Potential effects of climate change on the chemical quality of aquatic biota

Carere, Mario; Miniero, Roberto; Cicero, Maria Rita

doi:10.1016/j.trac.2011.06.006

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“…Finally, climate change and ocean acidification can alter food web structures by causing changes in primary and secondary production, species compositions, predator–prey abundances, and inter‐ and intraspecific interactions (e.g., Le Quesne & Pinnegar, ; Nagelkerken & Connell, ; Pistevos, Nagelkerken, Rossi, Olmos & Connell, ; Sydeman, Poloczanska, Reed & Thompson, ). As primary production will be affected by climate change, the amount of POPs such as PCBs readily absorbed by phytoplankton and amplified through food web will be affected, as well (e.g., Borgå et al., ; Carere et al., ; Gouin et al., ; Macdonald, Mackay & Hickie, ; Ng & Gray, ; Nikinmaa, ; Schiedek et al., ). The removal or addition of trophic levels and alteration of bottom‐up (i.e., disrupted primary production and nutrient cycling) or top‐down (i.e., reduction or loss of top predators) mechanisms in the food web mediated by climate change‐induced pollutant sensitivity processes are likely to have dramatic effects on the bioaccumulation and biomagnification patterns of PCBs and mercury, that is, increase or decrease in pollutants levels in the food web (Balbus et al., ; Braune, Gaston & Mallory, ; Braune et al., , Braune, Gaston, et al., ; Gouin et al., ; Jenssen et al., ; Krabbenhoft & Sunderland, ; Macdonald et al., ; McKinney et al., , , , ; Schiedek et al., ).…”

Section: Climate Change–pollutant Bioaccumulation Interactions: Towarmentioning

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“…Based on the results of our literature review, we found 23 papers were dedicated to the topic of climate-contaminant bioaccumulation interactions published between 2003 and 2015 (Tables 1 and 2). Nine of the papers (40%) were review articles on the interplay between climate change and contaminant bioaccumulation, including some field data, in aquatic food webs and impacts on foraging ecology (Carere, Miniero & Cicero, 2011;Gouin et al, 2013;Jenssen et al, 2015;Krabbenhoft & Sunderland, 2013;Macdonald & Loseto, 2010;Macdonald et al, 2005;McKinney et al, 2015;Schiedek et al, 2007). The remaining papers (60%) were field research and aquatic food web bioaccumulation modeling that focused on Arctic, Antarctic, and temperate regions ( Table 2).…”

Section: Interactions In Marine Food Websmentioning

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“…The remaining papers (60%) were field research and aquatic food web bioaccumulation modeling that focused on Arctic, Antarctic, and temperate regions ( Table 2). Six of these papers were supported with field data, historical and time series contaminant data exclusively focused on the Arctic (Braune et al, 2014, Braune, Gaston, et al, 2015Jenssen et al, 2015;Macdonald et al, 2005;McKinney et al, 2015) or based on hypothetical food web bioaccumulation modeling work (Borg a, Saloranta & Ruus, 2010;Carere et al, 2011;Gouin et al, 2013).…”

Section: Interactions In Marine Food Websmentioning

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Climate change–contaminant interactions in marine food webs: Toward a conceptual framework

Alava

Cheung

Ross

et al. 2017

Global Change Biology

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Climate change is reshaping the way in which contaminants move through the global environment, in large part by changing the chemistry of the oceans and affecting the physiology, health, and feeding ecology of marine biota. Climate change-associated impacts on structure and function of marine food webs, with consequent changes in contaminant transport, fate, and effects, are likely to have significant repercussions to those human populations that rely on fisheries resources for food, recreation, or culture. Published studies on climate change-contaminant interactions with a focus on food web bioaccumulation were systematically reviewed to explore how climate change and ocean acidification may impact contaminant levels in marine food webs. We propose here a conceptual framework to illustrate the impacts of climate change on contaminant accumulation in marine food webs, as well as the downstream consequences for ecosystem goods and services. The potential impacts on social and economic security for coastal communities that depend on fisheries for food are discussed. Climate change-contaminant interactions may alter the bioaccumulation of two priority contaminant classes: the fat-soluble persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), as well as the protein-binding methylmercury (MeHg). These interactions include phenomena deemed to be either climate change dominant (i.e., climate change leads to an increase in contaminant exposure) or contaminant dominant (i.e., contamination leads to an increase in climate change susceptibility). We illustrate the pathways of climate change-contaminant interactions using case studies in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean. The important role of ecological and food web modeling to inform decision-making in managing ecological and human health risks of chemical pollutants contamination under climate change is also highlighted. Finally, we identify the need to develop integrated policies that manage the ecological and socioeconomic risk of greenhouse gases and marine pollutants.

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Section: Interactions In Marine Food Websmentioning

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Climate change–contaminant interactions in marine food webs: Toward a conceptual framework

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“…This interaction can be influenced by temperature (particularly in poikilotherms) and local tissue conditions such as level of hydration, lipid environment, and the general homeostatic condition of the organism 54, 55. Chemical disposition is a function of four factors: absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion in exposed organisms 56. The interaction of these four processes determines potential dose in the target tissue 57.…”

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The influence of global climate change on the scientific foundations and applications of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: Introduction to a SETAC international workshop

Stahl

Hooper

Balbus

et al. 2012

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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This is the first of seven papers resulting from a Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) international workshop titled “The Influence of Global Climate Change on the Scientific Foundations and Applications of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.” The workshop involved 36 scientists from 11 countries and was designed to answer the following question: How will global climate change influence the environmental impacts of chemicals and other stressors and the way we assess and manage them in the environment? While more detail is found in the complete series of articles, some key consensus points are as follows: (1) human actions (including mitigation of and adaptation to impacts of global climate change [GCC]) may have as much influence on the fate and distribution of chemical contaminants as does GCC, and modeled predictions should be interpreted cautiously; (2) climate change can affect the toxicity of chemicals, but chemicals can also affect how organisms acclimate to climate change; (3) effects of GCC may be slow, variable, and difficult to detect, though some populations and communities of high vulnerability may exhibit responses sooner and more dramatically than others; (4) future approaches to human and ecological risk assessments will need to incorporate multiple stressors and cumulative risks considering the wide spectrum of potential impacts stemming from GCC; and (5) baseline/reference conditions for estimating resource injury and restoration/rehabilitation will continually shift due to GCC and represent significant challenges to practitioners. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2013;32:13–19. © 2012 SETAC

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“…Depth and particularly water depth fluctuations could be highly dependent on climate change as they reflect the dynamic balance between water input (precipitation, catchment run-off) and water loss (outflow and evaporation) (Carere et al 2011;Adrian 2009;Rosenzweig et al 2007). Furthermore, if the increment of the average temperature is regionally associated with a decrement of precipitation, it can increase the demand of freshwater from lakes and rivers for agriculture and other human activities.…”

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Effects of climate change on surface-water photochemistry: a review

Laurentiis

Minella

Maurino

et al. 2013

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Information concerning the link between surface-water photochemistry and climate is presently very scarce as only a few studies have been dedicated to the subject. On the basis of the limited knowledge that is currently available, the present inferences can be made as follows: (1) Warming can cause enhanced leaching of ionic solutes from the catchments to surface waters, including cations and more biologically labile anions such as sulphate. Preferential sulphate biodegradation followed by removal as organic sulphides in sediment could increase alkalinity, favouring the generation of the carbonate radical, CO3 (·-). However, this phenomenon would be easily offset by fluctuations of the dissolved organic carbon (DOC), which is strongly anticorrelated with CO3 (·-). Therefore, obtaining insight into DOC evolution is a key issue in understanding the link between photochemistry and climate. (2) Climate change could exacerbate water scarcity in the dry season in some regions. Fluctuations in the water column could deeply alter photochemistry that is usually favoured in shallower waters. However, the way water is lost would strongly affect the prevailing photoinduced processes. Water outflow without important changes in solute concentration would mostly favour reactions induced by the hydroxyl and carbonate radicals (·OH and CO3 (·-)). In contrast, evaporative concentration would enhance reactions mediated by singlet oxygen ((1)O2) and by the triplet states of chromophoric dissolved organic matter ((3)CDOM*). (3) In a warmer climate, the summer stratification period of lakes would last longer, thereby enhancing photochemical reactions in the epilimnion but at the same time keeping the hypolimnion water in the dark for longer periods.

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Potential effects of climate change on the chemical quality of aquatic biota

Cited by 36 publications

References 39 publications

Climate change–contaminant interactions in marine food webs: Toward a conceptual framework

Climate change–contaminant interactions in marine food webs: Toward a conceptual framework

The influence of global climate change on the scientific foundations and applications of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry: Introduction to a SETAC international workshop

Effects of climate change on surface-water photochemistry: a review

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