Bioaccumulation and Subchronic Physiological Effects of Waterborne Iron Overload on Whitefish Exposed in Humic and Nonhumic Water

Lappivaara, Jarmo; Kiviniemi, A.; Oikari, Aimo

doi:10.1007/s002449900506

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“…Water pumped from a well is not likely to be encountered by fish very often in the natural world, except from the input of small streams headed by ground water. Further, well water is often higher in iron content; high iron content has been shown to cause physiological stress in some adult fish (Lappivaara, Kiviniemi, & Oikari, 1999). Therefore, it should not be surprising that fish should prefer lake water over well water.…”

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Swimming responses of larval and juvenile freshwater fishes to nearshore and offshore water sources

Malinich

Pangle

2018

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

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Dispersal of young fish through wind‐driven currents has a growing research focus in large freshwater lakes; however, the influence of behaviour on such dispersal has not been tested. Fish may orient to different environmental cues and use swimming behaviours to navigate towards or retain their position within important habitats. To examine the ability of larval and juvenile fishes of the Laurentian Great Lakes to perceive and orient to nearshore or offshore habitats, we carried out a series of behavioural trials in a flume in which fish choose between different combinations of nearshore and offshore water, and well water. Water and a natural assemblage of larval and juvenile nearshore fish (Dominant species: white sucker, Catostomus commersonii, and spottail shiners, Notropis hudonius) used in the experiment were collected from northern Lake Michigan near Beaver Island. Results of our study suggest that young fish are capable of distinguishing and responding to different water sources, indicating a potential to orient within their environment, such as through the use of olfactory cues. We did not see a difference in fish response to changing concentrations of water cues, possibly suggesting that the threshold for fish response occurs at lower concentrations than were tested in our experiments. This preliminary study into orientation of Great Lakes fishes demonstrates the capacity of these fish to orient to cues in water sources and indicates the need to consider active movement in future studies of larval dispersal and habitat choice in the large freshwater lakes.

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Swimming responses of larval and juvenile freshwater fishes to nearshore and offshore water sources

Malinich

Pangle

2018

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

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“…Several authors have demonstrated iron accumulations in different organs such as the liver and gut (Lappivaara et al 1999) and precipitation on gill epithelium causing gill clogging and damage (Dalzell and Macfarlane 1999;Peuranen et al 1994). Iron has been shown to reduce oxygen uptake by fish (Peuranen et al 1994), modified blood parameters (Brenner et al 1976;Lappivaara et al 1999;Lappivaara and Marttinen 2005;Peuranen et al 1994), decreased growth and disturbed fish reproduction (Sykora et al 1972;Smith et al 1973;Smith and Sykora 1976).…”

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Effects of iron on rainbow trout gill cells in primary culture

Leguen¹,

Perón²,

Prunet³

2011

Cell Biol Toxicol

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This study investigated the effects of iron in the form of iron sulphate (FeSO(4)·7H(2)O), over the range 0.01-1 mM on rainbow trout primary gill cells cultured on semi-permeable membranes. The endpoints measured were cell proliferation, mucous cell numbers, area of mucus in mucous cells, ultrastructural analysis and transepithelial resistance. Regardless of the concentration, FeSO(4) did not modify the apical surface of pavement cells (microridge) and mucous cells. However, at 1 mM, this metal reduced cell numbers, by inhibiting cell proliferation and causing cell death, and induced a decrease in transepithelial resistance. It is interesting to note that cell numbers were also reduced in the presence of 0.5 mM iron salt, although this reduction did not modify transepithelial resistance. FeSO(4) reduced mucous cell number but did not change mucus area in mucous cells suggesting that this metal could induce a discharge of mucous cells, but mucus secretion would be total and not partial. In conclusion, our in vitro model has allowed to study some toxic effect but also resistance of gill epithelium in presence of iron.

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“…Fish can take up both forms from water through the gills (Bury and Grosell, 2003). However, excess waterborne iron is toxic to fish (Peuranen et al, 1994;Lappivaara et al, 1999;Dalzell and Macfarlane, 1999). Fe(II) in water is more toxic to fish than Fe(III) as the former is more soluble and easily absorbed (Vuori, 1995).…”

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Effects of waterborne Fe(II) on juvenile turbot Scophthalmus maximus: analysis of respiratory rate, hematology and gill histology

You

Liu³

et al. 2012

Chin. J. Ocean. Limnol.

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The concentration of Fe(II) is high in some groundwater supplies used in turbot culture, and the toxicity of waterborne Fe(II) is unknown. We investigated the stress responses of juvenile turbot, Scophthalmus maximus, exposed to Fe(II) of different concentrations (0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 2 mg/L) for 1, 7, 14, and 28 d, under the same ambient conditions of other parameters. Changes in respiratory rate, hematological parameters, and gill structure were determined. The results show that waterborne Fe(II) did not cause severe hematological perturbation to turbot. A low-medium Fe(II) concentration (lower than 0.1 mg/L) could boost the respiratory rate, and caused no or very limited damage to fish. A high Fe(II) concentration (0.1 mg/L or higher), however, caused gill damage, such as vacuoles in branchial lamellae, epithelial necrosis, and hypertrophy of epithelial cells, and even death after extended exposure time. Therefore, excess waterborne Fe(II) and long-term exposure to Fe(II) could be responsible for poor growth and high mortality of turbot in culture. The concentration of waterborne Fe(II) in turbot culture should be kept below 0.1 mg/L.

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Bioaccumulation and Subchronic Physiological Effects of Waterborne Iron Overload on Whitefish Exposed in Humic and Nonhumic Water

Cited by 18 publications

References 28 publications

Swimming responses of larval and juvenile freshwater fishes to nearshore and offshore water sources

Swimming responses of larval and juvenile freshwater fishes to nearshore and offshore water sources

Effects of iron on rainbow trout gill cells in primary culture

Effects of waterborne Fe(II) on juvenile turbot Scophthalmus maximus: analysis of respiratory rate, hematology and gill histology

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