Accumulation of ¹⁴C-trinitrotoluene and related nonextractable (bound) residues in Eisenia fetida
2011
Belden, Jason B. | Lotufo, Guillerme R. | Chambliss, C Kevin | Fisher, Jonathan C. | Johnson, Dave R. | Boyd, Robert E. | Sims, Jerre G.
To determine if trinitrotoluene (TNT) forms nonextractable residues in earthworms and to measure the relative degree of accumulation as compared to TNT and its deaminated metabolites, Eisenia fetida was exposed to ¹⁴C-TNT using dermal contact to filter paper or exposure to soil. Nonextractable residues made up 32–68% of total body burden depending on exposure media and depuration time. Parent TNT accounted for less than 3% of radioactivity, while ADNTs accounted for 7–38%. Elimination half-lives were 61–120h for TNT, ADNTs, and DANTs, which was significantly lower than the half-lives found for nonextractable residues, 201–240h. However, over 80% of the nonextractable residue was solubilized using weak acid (pH 2). Based on our findings that TNT accumulation occurs primarily as nonextractable residues, which have a longer half-life, and that nonextractable residues can be solubilized, we propose that nonextractable residues could be used as a selective biomarker for assessing TNT contamination.
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