Long-term monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Hudson River (New York) using caddisfly larvae and other macroinvertebrates

Novak, M.A.; Reilly, Andrew; Jackling, Samuel J.

doi:10.1007/bf01061976

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“…Historical data collected by the NYSDEC Stream Biomonitoring Unit and others, however, indicate that benthic community structure was not necessarily correlated with the presence of PCBs (Novak et al, 1988;Peeters et al, 2001). The Grasse River contains a 7.2-mile stretch of unremediated PCB-contaminated sediments originating from the ALCOA plant at the uppermost point in the AOC (http:// www.thegrasseriver.com/index.html, accessed September 5, 2013).…”

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Assessing condition of macroinvertebrate communities and sediment toxicity in the St. Lawrence River at Massena Area-of-Concern

Duffy

Baldigo

Smith

et al. 2016

Journal of Great Lakes Research

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Assessing condition of macroinvertebrate communities and sediment toxicity in the St. Lawrence River at Massena Area-of-Concern

Duffy

Baldigo

Smith

et al. 2016

Journal of Great Lakes Research

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Okologische Fließgewässerbewertung - Biologische Grundlagen und Verfahren - Schwerpunkt Makrobenthos

Böhmer

Rawer-Jost

Kappus

2004

Handbuch Angewandte Limnologie: Grundlagen - Gewässerbelastung - Restaurierung - Aquatische Ökotoxikologie - Bewertung - Gewäss

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Patterns of organic contaminants in eggs of an insectivorous, an omnivorous, and a piscivorous bird nesting on the Hudson River, New York, USA

Custer

Dummer

2010

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Belted kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon), spotted sandpiper (Actitus macularia), and tree swallow (Tachycineta bicolor) eggs were collected in 2004 from the upper Hudson River, New York, USA. This area is one of the most polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated locations in North America. Multivariate analyses indicated among species differences in the concentration and composition of PCB congeners, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD), and dibenzofuran (PCDF, PCDD-F when combined with PCDDs) congeners, and chlorinated pesticides. Total PCB concentrations followed the typical food chain biomagnification paradigm of higher concentrations in piscivorous bird eggs and lower concentrations in eggs of species that feed at lower trophic levels. Concentrations in the insectivorous swallows (geometric mean = 6.8 µg/g wet wt) were approximately half the concentrations present in the piscivorous kingfisher (11.7 µg/g) or omnivorous sandpiper (12.6 µg/g). In contrast, PCB toxic equivalents (TEQs) were higher in swallows (1,790 pg/g wet wt) than in either kingfishers (776 pg/g) or sandpipers (881 pg/g). This difference can be mainly attributed to higher PCB77 concentrations in swallows relative to the other two species. Also contrary to the accepted food-chain paradigm, the sum of PCDD-F concentrations and the sum of their TEQs were higher in swallows than in either sandpipers or kingfishers. Metabolic pathway differences in the respective food chains of the three species probably accounted for the differences observed in PCB TEQ, total PCDD-F, and PCDD-F TEQ concentrations among species.

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Long-term monitoring of polychlorinated biphenyls in the Hudson River (New York) using caddisfly larvae and other macroinvertebrates

Cited by 14 publications

References 4 publications

Assessing condition of macroinvertebrate communities and sediment toxicity in the St. Lawrence River at Massena Area-of-Concern

Assessing condition of macroinvertebrate communities and sediment toxicity in the St. Lawrence River at Massena Area-of-Concern

Okologische Fließgewässerbewertung - Biologische Grundlagen und Verfahren - Schwerpunkt Makrobenthos

Patterns of organic contaminants in eggs of an insectivorous, an omnivorous, and a piscivorous bird nesting on the Hudson River, New York, USA

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