Long-term polychlorinated biphenyl elimination by three size classes of yellow perch (<i>Perca flavescens</i>)

Paterson, Gordon; Drouillard, Ken G.; Leadley, Todd A.; Haffner, G. Doug

doi:10.1139/f07-088

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“…Nevertheless, these experiments were conducted on young fish at constant (and optimal) temperatures, for relatively short periods of time. In a 1-year experiment on yellow perch (Perca flavescens) from three size classes at ambient temperature, Paterson et al (2007b) did not observe any elimination of congeners of log K OW >6.5 in the two larger size classes. There was virtually no elimination over the cold months, i.e., approximately 8 months, for most congeners of log K OW ≤5.7, which contribute partially to the understanding of biomagnification mechanisms (Paterson et al 2007a).…”

Section: Sqg Calculationmentioning

confidence: 81%

BSAFs for freshwater fish and derivation of a sediment quality guideline for PCBs in the Rhone basin, France

Babut¹,

Lopes²,

Pradelle³

et al. 2011

J Soils Sediments

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International audiencePurpose Since 2005, freshwater fish contamination by polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs), polychlorodibenzodioxins, and polychlorodibenzofurans has been assessed in the Rhone River basin (France). A large database of surface sediment contamination by PCBs is also available, opening the way to the study of biota-to-sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) distribution throughout this basin. The ultimate goal of the study was to determine a sediment quality guideline (SQG) corresponding to the regulatory fish consumption limit. Materials and methods A bootstrapping procedure for determining BSAFs was applied to a data set matching the available databases of sediment and fish contamination by PCBs in the Rhone River basin. The SQG was obtained by combining the current tissue-based regulatory threshold with a characteristic BSAF value, for a species particularly prone to accumulating these compounds. As the current regulatory threshold refers to dioxins and related com- pounds, while most available sediment data deal with non- dioxin-like PCBs, a set of correlations was used to derive an SQG for the sum of seven indicator PCBs. To assess the reliability of these SQG pairs, actual fish and sediment concentrations were classified into four categories, accord- ing to a comparison with the regulatory threshold for fish data and the calculated SQG. Results and discussion BSAFs were determined for 11 species. The barbel and European eel had the highest BSAFs. The common carp, a benthic species, had surpris- ingly low BSAFs, as low as pelagic and omnivorous species such as chub. The data set was also split into two parts, one comprising fish samples at or above the regulatory limit and the other samples below this threshold. Sediment concentrations and BSAFs were higher in the former group. An SQG was derived on the basis of the 75th percentile of barbel's BSAF, equaling 26.6 ng g−1 dry weight (range 15.6-38.6 ng g−1) for the sum of seven indicator PCBs. When tested against the same database, this SQG displayed an overall efficiency of about 60% resulting from the limited reliability of sediment data and the factors influencing PCB bioavailability. Conclusions From the perspective of regulatory frame- works such as the European Water Framework Directive, a tiered monitoring strategy combining sediments (first tier) and biota (second tier) could be more relevant than a single- compartment approach. In this context, an SQG such as the one determined herein would trigger the second tier

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Section: Sqg Calculationmentioning

confidence: 81%

BSAFs for freshwater fish and derivation of a sediment quality guideline for PCBs in the Rhone basin, France

Babut¹,

Lopes²,

Pradelle³

et al. 2011

J Soils Sediments

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“…We used PCB 153 as an ecological tracer of in situ consumption rates (log octanol/water partition coefficient [ K OW ] = 6.83; Hawker and Connell ) because it exhibits nonsignificant elimination rates in fish (Könemann and van Leeuwen ; Bruggeman et al ; Niimi and Oliver ; Paterson et al 2007a, ; Van Geest et al ), and is one of the most abundant congeners in fish (Oliver and Niimi ). The nonsignificant elimination rate, however, means that body burdens of PCB 153 in individual lake trout reflect a lifetime of feeding, including ontogenetic diet shifts.…”

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A Multitracer Approach to Quantifying Resource Utilization Strategies in Lake Trout Populations in Lake Huron

McLeod

Pierdomenico

Haffner

2019

Environ Toxicol Chem

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Lake ecosystems are threatened by an array of stressors. An understanding of how food webs and bioaccumulation dynamics respond to these challenges requires the quantification of energy flow. We present a combined, multitracer approach using both polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and stable isotopes to trace energy flow, and to quantify how lake trout feeding strategies have adapted to changes in food web structure in 3 basins of Lake Huron (ON, Canada). This combined tracer approach allows the quantification of dietary proportions (using stable isotopes), which are then integrated using a novel PCB tracer approach that employs knowledge of PCB bioaccumulation pathways, to estimate consumption and quantify energy flow between age cohorts of individual fish across Lake Huron. We observed basin‐specific differences in ultimate energy sources for lake trout, with Georgian Bay lake trout deriving almost 70% of their energy from benthic resources compared with 16 and 33% for Main Basin and North Channel lake trout, respectively. These differences in resource utilization are further magnified when they are contrasted with age. The dependency on pelagic energy sources in the Main Basin and North Channel suggests that these populations will be the most negatively affected by the ongoing trophic collapse in Lake Huron. Our study demonstrates the utility of a multitracer approach to quantify the consequences of food web adaptations to changes in aquatic ecosystems. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:1245–1255. © 2019 SETAC

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“…Although previous studies have suggested that variability in PCB concentrations in piscivores resulted from interspecific differences in diet choice [8,10], variability in contaminant body burden is regulated by both chemical and biological processes, including seasonal weight loss [13], amount of lipids [39], Table S2). Note that CVs for bluntnose minnows were consistently lower than the more generalist feeding emerald shiner and spottail shiner.…”

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confidence: 99%

Ecological factors contributing to variability of persistent organic pollutant bioaccumulation within forage fish communities of the Detroit River, Ontario, Canada

McLeod

Paterson

Drouillard

et al. 2014

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Understanding variability of contaminant bioaccumulation within and among fish populations is critical for distinguishing between the chemical and biological mechanisms that contribute to food web biomagnification and quantifying contaminant exposure risks in aquatic ecosystems. The present study examined the relative contributions of chemical hydrophobicity (octanol-water partition coefficient [KOW ]) and habitat use as factors regulating variability in polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congener bioaccumulation in 3 lower trophic level cyprinid species across spatial and temporal scales. Bluntnose minnows (Pimephales notatus), spottail shiners (Notropis hudsonius), and emerald shiners (Notropis atherinoides) were sampled at 3 locations in the Detroit River, Ontario, Canada. Variability in PCB concentration was evaluated with respect to several factors, including chemical hydrophobicity, site, season, species, and weight using sum of squares and Levene's test of homogeneity of variance. Individual variability in bioaccumulated congener-specific residues depended on chemical hydrophobicity with mid- and high-range KOW congeners (log KOW >6.0), demonstrating the highest amount of variance compared with low KOW congeners. Different feeding strategies also contributed to the variance observed for mid-range KOW congeners among species. In the present study, benthic feeding specialists exhibited lower variance in PCB concentrations compared with the 2 generalist species. The results indicate that chemical hydrophobicity and feeding ecology not only contribute to differences in the biomagnification potentials of fish, but also regulate between-individual variation in PCB concentrations both across and within fish species.

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Long-term polychlorinated biphenyl elimination by three size classes of yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

Cited by 31 publications

References 32 publications

BSAFs for freshwater fish and derivation of a sediment quality guideline for PCBs in the Rhone basin, France

BSAFs for freshwater fish and derivation of a sediment quality guideline for PCBs in the Rhone basin, France

A Multitracer Approach to Quantifying Resource Utilization Strategies in Lake Trout Populations in Lake Huron

Ecological factors contributing to variability of persistent organic pollutant bioaccumulation within forage fish communities of the Detroit River, Ontario, Canada

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