Assessment of the effects of discontinuous sources of contamination through biomarker analyses on caged mussels

Ríos, A. De los; Echavarri-Erasun, Beatriz; Devier, M.H.; Menach, Karine Le; Budzinski, Hélène; Ortiz-Zarragoitia, Maren; Orbea, Amaia; Juanes, José A.; Cajaraville, Miren P.

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.297

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“…Freshwater mussels are the most endangered faunal group in North America with an estimated 55% species extinction from 1900 to 2100. , As filter feeders, bioaccumulation of metals and other contaminants in bivalve soft tissue and shells often reflects the local water quality. − As such, mussels have been utilized as bioindicators of environmental pollution, including impacts from O&G development. − Native freshwater mussel species such as Elliptio complanata and Elliptio dilatata maintain a large geographic range in eastern North America that generally encompasses the entire Appalachian Basin and multiple shale gas formations (Figure S1). A previous field-based study reported increased freshwater mussel mortality and decreased population diversity and abundance likely due to high salinity downstream of a Pennsylvania O&G wastewater treatment facility discharging Marcellus Shale-treated produced water .…”

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Freshwater Mussel Soft Tissue Incorporates Strontium Isotopic Signatures of Oil and Gas Produced Water

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In many basins across the United States, oil and gas (O&G) wastewater high in alkaline earth metals (such as Ba, Sr, and Ca) and radioactivity is discharged to surface waters. Freshwater mussels have experienced high mortality rates downstream of O&G discharges despite significant dilution. 87Sr/86Sr and Sr/Ca measured in mussel soft tissue could prove to be an inexpensive, efficient biomonitoring tool if tissue concentrations show O&G produced water signatures similar to those of shells. O&G-derived 226Ra/228Ra has not previously been studied in freshwater mussels. Additionally, accumulation of O&G-derived metals in mussel tissue may impact bioaccumulation in higher-trophic level organisms. A tank study using freshwater mussels (Elliptio complanata) was completed using Marcellus Shale-produced water diluted with regional surface water to realistic dilution levels (100–600-fold dilution). Results from the three-month study suggest Sr/Ca and 87Sr/86Sr robustly trace O&G pollution in mussel soft tissue. The high-dose tank soft tissue average 87Sr/86Sr [0.709502 ± (7.68 × 10–5)] was significantly more radiogenic than average control tank soft tissue [0.706808 ± (4.23 × 10–5)]. Radium concentrations in soft tissue were not significantly different between tanks. Changes in the soft tissue chemistry of mussel species from relatively low doses of O&G wastewater suggest surface water disposal volumes may require re-evaluation to prevent further impacts.

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Freshwater Mussel Soft Tissue Incorporates Strontium Isotopic Signatures of Oil and Gas Produced Water

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“…Importantly, the potential of sentinel species to accumulate produced water contaminants in soft tissue, which could then be used as forensic tools, has not been assessed. Sampling freshwater mussels, which are sessile, benthic filter-feeders, may be useful to assess water quality and bioaccumulation of environmental pollutants [38][39][40][41] . Environmental contamination is proposed as a factor in the recent decline of many freshwater species [42][43][44] and the concentrations of trace metals (i.e., Cu, Fe, Mn) in mussel tissue are generally correlated to the concentrations in the water that they inhabit [45][46][47] .…”

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“…Alternatively, metals could accumulate as secondary precipitated minerals, such as barite in the carbonate shell 51 . Recent research has focused on freshwater mussel species as biomonitors, including monitors of energy extraction activities 34,38,39 and long term studies have also been conducted such as a study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) monitoring mussel bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) 41 . The large geographic range of some mussel species makes these organisms candidates for studying the impacts to surface water from energy extraction activities.…”

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Forensic tracers of exposure to produced water in freshwater mussels: a preliminary assessment of Ba, Sr, and cyclic hydrocarbons

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Hydraulic fracturing is often criticized due in part to the potential degradation of ground and surface water quality by high-salinity produced water generated during well stimulation and production. This preliminary study evaluated the response of the freshwater mussel, Elliptio complanata, after exposure to produced water. A limited number of adult mussels were grown over an 8-week period in tanks dosed with produced water collected from a hydraulically fractured well. The fatty tissue and carbonate shells were assessed for accumulation of both inorganic and organic pollutants. Ba, Sr, and cyclic hydrocarbons indicated the potential to accumulate in the soft tissue of freshwater mussels following exposure to diluted oil and gas produced water. Exposed mussels showed accumulation of Ba in the soft tissue several hundred times above background water concentrations and increased concentrations of Sr. Cyclic hydrocarbons were detected in dosed mussels and principle component analysis of gas chromatograph time-of-flight mass spectrometer results could be a novel tool to help identify areas where aquatic organisms are impacted by oil and gas produced water, but larger studies with greater replication are necessary to confirm these results.

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Biomonitoring of Mimachlamys varia transplanted to areas impacted by human activities (La Rochelle Marina, France)

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Assessment of the effects of discontinuous sources of contamination through biomarker analyses on caged mussels

Cited by 8 publications

References 59 publications

Freshwater Mussel Soft Tissue Incorporates Strontium Isotopic Signatures of Oil and Gas Produced Water

Freshwater Mussel Soft Tissue Incorporates Strontium Isotopic Signatures of Oil and Gas Produced Water

Forensic tracers of exposure to produced water in freshwater mussels: a preliminary assessment of Ba, Sr, and cyclic hydrocarbons

Biomonitoring of Mimachlamys varia transplanted to areas impacted by human activities (La Rochelle Marina, France)

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