Assessing Contaminant Sensitivity of Endangered and Threatened Aquatic Species: Part I. Acute Toxicity of Five Chemicals

Dwyer, F. James; Mayer, Foster L.; Sappington, Linda C.; Buckler, Denny R.; Bridges, Christine M.; Greer, I. Eugene; Hardesty, Douglas K.; Henke, C.E.; Ingersoll, Chris G.; Kunz, James L.; Whites, David W.; Augspurger, Tom; Mount, David R.; Hattala, Kathryn A.; Neuderfer, G. N.

doi:10.1007/s00244-003-3038-1

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“…The 96-h LC50s for exposure of adult zebrafish and trout parr to potassium PFOS were 22.2 AE 4.6 mg/L (mean AE standard error about the mean [SE]) and 2.5 AE 0.8 mg/L (mean AE SE), respectively, which is consistent with a higher sensitivity of rainbow trout to contaminants [33]. These values are also consistent with previous 96-h PFOS LC50s of 7.8 (potassium and diethanolamine salts) À22 (potassium salt) in rainbow trout and 4.7 (lithium salt) À9.5 mg/L (potassium salt) in fathead minnow [34] but are slightly lower than the value previously reported for zebrafish (71 mg/L, unspecified salt) [35].…”

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confidence: 60%

Perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicity, isomer‐specific accumulation, and maternal transfer in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Sharpe

Benskin

Laarman

et al. 2010

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS; C(8)F(17)SO(3) (-)) bioaccumulation and toxicity have been demonstrated in both aquatic and terrestrial organisms. The majority of investigations have examined total PFOS concentrations in wildlife and in toxicity testing, but isomer-specific monitoring studies are less common, and no laboratory-based study of PFOS isomer accumulation in fish has been reported. The present study examined accumulation and maternal transfer of PFOS isomers in zebrafish and tissue-specific accumulation of PFOS isomers in trout parr. A median lethal dose (LC50) of 22.2 and 2.5 mg/L was calculated for adult zebrafish and trout parr, respectively. A two-week PFOS exposure resulted in tissue-specific PFOS accumulation in trout, with maximum concentrations identified in the liver tissue (>50 microg/g). Prior exposure to PFOS as alevin did not affect the accumulation of PFOS in tissues later in life. In both species, accumulation of branched PFOS isomers generally occurred to a lesser extent than linear PFOS, which may explain the relative deficiency of branched PFOS isomers in some aquatic species in the field. Analysis of exposed trout tissues indicated that isomer discrimination may occur at the level of elimination or uptake and elimination processes in the kidney or gill, respectively. When zebrafish underwent a reproductive cycle in the presence of PFOS, approximately 10% (wt) of the adult PFOS body burden was transferred to the developing embryos, resulting in a higher total PFOS concentration in eggs (116 +/- 13.3 microg/g) than in the parent fish (72.1 +/- 7.6 microg/g). The isomer profile in eggs was not significantly different from that of adults, suggesting that the maternal transfer of branched and linear PFOS isomers in fish is largely nonisomer specific.

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Section: Trout and Zebrafish Toxicity Testssupporting

confidence: 60%

Perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicity, isomer‐specific accumulation, and maternal transfer in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Sharpe

Benskin

Laarman

et al. 2010

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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“…The most sensitive species in both cases were H. azteca and Ceriodaphnia dubia. Dwyer et al (2005) determined the toxicity of permethrin to 18 threatened and endangered aquatic species. Atlantic sturgeon, shortnose sturgeon, Lahontan cutthroat trout, spotfin chub, and Apache trout were determined to be the five taxa most susceptible to permethrin, with 96-hour LC 50 values of less than 1.2 to 1.71 µg/L (Dwyer et al, 2005).…”

Section: Species Sensitivity Distributionsmentioning

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“…Dwyer et al (2005) determined the toxicity of permethrin to 18 threatened and endangered aquatic species. Atlantic sturgeon, shortnose sturgeon, Lahontan cutthroat trout, spotfin chub, and Apache trout were determined to be the five taxa most susceptible to permethrin, with 96-hour LC 50 values of less than 1.2 to 1.71 µg/L (Dwyer et al, 2005). By way of comparison, the LC 50 values for the standard laboratory test species rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), fathead minnow, and sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegates) were 3.31, 9.38, and 17.0 µg/L permethrin, respectively.…”

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confidence: 99%

Pyrethroid Insecticides: Use, Environmental Fate, and Ecotoxicology

Palmquist¹,

Salatas²,

Fairbrother³

2012

Insecticides - Advances in Integrated Pest Management

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“…While data on the toxicity of PCP have been widely reported (Adema and Vink 1981;Belgers et al 2009;Besser et al 2005;Dwyer et al 2005), information on the toxicity of PCP to native species in that can be used in sitespecific risk assessments and establishing water quality guidelines or criteria (WQC) in China has been lacking. The potential use of toxicity data for non-native species to develop local criteria is controversial due to uncertainty whether criteria based on species from one geographical region provide appropriate protection for species in a different region (Davies et al 1994).…”

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Toxicity of pentachlorophenol to native aquatic species in the Yangtze River

Jin

Zha

et al. 2011

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Introduction While the literature is replete with studies of the toxic potency of pentachlorophenol (PCP), site-specific criteria for native aquatic species that can be used in ecological risk assessments has been lacking and application of toxicity information for non-native species is controversial. Materials and methods In the present study, acute and chronic toxicities of PCP to six aquatic species native to the Yangtze River were determined. The HC 5 and HC 50 (hazardous concentration for 5% and 50% of species) were derived from dose-response curves for these native aquatic species and were then compared with those derived for non-native species. Results The acute toxicity values for the native species ranged from 8.8×10−2 mg l −1 (Plagiognathops microlepis) to 1.1 mg l −1 (Soirodela polyrhiza), while chronic toxicity values based on no observed effect concentrations (NOECs) ranged from 0.01 mg l −1 (Macrobrachium superbum) to 0.25 mg l −1 (Soirodela polyrhiza). Native aquatic benthos was more sensitive to acute PCP exposure than non-native species. There was no significant difference in NOECs derived from native fish species and those based on nonnative fish species. The median acute HC 5 and HC 50 derived from the toxicity data of native taxa were both less than those derived from non-native taxa. There was no significant difference between chronic HC 5 s derived from the two sets of taxa. However, the median chronic HC 50 derived from native taxa was less than that derived from non-native taxa.Conclusion The study upon which we report here provides site-specific toxicity information developed for native species which can be used for the protection of local aquatic life from a common contaminant, PCP.

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Assessing Contaminant Sensitivity of Endangered and Threatened Aquatic Species: Part I. Acute Toxicity of Five Chemicals

Cited by 80 publications

References 14 publications

Perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicity, isomer‐specific accumulation, and maternal transfer in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Perfluorooctane sulfonate toxicity, isomer‐specific accumulation, and maternal transfer in zebrafish (Danio rerio) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Pyrethroid Insecticides: Use, Environmental Fate, and Ecotoxicology

Toxicity of pentachlorophenol to native aquatic species in the Yangtze River

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