In situ biomonitoring of caged, juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Lower Duwamish Waterway

Kelley, Matthew; Gillespie, Annika M.; Zhou, Guodong; Zhang, Shu; Meador, James P.; Duncan, Bruce Bartholow; Donnelly, Kirby C.; McDonald, Thomas J.

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.07.026

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“…Concentrations of PCBs in the higher range are comparable to those measured in juvenile salmon body and diet samples from urban and industrialized areas of Puget Sound (Stein et al 1995;Stehr et al 2000;Johnson et al 2007b, Meador et al 2010Kelley et al 2011). For example, concentrations of PCBs in juvenile Chinook Salmon bodies from Elliott Bay (Seattle, Washington) and Commencement Bay (Tacoma, Washington) ranged from 640 to 72,500 ng/g lipid while in diet samples from these same areas, concentrations of PCBs ranged from 45 to 445 ng/g wwt (Stehr et al 2000;Olson et al 2008;Johnson et al 2007b;Meador et al 2010).…”

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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Basin: Implications for Stock Recovery

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Among the populations of Pacific salmon and steelhead Oncorhynchus mykiss (anadromous Rainbow Trout) that inhabit the Columbia River basin there are currently 13 Evolutionarily Significant Units listed as threatened or endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. While habitat loss, dams, overharvest, and climate change have been implicated in declining abundance of Chinook Salmon O. tshawytscha in the Columbia River, chemical contaminants represent an additional, yet poorly understood, conservation threat. In this study we measured concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in juvenile Chinook Salmon from various Columbia River stocks and life history types to evaluate the potential for adverse effects in these threatened and endangered fish. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDTs), recognized contaminants of concern in the Columbia basin, are the primary focus of this paper; other contaminants found in these fish, such as polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, are described in other publications. We frequently detected PCBs and DDTs in juvenile salmon and salmon diet samples from the lower Columbia River and estuary. In some cases, concentrations in salmon were above estimated thresholds for effects on growth and survival. The tidal freshwater portion of the estuary, between Portland, Oregon, and Longview, Washington, appeared to be an important source of contaminants for juvenile salmon and a region in which salmon were exposed to toxicants associated with urban development and industrial activity. Highest concentrations of PCBs were found in fall Chinook Salmon stocks with subyearling life histories, including populations from the upper Columbia and Snake rivers, which feed and rear in the tidal freshwater and estuarine portions of the river for extended periods. Spring Chinook Salmon stocks with yearling life histories that migrate more rapidly through the estuary generally had low PCB concentrations, but high concentrations of DDTs. Lipid content was low (<1%) in many of the fish examined, contributing to high lipid‐adjusted contaminants concentrations in some samples.

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Persistent Organic Pollutants in Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Basin: Implications for Stock Recovery

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“…A common type of biomonitoring focused on the food chain is measuring bioaccumulation, in which organisms are deployed in or collected from the remediated system and tissue concentrations of the target contaminants are used as a metric of remedial effectiveness (Lazorchak et al, 2003;Wang, 2016). Biomonitoring has been used widely at Superfund sites, including the Industri-Plex and Wells G&H (Massachusetts), New Bedford Harbor (Massachusetts), Brunswick (Georgia), McIntosh Plant (Alabama), Lower Duwamish Waterway (Washington), Manistique River (Michigan), Palos Verdes Shelf (California), and Midnite Mine (Washington) sites, using a range of organisms, such as trees, mussels, spiders, turtles, fishes, and seabirds (Bergen et al, 1993(Bergen et al, , 2005Blanvillain et al, 2007;Clatterbuck et al, 2018;Flett et al, 2021;Gawel & Hemond, 2004;Hinck et al, 2009;Kelley et al, 2011;Kraus et al, 2017;Nelson & Bergen, 2012).…”

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Comparing Equilibrium Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Based on Passive Sampling and Bioaccumulation in Water Column Deployments

Burgess

Cantwell

Dong

et al. 2023

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Biomonitoring at contaminated sites undergoing cleanup, including Superfund sites, often uses bioaccumulation of anthropogenic contaminants by field-deployed organisms as a metric of remedial effectiveness. Bioaccumulation studies are unable to assess the equilibrium status of the organisms relative to the contaminants to which they are exposed. Establishing equilibrium provides a reproducible benchmark on which scientific and management decisions can be based (e.g., comparison with human dietary consumption criteria). Unlike bioaccumulating organisms, passive samplers can be assessed for their equilibrium status. In our study, over a 3-year period, we compared the bioaccumulation of selected polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by mussels in water column deployments at the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site (New Bedford, MA, USA) to codeployed passive samplers. Based on comparisons to the calculated passive sampler equilibrium concentrations, the mussels were not at equilibrium, and the subsequent analysis focused on evaluating approaches for estimating equilibrium bioaccumulation. In addition, a limited evaluation of metal bioaccumulation by the exposed mussels and a metal passive sampler was performed. In general, mussel and passive sampler accumulation of PCBs was significantly correlated; however, surprisingly, agreement on the magnitude of accumulation was optimal when bioaccumulation and passive sampler uptake were not corrected for nonequilibrium conditions. A subsequent comparison of four approaches for estimating equilibrium mussel bioaccumulation using octanol-water partition coefficients (K OW ), triolein-water partition coefficients (K TW ), and two types of polymer-lipid partition coefficients demonstrated that field-deployed mussels were not at equilibrium with many PCBs. A range of estimated equilibrium mussel bioaccumulation concentrations were calculated, with the magnitude of the K OW -based values being the smallest and the polymer-lipid partition coefficient-based values being the largest. These analyses are intended to assist environmental scientists and managers to interpret field deployment data when transitioning from biomonitoring to passive sampling.

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Assessing Adverse Effects of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Fish Using Biomarker Analysis and Histopathology in Active Monitoring Scenarios

Orbea

Bilbao

Cajaraville

2022

Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology

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In situ biomonitoring of caged, juvenile Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Lower Duwamish Waterway

Cited by 5 publications

References 51 publications

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Basin: Implications for Stock Recovery

Persistent Organic Pollutants in Juvenile Chinook Salmon in the Columbia River Basin: Implications for Stock Recovery

Comparing Equilibrium Concentrations of Polychlorinated Biphenyls Based on Passive Sampling and Bioaccumulation in Water Column Deployments

Assessing Adverse Effects of Legacy and Emerging Contaminants in Fish Using Biomarker Analysis and Histopathology in Active Monitoring Scenarios

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