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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2016
University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC (US);
Joseph A. Covi, Wilmington, NC (US);
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON, Wilmington, NC (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides methods for determining the toxicity of fresh-water and marine sediments and sediment pore water containing indigenous or introduced toxicants from each as a one-time analysis and/or for analysis over a period of time. The present disclosure further provides kits assembled for the afore-mentioned determination. The methods and kits of the present disclosure can be used for analyzing sediment and pore water samples from, among other locations, all environments where species having a dormant life stage may exist including, for example, natural zooplankton.