The Relationship of Trophic Level to Arsenic Burden in Fish of a Southern Great Plains Lake

Hunter, Richard G.; Carroll, John H.; Butler, Jeannie S.

doi:10.1080/02705060.1981.9664022

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“…Arsenic accumulates in planktivorous fishes and higher trophic level species that consume them (e.g. Hunter et al, 1981), and concentrations may be elevated in fish from impoundments (Schmitt et al, 2002;Schmitt, 2004). Consistent with previous studies, As concentrations were comparatively high (0.37-0.55 Ag/g) in carp and other fishes from Stations 65 and 514 ( Fig.…”

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Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends

Schmitt

Hinck

Blazer³

et al. 2005

Science of The Total Environment

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Dethloff, Gail M.; Bartish, Timothy M.; Coyle, James J.; and Tillitt, Donald E., "Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends" (2005 AbstractWe collected, examined, and analyzed 368 fish of seven species from 10 sites on rivers of the Rio Grande Basin (RGB) during late 1997 and early 1998 to document temporal and geographic trends in the concentrations of accumulative contaminants and to assess contaminant effects on the fish. Sites were located on the mainstem of the Rio Grande and on the Arroyo Colorado and Pecos River in Texas (TX), New Mexico (NM), and Colorado. Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) were the targeted species. Fish were examined in the field for internal and external visible gross lesions, selected organs were weighed to compute ponderal and organosomatic indices, and samples of tissues and fluids were obtained and preserved for analysis of fish health and reproductive biomarkers. Whole fish from each station were composited by species and gender and analyzed for organochlorine chemical residues and elemental contaminants using instrumental methods, and for 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin-like activity (TCDD-EQ) using the H4IIE rat hepatoma cell bioassay. Overall, fish from lower RGB stations contained greater concentrations of organochlorine pesticide residues and appeared to be less healthy than those from sites in the central and upper parts of the basin, as indicated by a general gradient of residue concentrations and biomarker responses. A minimal number of altered biomarkers and few or no elevated contaminant concentrations were noted in fish from the upper RGB. The exception was elevated concentrations [up to 0.46 Ag/g wet-weight (ww)] of total mercury (Hg) in predatory species from the Rio Grande at Elephant Butte Reservoir, NM, a condition documented in previous studies. Arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) concentrations were greatest in fish from sites in the central RGB; Se concentrations in fish from the Pecos River at Red Bluff Lake, TX and from the Rio Grande at Langtry, TX and Amistad International Reservoir, TX exceeded published fish and wildlife toxicity thresholds. In the lower RGB, residues of This article is a U.S. government work, and is not subject to copyright in the United States.p,pV-DDT metabolites (V1.69 Ag/g ww), chlordane-related compounds (V0.21 Ag/g ww), dieldrin (V0.0.05 Ag/g ww), and toxaphene (V2.4 Ag/g ww) were detected in fish from most sites; maximum concentrations were in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) from the Arroyo Colorado at Harlingen, TX. Concentrations of one or more residues exceeded toxicity thresholds for fish and wildlife in fish from this site and from the Rio Grande at Mission, TX and Brownsville, TX; however, concentrations were lower than those reported by previous studies. In addition, the proportional concentrations of p,pV-DDT at all sites were low, indicating weathered DDT rather than the influx of new ma...

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Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends

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Hinck

Blazer³

et al. 2005

Science of The Total Environment

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“…to a greater degree than in other fishes (Hunter et al, 1981;Schmitt and Brumbaugh, 1990;Wagemann et al, 1978) and can be further accumulated by piscivores (Hunter et al, 1981), the occurrence of planktivorous fishes at some sites and the dynamics of the ecosystems in which they occur may confound trends for As. The comparatively high concentrations of As in largemouth bass in the southern parts of the MRB, especially in the storage impoundments and the river systems containing them, may therefore be as much or more a function of the occurrence of planktivorous clupeids (i.e., Dorosoma spp.)…”

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Concentrations of Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Selenium, and Zinc in Fish from the Mississippi River Basin, 1995

Schmitt

2004

Environ Monit Assess

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Abstract. Fish were collected in late 1995 from 34 National Contaminant Biomonitoring Program (NCBP) stations and 12 National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) stations in the Mississippi River basin (MRB), and in late 1996 from a reference site in West Virginia. The NCBP sites represented key points (dams, tributaries, etc.) in the largest rivers of the MRB. The NAWQA sites were typically on smaller rivers and were selected to represent dominant land uses in their watersheds. The West Virginia site, which is in an Eastern U.S. watershed adjacent to the MRB, was selected to document elemental concentrations in fish used for other aspects of a larger study and to provide additional contemporaneous data on background elemental concentrations. At each site four samples, each comprising (nominally) 10 adult common carp (Cyprinus carpio, 'carp') or black bass (Micropterus spp., 'bass') of the same sex, were collected. The whole fish were composited by station, species, and gender for analysis of arsenic (As), lead (Pb), and selenium (Se) by atomic absorption spectroscopy and for cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) by inductively-coupled plasma emission spectroscopy. Concentrations of most of the elements examined were lower in both carp and bass from the reference site, a small impoundment located in a rural area, than from the NCBP and NAWQA sites on rivers and larger impoundments. In contrast, there were few overall differences between NCBP sites NAWQA sites. The 1995 results generally confirmed the continued weathering and re-distribution of these elemental contaminants in the MRB; concentrations declined or were unchanged from 1984-1986 to 1995 at most NCBP sites, thus continuing two-decade trends. Exceptions were Se at Station 77 (Arkansas R. at John Martin Reservoir, CO), where concentrations have been elevated historically and increased slightly (to 3.8-4.7 µg g −1 in bass and carp); and Pb, Cd, and Zn at Station 67 (Allegheny R. at Natrona, PA), where levels of these metals were high in the past and increased from 1986 to 1995.

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“…Concentrations of selenium in fish are primarily driven by selenium levels in the food that they ingest (Xu and Wang 2002;Hamilton 2004). Higher selenium and arsenic levels have been observed by others to be associated with feeding at a lower trophic position (Hunter et al 1981;Schmitt and Brumbaugh 1990;Burger et al 2001). Mason et al (2000) found lower As concentrations in trout compared to crayfish and attributed this both to the fact that As is readily excreted in higher organisms and that the major bioaccumulation transfer for As occurs between water and algae.…”

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Contaminant concentrations in Asian carps, invasive species in the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

Rogowski

Soucek

Levengood

et al. 2008

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Populations of invasive fishes quickly reach extremely high biomass. Before control methods can be applied, however, an understanding of the contaminant loads of these invaders carry is needed. We investigated differences in concentrations of selected elements in two invasive carp species as a function of sampling site, fish species, length and trophic differences using stable isotopes (delta (15)N, delta (13)C). Fish were collected from three different sites, the Illinois River near Havana, Illinois, and two sites in the Mississippi River, upstream and downstream of the Illinois River confluence. Five bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and five silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) from each site were collected for muscle tissue analyses. Freshwater mussels (Amblema plicata) previously collected in the same areas were used as an isotopic baseline to standardize fish results among sites. Total fish length, trophic position, and corrected (13)C, were significantly related to concentrations of metals in muscle. Fish length explained the most variation in metal concentrations, with most of that variation related to mercury levels. This result was not unexpected because larger fish are older, giving them a higher probability of exposure and accumulation of contaminants. There was a significant difference in stable isotope profiles between the two species. Bighead carp occupied a higher trophic position and had higher levels of corrected (13)C than silver carp. Additionally bighead carp had significantly lower concentrations of arsenic and selenium than silver carp. Stable isotope ratios of nitrogen in Asian carp were at levels that are more commonly associated with higher-level predators, or from organisms in areas containing high loads of wastewater effluent.

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The Relationship of Trophic Level to Arsenic Burden in Fish of a Southern Great Plains Lake

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends

Environmental contaminants and biomarker responses in fish from the Rio Grande and its U.S. tributaries: Spatial and temporal trends

Concentrations of Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Selenium, and Zinc in Fish from the Mississippi River Basin, 1995

Contaminant concentrations in Asian carps, invasive species in the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

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