ABSTRACT. The toxlcity of selected sediments in the Adriatic Sea and the effect of phytoplankton bloonl on sedlments in the vicinity of Rovln], Yugoslavia, using bacterial bloluminescence toxicity assay, have been investigated. Sedlments under the influence of urban and industrial wastes tend to be more contaminated than those in the open sea. The toxic effect of decayed material derived from sinlung inucus aggregates was higher at locations influenced by local pollution. The time course study at 1 station suggested that increases in toxicity of sediment extracts is mainly due to changes in organic matter derived from decayed products of mucus aggregates
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