Heavy metal bioaccumulation and macroinvertebrate community changes in a Mediterranean stream affected by acid mine drainage and an accidental spill (Guadiamar River, SW Spain)

Solà, Carolina; Burgos, María D.; Plazuelo, Ángel; Toja, Julia; Plans, Marc; Prat, Narcı́s

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.05.011

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“…(maximum a factor 9). Sola et al (2004) Pb (1635 and 3146 μg g −1 Pb) in Leuctra sp. and Simuliidae respectively.…”

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“…Recently, a growing body of evidence has observed significant relations between body burdens in the caddisfly Hydropsyche sp. and metal-induced ecological effects such as a decrease in mayfly abundance or invertebrate taxa richness ( David, 2003, Cain et al, 2004, Sola et al, 2004, Luoma et al, 2010and Rainbow et al, 2012. Comparable relations have been found for the mayflies Rhithrogena sp.…”

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The use of invertebrate body burdens to predict ecological effects of metal mixtures in mining-impacted waters

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“…(maximum a factor 9). Sola et al (2004) Pb (1635 and 3146 μg g −1 Pb) in Leuctra sp. and Simuliidae respectively.…”

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confidence: 95%

The use of invertebrate body burdens to predict ecological effects of metal mixtures in mining-impacted waters

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“…For example, Petersen and Petersen (1983) Clements et al (1989) reported that high copper doses increased predation 792 pressure, so much that the numbers of caddisfly, mayfly and chironomids 793 were dramatically reduced. Maltby and Naylor (1990) can be concentrated or magnified in the food chain (Sola et al, 2004) (Table 841 3). Benthic primary producers and decomposers are known to accumulate 842 significant amounts of metals with little or no deleterious effects (Farag et al,843 1998; Sanchez et al, 1998).…”

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The Impairment of River Systems by Metal Mine Contamination: A Review Including Remediation Options

Byrne

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Reid

2012

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology

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24Contamination of aquatic environments as a consequence of deep metal 25 mining for Pb, Zn, Cu, Cd and Fe is of widespread international concern. 26 Pollution resulting from metal mining activities can result in significant 27 environmental and ecological degradation and can pose serious risks to 28 human health through contamination of food and drinking water. This paper 29 provides a review of the impacts of deep metal mine water discharges on 30 riverine sedimentology, hydrology and ecology and explores strategies for the 31 restoration of rivers draining historically abandoned metal mines.

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“…Physiological and toxicological responses of freshwater fishes to the acute toxicity of aqueous aluminum, a common dissolved metal resulting from AMD, have been well documented (CALTA, 2002;EXLEY et al, 1996;FROMM, 1980;NEVILLE, 1985;POLÉO, 1995). Similarly, acute aqueous aluminum toxicity is known to adversely affect benthic macroinvertebrates (SOLÀ et al, 2004;SOUCEK et al, 2000a;2000b). Concentrations of some elements, such as Al, may be 4 to 5 orders of magnitude above tolerable limits.…”

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A fish kill related to an acid-metal spill (Little Sackville River, Nova Scotia, Canada)

Conrad

2008

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This paper documents the aqueous transport of acidic drainage in the Little and Main Sackville Rivers in Nova Scotia, and contributes to a better general understanding of the movement and duration of impact in such an event. Acidic drainage has been often noted as a major environmental hazard in mainland Nova Scotia. In addition to the details of the distribution and dispersal of metal concentrations in the Sackville Rivers ecosystem, some of the effects upon the aquatic organisms in the area are presented.Both an automated and hand-held devices were used to obtain physical water quality both prior to and after the event. The environmental impacts of the contaminant are discussed in terms of their immediate effects. The immediate effects in the mixing zone, where toxicity occurred, were at the entrance of the acid-bearing outflow, where there was a presence of mixing with the higher pH waters in the main channel. More than 4000 dead fish were counted (including approximately 300 American eels (Anguilla rostrata), 1000 one-year-old salmon (Salmo salar), 150 two-year-old salmon, 24 smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolmieui) and 24 suckers (Catostomus commersonii), in addition to minnows (specific species unidentified), small gaspereau (Alosa pseudoharengus), brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), freshwater mussels (specific species unidentified), and a snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). It is most likely that the fish kill resulted from rapid suffocation due to metal flocculants clogging the gills. It was in this zone where dissolved metals precipitated (Al, Fe, Cu).

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Heavy metal bioaccumulation and macroinvertebrate community changes in a Mediterranean stream affected by acid mine drainage and an accidental spill (Guadiamar River, SW Spain)

Cited by 103 publications

References 59 publications

The use of invertebrate body burdens to predict ecological effects of metal mixtures in mining-impacted waters

The use of invertebrate body burdens to predict ecological effects of metal mixtures in mining-impacted waters

The Impairment of River Systems by Metal Mine Contamination: A Review Including Remediation Options

A fish kill related to an acid-metal spill (Little Sackville River, Nova Scotia, Canada)

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