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Constructed wetlands are built because they can act as sinks for many pollutants, thereby protecting the water quality of downstream ecosystems. The treatment performance is generally assessed using mass balance calculations. Along with the mass balance approach, we compared the metal content of populations of a common pond snail (Helisoma trivolvis Say) collected upstream and downstream of a 3-year-old constructed wetland. Snails were collected in early May, June, and August 1998. At the same time, water samples for particulate and dissolved metals were taken every 3 days for the duration of the experiment. Overall, the wetland retained most dissolved metals, including Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb, but released dissolved As. However, the wetland released particulate Fe and Mn. With the exception of Zn, the metal concentrations of the downstream snails were on average higher than those measured in the upstream population. The higher metal content of downstream snails was likely related to the significant export of particulate metals by the wetland, despite the overall retention of dissolved metals. This study points to the need for biological as well as chemical monitoring to determine the treatment efficiency and toxicological risk associated with constructed wetlands.
Constructed wetlands are built because they can act as sinks for many pollutants, thereby protecting the water quality of downstream ecosystems. The treatment performance is generally assessed using mass balance calculations. Along with the mass balance approach, we compared the metal content of populations of a common pond snail (Helisoma trivolvis Say) collected upstream and downstream of a 3-year-old constructed wetland. Snails were collected in early May, June, and August 1998. At the same time, water samples for particulate and dissolved metals were taken every 3 days for the duration of the experiment. Overall, the wetland retained most dissolved metals, including Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Ni, and Pb, but released dissolved As. However, the wetland released particulate Fe and Mn. With the exception of Zn, the metal concentrations of the downstream snails were on average higher than those measured in the upstream population. The higher metal content of downstream snails was likely related to the significant export of particulate metals by the wetland, despite the overall retention of dissolved metals. This study points to the need for biological as well as chemical monitoring to determine the treatment efficiency and toxicological risk associated with constructed wetlands.
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ST-CYR, L., and CAMPBELL, P.G.C. 1994. Trace metals in submerged plants of the St. Lawrence River. Can. J. Bot. 72: 429-439. Vallisneria arnericana Michx. (wild celery), a submerged plant ubiquitous in the fluvial lakes St. Louis and St. Pierre of the St.Lawrence River, Quebec, shows potential as a bioindicator species for trace metals in its environment. The Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn concentrations in V. arnericana leaves reflect spatial variations in environmental contamination and represent bioavailable trace metals potentially transferable through the food chain to higher orgaeisms. With the exception of Pb, V. arnericana concentrates trace metals to higher levels in its aboveground tissues than does Potarnogeton richardsonii (A. Bennett) Rydb., another abundant species in the studied lakes, although the two species show the same trend to higher trace metal concentrations at the more contaminated stations. Vallisneria arnericana from Lake St. Pierre shows higher concentrations for all trace metals studied than does the same species from Lake St. Louis (mean concentrations in pg/g dry wt. for Lake St. Pierre versus Lake St. Louis: Cd, 1.62 vs. 0.89; Cr, 3.9 vs. 2.5; Cu, 20.0 vs. 16.5; Ni, 13.1 vs. 5.6; Pb, 3.3 vs. 2.0; Zn, 130 vs. 91). Mean concentrations of Cd, Cr, Ni, and Zn exceed median values of these concentrations for aquatic plants from contaminated sites, as reported in the literature. Key words: Vallisneria arnericana, Potarnogeton richardsonii, bioindicator, trace metals, St. Lawrence River. ST-CYR, L., et CAMPBELL, P.G.C. 1994. Trace metals in submerged plants of the St. Lawrence River. Can. J. Bot. 72 : 429-439. La vallisnCrie amtricaine (Vallisneria urnericann Michx.), une plante submergke omniprksente dans les lacs fluviaux St-Louis et St-Pierre du fleuve St-Laurent, QuCbec, montre un potentiel intiressant en tant qu'espkce bioindicatrice des mCtaux traces dans son environnement. Les concentrations en Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb et Zn des feuilles reflktent la contamination du milieu et repkentent la partie biodisponible des metaux potentiellement transmissible dans la chaine alimentaire. A I'exception du plomb, la vallisnCrie concentre davantage les mCtaux traces dans ses tissus que le potamot de Richardson (Potarnogeron richardsonii (A. Bennett) Rydb.), autre espkce assez rCpandue dans les lacs CtudiCs, bien que les deux espkces montrent la m&me tendance d'avoir des concentrations plus ClevCes en mCtaux traces aux m&mes stations les plus contaminkes. La vallisnCrie du lac St-Pierre a des concentrations supirieures pour tous les mttaux traces CtudiCs B celle provenant du lac St-Louis (concentrations moyennes, en pg/g poids sec, respectivement, pour les lacs St-Pierre et St-Louis : Cd, 1,62 vs. 0,89; Cr, 3,9 vs. 2,s; Cu, 20 vs. 16,5; Ni, 13,l vs. 5,6; Pb, 3,3 vs. 2,O; Zn, 130 vs. 91). Les concentrations moyennes en Cd, Cr, Ni et Zn sont supCrieures B ce qui est rapport6 dans la IittCrature pour des plantes aquatiques provenant de plans d'eau contaminks. Mots ~1 . 4~ : Vallisneria americana, Potarnogeton...
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