Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments and caged mussels of the St. Marys River, 1985

Kauss, P. B.; Hamdy, Y. S.

doi:10.1007/bf00024746

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“…Mussels are abundant, easily collected and transported and sedentary. They are responsive to their surrounding environment meaning mussel tissue concentrations can often reflect short-term fluctuations in contaminant concentrations which may not be detected by routine water quality monitoring (Kauss and Hamdy, 1991;Lobel et al, 1991;Metcalfe and Charlton, 1990;Muncaster et al, 1989). E. complanata is a filter feeder, feeding on plankton and organic detritus and will accumulate contaminants directly from both the water column and the particulate matter (Pennak, 1978).…”

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The Niagara River mussel biomonitoring program (Elliptio complanata): 1983–2009

Richman

Hobson

Williams

et al. 2011

Journal of Great Lakes Research

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The Niagara River mussel biomonitoring program (Elliptio complanata): 1983–2009

Richman

Hobson

Williams

et al. 2011

Journal of Great Lakes Research

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“…Mussels have been used world-wide to monitor pollution (Goldberg et al, 1978;Muncaster et al, 1989;Metcalfe and Charlton, 1990;Kauss and Hamdy, 1991;Phillips and Rainbow, 1993;Marvin et al, 1994;Peven et al, 1996;Chiu et al, 2000;Rainbow et al, 2000). Generally, the concentrations of contaminants in the tissue of mussels is a reflection of the concentrations in the environment.…”

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Can We Use Zebra and Quagga Mussels for Biomonitoring Contaminants in the Niagara River?

Richman

Somers

2005

Water Air Soil Pollut

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We compared contaminants in zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena bugensis) of two different size classes from sites within the Niagara River to determine if the two species and two size classes can be used to monitor contaminants. Composite samples (i.e., at least 50 individuals) were analysed for 7 trace metals, total PCBs, selected organochlorine pesticides, chlorinated benzenes, and dioxins and furans. ANOVAs and MANOVAs showed that metal tissue concentrations varied significantly among sites, species, and size classes (P < 0.05). At sites where metal concentrations differed between species, zebra mussels had higher concentrations than quagga mussels. Similarly, larger mussels (i.e., 16-25 mm) generally had higher tissue concentrations than smaller mussels (<15 mm length). However, differences in tissue concentrations between size classes were present only for Cd, Cu and Mn and were infrequent, making these results inconclusive. For organic contaminants ANCOVAs and MANCOVAs using lipid concentration as a covariate revealed significant differences in tissue concentrations between the three sites, whereas differences between size classes were modest (P = 0.035). The ANOVA using individual parameters did not show a significant difference in tissue concentrations between the two size classes. In general, mussel tissue concentrations among stations (up to 7 stations throughout the river), were similar for Pb, Zn, Hg and Ni using data separated by species and size class. Concentrations of Cu, Mn and Cd were variable throughout the upper and lower Niagara. Tissue concentrations of α-BHC, 1,2,3 and 1,2,4 trichlorobenzene were similar in quagga mussels collected from 8 stations from the Canadian and American side of the river, whereas concentrations of total PCBs, octachlorostyrene, 1,2,3,4-tetrachlorobenzene, pentachlorobenzene and hexachlorobenzene were higher in quagga mussels from the American side of the upper river.

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“…To investigate further the effect of sediment aging on bioavailability of PAHs, the oligochaete worm Lurnbriculus variegatus was exposed to sediment core sections taken from Lake George (part of the St. Mary's River) in northern Michigan. Previous surveys have shown this area to be historically contaminated with PAHs, with peak contaminant concentrations occurring in the 1970s [6,7]. Although contaminant concentrations in surficial sediments of Lake George are estimated to be below effects levels, populations of benthic invertebrates continue to be depressed [8].…”

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Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From a Historically Contaminated Sediment Core

Harkey¹,

Hoof²,

Landrum³

1995

Environ Toxicol Chem

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To determine changes in bioavailability of selected polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with sediment aging, Lurnbriculus variegatus were exposed for 4 weeks to sediment core sections taken from a contaminated lake. Core depths included surficial(0 to 4 cm), 4-to 8-, 12-to 16-, 28-to 32-, and 44-to 48-cm sections deposited from approximately 1899 to 1993, and were known to be historically contaminated with PAHs. Bioaccumulation was maximal at the 12to 16-cm depth (circa 1967) where sediment PAH concentrations were greatest. Accumulation was generally below detection limits in the 0-to 4-cm depths, even though sediment concentrations of some compounds were comparable to those at the 12-to 16-cm depth where accumulation was great enough to generate accurate kinetics curves. Accumulation peaked at about 96 h, then declined over the remainder of the study for the lower-molecular-weight PAHs. For most higher-molecular-weight PAHs, accumulation peaked at about 2 weeks, then declined only slightly after 4 weeks. The differential bioavailability observed between surficial and atdepth core sections raises questions concerning the adequacy of results generated from toxicity and bioaccumulation tests routinely conducted with surficial sediments.

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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in surficial sediments and caged mussels of the St. Marys River, 1985

Cited by 34 publications

References 51 publications

The Niagara River mussel biomonitoring program (Elliptio complanata): 1983–2009

The Niagara River mussel biomonitoring program (Elliptio complanata): 1983–2009

Can We Use Zebra and Quagga Mussels for Biomonitoring Contaminants in the Niagara River?

Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons From a Historically Contaminated Sediment Core

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