Environmental risk assessment of zinc in European freshwaters: A critical appraisal

Sprang, Patrick A. Van; Verdonck, Frederik; Assche, Frank Van; Regoli, Lidia; Schamphelaere, Karel A.C. De

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.029

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“…The sensitivity of juvenile mussels to Pb, Cd, and Zn was compared to the sensitivity of freshwater fish and invertebrate species in the updated GLEC lead database, in the Cd database [14], or in the IZA Zn database (acute values) and the Zn database (chronic values) [16]. For the comparison, the 96-h EC50s for newly transformed juvenile mussels from this study and from other studies (Table 5) and 28-d ChVs for two-to four-month-old mussels from this study (Table 3) were first normalized to a hardness of 50 mg/L based on the equations in these updated databases.…”

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“…Fatmucket is a common and widespread species in the Midwest, and Neosho mucket is endemic to a small region in the upper Arkansas River system and is a candidate species for federal endangered and threatened species [13]. To evaluate the sensitivity of early life stages of mussels relative to other freshwater species, the toxicity data for mussels in the present study and from previous studies were compared to toxicity data for other freshwater species in the following databases: The Pb database was obtained from Great Lakes Environmental Center (GLEC, Traverse City, MI, USA, 2008 draft update of ambient aquatic life water quality criteria [WQC]-lead, prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [U.S. EPA], Washington, DC, unpublished data); the Cd database was obtained from Mebane ([14]; http://pubs.water.usgs.gov/sir20065245/) that was based on the U.S. EPA WQC for cadmium [15]; and the Zn database was obtained from International Zinc Association (IZA, Durham, NC, USA, unpublished data, Eric van Genderen) and an environmental risk assessment in European freshwaters [16].…”

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Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in water

Wang

Ingersoll

Ivey

et al. 2010

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Toxicity of lead, cadmium, or zinc to early life stages of freshwater mussels (fatmucket, Lampsilis siliquoidea; Neosho mucket, L. rafinesqueana) was evaluated in 48-h exposures with mussel larvae (glochidia), in 96-h exposures with newly transformed (5-d-old) and two- or six-month-old juvenile mussels, or in 28-d exposures with two- or four-month-old mussels in reconstituted soft water. The 24-h median effect concentrations (EC50s) for fatmucket glochidia (>299 microg Pb/L, >227 microg Cd/L, 2,685 microg Zn/L) and 96-h EC50s for two- or six-month-old fatmucket (>426 microg Pb/L, 199 microg Cd/L, 1,700 microg Zn/L) were much higher than 96-h EC50s for newly transformed fatmucket (142 and 298 microg Pb/L, 16 microg Cd/L, 151 and 175 microg Zn/L) and Neosho mucket (188 microg Pb/L, 20 microg Cd/L, 145 microg Zn/L). Chronic values for fatmucket were 10 microg Pb/L, 6.0 microg Cd/L, and 63 and 68 microg Zn/L. When mussel data from the present study and the literature were included in updated databases for deriving U.S. Environmental Protection Agency water quality criteria, mussel genus mean acute values were in the lower percentiles of the sensitivity distribution of all freshwater species for Pb (the 26th percentile), Cd (the 15th to 29th percentile), or Zn (the 12th to 21st percentile). The mussel (Lampsilis) genus mean chronic value was the lowest value ever reported for Pb (the 9th percentile) but was near the middle of the sensitivity distribution for Cd (the 61st percentile) or Zn (the 44th percentile). These results indicate that mussels were relatively sensitive to the acute toxicity of these three metals and to the chronic toxicity of Pb, but were moderately sensitive to the chronic toxicity of Cd or Zn compared to other freshwater species.

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Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in water

Wang

Ingersoll

Ivey

et al. 2010

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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“…BLMs have been applied to assess freshwater quality in Japan (e.g., Hayashi 2013), South and Central America (e.g., Natale and Leis 2008;Villavicencio et al 2011;Casares et al 2012), North America (e.g., Khan et al 2012), certain European countries (e.g., Croatia, Vukosav et al 2014) and the European Union (e.g., van Sprang et al 2009). The application of BLM as an evaluative tool has clearly been demonstrated and it continues to serve as a useful interface amongst scientific disciplines and regulatory authorities as outlined by Paquin et al (2002).…”

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Consideration of the bioavailability of metal/metalloid species in freshwaters: experiences regarding the implementation of biotic ligand model-based approaches in risk assessment frameworks

Rüdel

Muñiz

Garelick

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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After the scientific development of Biotic Ligand Models (BLMs) in recent decades these models are now considered suitable for implementation in regulatory risk assessment of metals in freshwater bodies. The approach has been developed over several years and has been described in many peer-reviewed publications. The original complex BLMs have been applied in prospective risk assessment reports for metals and metal compounds and are also recommended as suitable concepts for the evaluation of monitoring data in the context of the European Water Framework Directive. Currently, several userfriendly BLM-based bioavailability software tools are available for assessing the aquatic toxicity of a limited number of metals (mainly copper, nickel, and zinc). These tools need only a basic set of water parameters as input (e.g., pH, hardness, dissolved organic matter and dissolved metal concentration). Such tools seem appropriate to foster the implementation in routine water quality assessments. This work aims to review the existing bioavailability-based regulatory approaches and the application of available BLM-based bioavailability tools for this purpose. Advantages and possible drawbacks of these tools (e.g., feasibility, boundaries of validity) are discussed, and recommendations for further implementation are given.

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“…BLM models therefore consider that the apparent toxicity of heavy metals depends also on a competition for the biotic ligand between the toxic metal ion and the other cations (Di Toro et al 2001;Niyogi and Wood 2004). BLMs have been broadly accepted and used in the ecological risk assessment of heavy metals (European Union 2008van Sprang et al 2009) because of their demonstrated ability to more accurately simulate the effects of water chemistry on toxicity than conventional methods such as equations that relate toxicity to water hardness. The importance of considering bioavailability in the risk assessment of heavy metals, however, has not been broadly recognized among Japanese stakeholders.…”

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Applying biotic ligand models and Bayesian techniques: Ecological risk assessment of copper and nickel in Tokyo rivers

Hayashi

2012

Integr Envir Assess & Manag

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Biotic ligand models (BLMs) have been broadly accepted and used in ecological risk assessment of heavy metals for toxicity normalization with respect to water chemistry. However, the importance of assessing bioavailability by using BLMs has not been widely recognized among Japanese stakeholders. Failing to consider bioavailability may result in less effective risk management than would be possible if currently available state-of-the-art methods were used to relate bioavailable concentrations to toxic effects. In this study, an ecological risk assessment was conducted using BLMs for 6 rivers in Tokyo to stimulate discussion about bioavailability of heavy metals and the use of BLMs in ecological risk management in Japan. In the risk analysis, a Bayesian approach was used to take advantage of information from previous analyses and to calculate uncertainties in the estimation of risk. Risks were judged to be a concern if the predicted environmental concentration exceeded the 5th percentile concentration (HC5) of the species sensitivity distribution. Based on this criterion, risks to stream biota from exposure to Cu were judged not to be very severe, but it would be desirable to conduct further monitoring and field surveys to determine whether temporary exposure to concentrations exceeding the HC5 causes any irreversible effects on the river ecosystem. The risk of exposure to Ni was a concern at only 1 of the 6 sites. BLM corrections affected these conclusions in the case of Cu but were moot in the case of Ni. The use of BLMs in risk assessment calculations for Japanese rivers requires water quality information that is, unfortunately, not always available. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2013;9:63-69. ß 2012 SETAC

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Environmental risk assessment of zinc in European freshwaters: A critical appraisal

Cited by 98 publications

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Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in water

Sensitivity of early life stages of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) to acute and chronic toxicity of lead, cadmium, and zinc in water

Consideration of the bioavailability of metal/metalloid species in freshwaters: experiences regarding the implementation of biotic ligand model-based approaches in risk assessment frameworks

Applying biotic ligand models and Bayesian techniques: Ecological risk assessment of copper and nickel in Tokyo rivers

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