STYGOTOX: A quality assessed database of (eco)toxicological data on stygofauna and other aquatic subterranean organisms

This data compiles the toxicity data on stygofauna and other aquatic subterranean organisms in one (eco)toxicological database. A total of 46 studies were found, containing 472 toxic endpoints covering 43 different stressors. These compounds were tested on subterranean organisms from four phyla, 12 orders, 24 genera, and 55 species. The studies included were published between 1976 and July of 2023, in 13 different countries. The suitability of the studies was assessed in order to indicate the completeness of reporting and their suitability for use in hazard and risk assessment. This compilation provides a valuable source of data for future development of toxicity testing protocols for groundwater organisms, and to support decision-making, ecological risk assessments and the derivation of water quality criteria for the protection of groundwater ecosystems. The database will be updated regularly.The database was founded on literature searches using Google Scholar, Web of Science and Scopus, reference lists of the scientific/peer reviewed literature, as well as generic internet searches. An example of the search criteria used in Scopus can be seen below.· “Stygofauna” OR “Stygo” OR “Hypogean” OR “Groundwater organism” OR “Groundwater invertebrate” OR “Stygobite”o AND· “Toxicity” OR “Ecotoxicity” OR “Dose-response” OR “Sensitivity”Searches were conducted in English and identified several studies written in German and French that had English abstracts or keywords. Studies in languages other than English were translated using Google translate. The current database (version 2023.12) includes papers published prior to December 2023. The criteria for the inclusion of data from a study into the database was the availability of one of the following toxicity endpoints: Lethal concentration (LC), Effect concentration (EC), Inhibition concentration (IC), Lethal temperature (Ltemp), Effect temperature (Etemp), Lethal time (Ltime), Effect time (Etime), No observable effect concentration (NOEC), and Lowest observed effect concentration” (LOEC). Where available, the effect of the EC is mentioned.

本数据集汇集了有关地下生物（如 Stygofauna）及其他水生地下生物的毒性数据，构建成为一个（生态）毒理学数据库。共计46项研究被收录，包含472个毒性指标，涉及43种不同的应激源。这些化合物在四门、十二目、二十四属、五十五种的地下生物上进行了测试。所包含的研究发表于1976年至2023年7月间的13个国家。研究适宜性被评估，以指示报告的完整性及其在危害和风险评估中的应用适宜性。本汇编为未来地下水生物毒性测试方案的开发提供了宝贵的资料来源，并支持决策制定、生态风险评估以及制定保护地下水生态系统的水质标准。数据库将定期更新。数据库的建立基于对Google Scholar、Web of Science和Scopus的文献搜索，以及科学/同行评审文献的参考文献列表，以及通用互联网搜索。以下为Scopus中使用的搜索条件示例：“Stygofauna” 或 “Stygo” 或 “Hypogean” 或 “Groundwater organism” 或 “Groundwater invertebrate” 或 “Stygobite” 与 “Toxicity” 或 “Ecotoxicity” 或 “Dose-response” 或 “Sensitivity” 进行搜索。搜索以英语进行，并识别出数篇德语和法语撰写的具有英语摘要或关键词的研究。非英语语言的研究通过Google翻译进行翻译。当前数据库（2023.12版本）包括截至2023年12月之前发表的论文。将一项研究的数据纳入数据库的标准是存在以下毒性指标之一：致死浓度（LC）、效应浓度（EC）、抑制浓度（IC）、致死温度（Ltemp）、效应温度（Etemp）、致死时间（Ltime）、效应时间（Etime）、无可见效应浓度（NOEC）和最低观察效应浓度（LOEC）。如有可用，EC的效应亦被提及。