| Influence of in-stream diel concentration cycles of dissolved trace metals on acute toxicity to one-year-old cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi). | |
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PMID: 18020695 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Extrapolating results of laboratory bioassays to streams is difficult, because conditions such as temperature and dissolved metal concentrations can change substantially on diel time scales. Field bioassays conducted for 96 h in two mining-affected streams compared the survival of hatchery-raised, metal-naïve westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi) exposed to dissolved (0.1-microm filtration) metal concentrations that either exhibited the diel variation observed in streams or were controlled at a constant value. Cadmium and Zn concentrations in these streams increased each night by as much as 61 and 125%, respectively, and decreased a corresponding amount the next day, whereas Cu did not display a diel concentration cycle. In High Ore Creek (40 km south of Helena, MT, USA), survival (33%) after exposure to natural diel-fluctuating Zn concentrations (range, 214-634 microg/L; mean, 428 microg/L) was significantly (p = 0.008) higher than survival (14%) after exposure to a controlled, constant Zn concentration (422 microg/L). Similarly, in Dry Fork Belt Creek (70 km southeast of Great Falls, MT, USA), survival (75%) after exposure to diel-fluctuating Zn concentrations (range, 266-522 microg/L; mean, 399 microg/L) was significantly (p = 0.022) higher than survival (50%) in the constant-concentration treatment (392 microg/L). Survival likely was greater in these diel treatments, both because the periods of lower metal concentrations provided some relief for the fish and because toxicity during periods of higher metal concentrations was lessened by the simultaneous occurrence each night of lower water temperatures, which reduce the rate of metal uptake. Based on the present study, current water-quality criteria appear to be protective for streams with diel concentration cycles of Zn (and, perhaps, Cd) for the hydrologic conditions tested. |
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Authors:
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David A Nimick; David D Harper; Aïda M Farag; Thomas E Cleasby; Elizabeth MacConnell; Don Skaar |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Environmental toxicology and chemistry / SETAC Volume: 26 ISSN: 0730-7268 ISO Abbreviation: Environ. Toxicol. Chem. Publication Date: 2007 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-11-20 Completed Date: 2008-01-25 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8308958 Medline TA: Environ Toxicol Chem Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2667-78 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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US Geological Survey, Helena, Montana 59601, USA. dnimick@usgs.gov |
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Animals Environmental Monitoring / methods Montana Oncorhynchus* / growth & development Periodicity Reproducibility of Results Rivers / chemistry* Species Specificity Time Factors Toxicity Tests Trace Elements / analysis*, toxicity Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*, toxicity |
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0/Trace Elements; 0/Water Pollutants, Chemical |
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