Toxicity Tests for Skenella Paludionoides with Common Metals, 2006-2010
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Description
A series of toxicity tests were conducted using the marine microgastropod Skenella paludionoides between 2006 and 2010. Tests determined the species' sensitivity to the common metal contaminants cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc. The data was collected by the Australian Antarctic Division, with biota sourced from Casey and Davis stations.
Use Cases
Modeling species sensitivity thresholds based on exposure to cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc.
Assessing environmental risk for Antarctic coastal regions based on metal contaminant data.
Comparing toxicity responses of organisms collected from different locations (Casey and Davis).
Analyzing the effects of laboratory conditions (in-situ Antarctic vs. transported to Australia) on test results.
Strengths
Tests cover a five-year time range from 2006 to 2010.
Focuses on five specific common metal contaminants: cadmium, copper, nickel, lead, and zinc.
Specifies collection locations (Casey and Davis) and testing laboratories (Antarctic and Australian).
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Last updated 2010-10 03 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
Provenance
Source
AU_AADC (Australian Antarctic Division).
Collection Method
Toxicity tests conducted in Antarctic station laboratories or AAD Kingston laboratories in Australia.