Sediment-quality assessment of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the upstream reach of the Columbia River, Washington, 1992

Bortleson, Gilbert C.; Cox, Stephen E.; Munn, Mark D.; Schumaker, R.J.; Block, E.K.; Bucy, L.R.; Cornelius, R.

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“…Their numbers have been decreasing in Lake Roosevelt; and, although spawning has been observed, few non-hatchery juvenile sturgeons have been observed. Data from Bortleson (2001) and the USGS National Stream Accounting Network (NASQAN, Kelly and others, 2001) show that concentrations of dissolved metals in the Columbia River near the Canadian border have historically been relatively high, but are presently substantially lower. This decrease is believed to be related to improvements in effluent treatment and reductions in the discharge of metals from the Teck smelter to the Columbia River.…”

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USGS Activities at Lake Roosevelt and the Upper Columbia River

Barton¹,

Turney²

2010

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USGS Activities at Lake Roosevelt and the Upper Columbia River

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Turney²

2010

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“…The surface area of the lake is 32,400 ha, and the full-pool elevation is 393 m. The stage level of the lake varies due to operation of Grand Coulee Dam by as much as 15 m, and the mean annual water retention time is about 40 d. The average depth is 36 m and maximum depth is 114 m. Major tributaries include Colville Riven Kettle River, Spokane River, and Sanpoil River. Additional physical data describing Lake Roosevelt and the upper reach of the Columbia River in the United States are provided by Bortleson et al (1994).…”

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Spatial Heterogeneity of Mercury Bioaccumulation by Walleye in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the Upper Columbia River, Washington

Munn

Short

1997

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

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We examined mercury concentration in muscle of walleye Stizostedion vitreutn from three reaches in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, a reservoir on the Columbia River, and from the upper Columbia River, an area contaminated by wastes from metal mining and associated processing activities. Our objectives were to describe the relation between size and age of walleyes and tissue concentrations of mercury and to compare mercury concentrations within a single reservoir system among spatially segregated cohorts. Overall, mercury concentrations in walleye muscle ranged from 0.11 to 0.44 mg/kg (wet weight) and were positively correlated with-age, weight, and length of the fish. Mercury concentrations in walleyes varied spatially within the system; the highest concentrations were in fish from the lower and middle reaches of the reservoir. Condition factor of age-2+ fish was inversely related to tissue concentration of mercury and was lower in fish from the lower and middle reaches than in fish from the upper reach. Spatial patterns in condition factor and mercury in walleyes were unrelated to concentrations of total mercury in surficial bed sediments, which ranged from less than 0.05 to 2.8 mg/kg (dry weight). We suggest that the observed spatial differences in the concentrations of mercury in walleyes may be attributed to the fish preferring to spawn and forage in specific areas where the bioavailability of mercury varies due to local differences in the physical and chemical environment.

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“…Several studies have documented toxic effects of sediments from the Upper Columbia River to benthic invertebrates. Bortleson et al (2001) tested Upper Columbia River sediments in 1994 and documented reduced survival of the amphipod Hyalella azteca in acute (7-d) whole-sediment tests. Toxicity testing with sediments collected in 2005 ( CH2M Hill 2012) included longer tests with additional test organisms (28-d tests with H. azteca and 10-d test with the midge Chironomus dilutus) and additional test endpoints (survival, growth, and biomass; US Environmental Protection Agency 2000;ASTM International 2010).…”

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Characterizing toxicity of metal‐contaminated sediments from the Upper Columbia River, Washington, USA, to benthic invertebrates

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Steevens

Kunz

et al. 2018

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Sediments from the Upper Columbia River, Washington, USA, are contaminated with metals from smelting operations. We conducted short‐term and long‐term tests with the midge Chironomus dilutus and the amphipod Hyalella azteca and short‐term tests with the freshwater mussel Lampsilis siliquoidea with 54 sediments from the Upper Columbia River to characterize thresholds for toxicity of metals to benthic invertebrates. Test sediments were screened for toxicity by comparisons with low‐metal reference sediments. Toxic effects on amphipods occurred primarily in sediments from the upstream (riverine) reach, and toxic effects on midges occurred in sediments from both the upstream reach and the downstream (reservoir) reach. Little toxicity was observed in mussel tests. Toxicity thresholds (20% effect concentrations [EC20s]) for metals in sediment and porewater were estimated from logistic concentration–response models. Copper (Cu) concentrations in the simultaneously extracted metal fraction of sediments and bioavailable Cu in porewater, as characterized by biotic ligand models, had consistent associations with toxicity endpoints. Concentration–response models for sediment Cu produced EC20s for 6 endpoints, with long‐term amphipod survival and reproduction being the most sensitive. A logistic regression model fitted to an endpoint sensitivity distribution for sediment Cu predicted that approximately one‐half of the sediments tested would be toxic to at least one endpoint and that approximately 20% of test sediments would be toxic to more than half of the endpoints. These results indicate that sediments from the upstream reach of the Upper Columbia River, which contain high concentrations of metals associated with slags, cause a wide range of toxic effects in laboratory tests and are likely to have adverse effects on benthic invertebrate communities. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:3102–3114. Published 2018 Wiley Periodicals Inc. on behalf of SETAC. This article is a US government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

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Sediment-quality assessment of Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the upstream reach of the Columbia River, Washington, 1992

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USGS Activities at Lake Roosevelt and the Upper Columbia River

USGS Activities at Lake Roosevelt and the Upper Columbia River

Spatial Heterogeneity of Mercury Bioaccumulation by Walleye in Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake and the Upper Columbia River, Washington

Characterizing toxicity of metal‐contaminated sediments from the Upper Columbia River, Washington, USA, to benthic invertebrates

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