Ifsurface-activesubstances are usedfor sample preparation, their absence of toxicityformicro-organisms and their compatibilitywithinactivators usedmust bedemonstrated.
Whether the presence of acid conditions or surfaceactive digestive substances in the guts of such marine organisms can desorb and release contaminants in significant quantities to cause such effects, or whether such a response is to their physical presence, remains to be answered.