of Genoa, DISTAV - Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences, Corso Europa, 26, 16132 Genoa, Italy.
| | - Francesca Biandolino
- CNR - IAMC Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, National Research Council, Via Roma, 3, 74100 Taranto, Italy.
| | - Ermelinda Prato
- CNR - IAMC Institute for the Coastal Marine Environment, National Research Council, Via Roma, 3, 74100 Taranto, Italy.
| | - Francesco Del Prete
- University of Naples Federico II, Department of Biological Sciences, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134 Naple, Italy.
| | - Alessandra Valenti
- ARPAM - Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of the Marche Region, Via Federico II, 41, 62010 Macerata, Italy.
| | - Stefania Sarcina
- ARPAM - Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of the Marche Region, Via Federico II, 41, 62010 Macerata, Italy.
| | - Andrea Pasteris
- University of Bologna, CIRSA - Interdepartmental Research Centre for Environmental Sciences, Via S. Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy.
| | - Adele Montecavalli
- University of Bologna, CIRSA - Interdepartmental Research Centre for Environmental Sciences, Via S. Alberto 163, 48123 Ravenna, Italy.
| | - Stefano Comin
- ARPAV - Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of the Veneto Region, Via Lissa, 6, 30174 Venezia Mestre, Italy.
| | - Claudia Cesca
- ARPAV - Regional Agency for Environmental Protection of the Veneto Region, Via Lissa, 6, 30174 Venezia Mestre, Italy
| | - Marco Francese
- Shoreline Soc.Coop, Padriciano, 99, 34149 Trieste Italy.
| | - Monica Cigar
- Shoreline Soc.Coop, Padriciano, 99, 34149 Trieste Italy
| | - Veronica Piazza
- CNR-ISMAR-Istitute of Marine Sciences - Genova, Via De Marini, 6, 16149 Genova, Italy.
| | - Fabrizio Falleni
- ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Primary Prevent, Unit of Soil and Waste, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
| | - Ines Lacchetti
- ISS - Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Department of Environment and Primary Prevent, Unit of Soil and Waste, Ecotoxicology Laboratory, Viale Regina Elena, 299, 00161 Rome, Italy.
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