Tolerance of whitefish (<i>Coregonus lavaretus</i>) early life stages to manganese sulfate is affected by the parents

Arola, Hanna; Vehniäinen, Eeva-Riikka; Väisänen, Ari; Kukkonen, Jussi V. K.; Karjalainen, Anna K.

doi:10.1002/etc.3667

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“…The Mn accumulation in TV sediments was generally at the same level as in the reference sediments. Mn has been observed to accumulate to chironomids (Woelfl et al, 2006) and perch (Perca fluviatilis) (Karjalainen et al, 2020) in metal-contaminated lakes and also to whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) eggs and larvae under experimental conditions (Arola et al, 2017). In our study, Mn concentrations of L. variegatus correlated positively with the sediment concentrations although in some test sediments (e.g., in the HLW setup of the high hazardous group in the TV) the accumulation was surprisingly low in relation to the sediment concentration.…”

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Toxicity of Mining-Contaminated Lake Sediments to Lumbriculus variegatus

Wallin

Väisänen

Karjalainen

2021

Water Air Soil Pollut

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Boreal lakes with soft water and low buffering capacity are susceptible to excess ion loading resulting from metal mining. The impact of two Finish mining sites in downstream lakes was assessed with a chronic sediment toxicity test using a laboratory-reared freshwater Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta). The test organisms were exposed to mining-contaminated natural lake sediments and hypolimnion water (HLW) or artificial freshwater (AFW) as overlying water in two independent experimental setups. In both test setups, growth and reproduction of L. variegatus were lower in sediments from the lakes receiving high amount of mining effluents from the mines nearby. In the biomining site, the main contaminants in the recipient lakes were the ore metals Ni and Zn, while in the lakes affected by the conventional underground mine, they were Cu and Zn. These metals accumulated in L. variegatus especially in the setup with natural HLW above the sediment. Growth and reproduction were lower in the HLW than in the AFW setup. The mining-contaminated sediments did not support optimum growth or reproduction of L. variegatus in comparison to the local reference sediments. Decline of pH in the unbuffered natural sediments brought up challenges in the assessment of metal-contaminated lake sediments with high sulfur content, and a need to develop new tools for their risk assessment.

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Toxicity of Mining-Contaminated Lake Sediments to Lumbriculus variegatus

Wallin

Väisänen

Karjalainen

2021

Water Air Soil Pollut

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“…Bioheapleaching is a relatively new, cost-effective technology, but in boreal temperate environments, the high precipitation causes challenges to the management of the water balance in the ore heaps with very large surface area (Riekkola-Vanhanen 2013 ). In late 2012, due to the rainy summer and autumn, the gypsum pond leakage at the mine caused severe increase in metal concentrations and salinity of the receiving water bodies with concentrations that are known to be harmful for aquatic biota (Arola et al 2017 ). There is evidence from one of the mining-impacted (MI) lakes that the mining effluent from the bioheapleaching process induced water-quality deterioration and has decreased the species richness and diversity of cladoceran and diatom communities (Leppänen et al 2017 ).…”

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Condition and Sperm Characteristics of Perch Perca fluviatilis inhabiting Boreal Lakes Receiving Metal Mining Effluents

Arola

Wallin

Väisänen

et al. 2020

Arch Environ Contam Toxicol

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One of the world's largest, but low-grade, sulfide nickel deposits in northeastern Finland has been exploited by a bioheapleaching technology since 2008. Bioheapleaching is a relatively new, cost-effective technology, but humid climate, e.g., in boreal temperate environments, causes challenges to the management of the water balance in the ore heaps with wide catchment area, and the mining effluents have caused substantial metal and salting contamination of the receiving waterbodies. In our study, the impacts of metal-extracting bioheapleaching mine effluents on muscle and liver element concentrations, body condition, liver and testes mass, and sperm count and motility of male perch Perca fluviatilis were analysed. Liver, testes, and carcass mass of perch in relation to their length were lower in the mining-impacted lakes than in the reference lake, which may be due to the metal contamination, food availability, and energy demand under multistressor conditions. The sperm counts of the males in the mining-impacted lakes were lower, but the endurance of their sperm motility was longer than the endurance of sperm of the reference males. These findings suggested that the condition and sperm characteristics of perch were altered in lakes receiving metal mining effluents. Measured variables seem to be useful indicators for metal mining impacts on freshwater fish but only if high natural variation in these characteristics can be controlled by multiyear monitoring scheme.

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Fish with slow life‐history cope better with chronic manganese exposure than fish with fast life‐history

Uusi‐Heikkilä,

Salonen,

Karjalainen

et al. 2024

Ecology and Evolution

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Animals with different life‐history types vary in their stress‐coping styles, which can affect their fitness and survival in changing environments. We studied how chronic exposure to manganese sulfate (MnSO4), a common aquatic pollutant, affects life‐history traits, physiology, and behavior of zebrafish (Danio rerio) with two life‐history types: fast (previously selected for fast juvenile growth, early maturation, and small adult body size) and slow life histories (selected for slow juvenile growth, late maturation, and large adult body size). We found that MnSO4 had negative effects on growth and condition factors, but the magnitude of these effects depended on the life‐history type. Individuals with fast life histories were more susceptible to MnSO4 than fish with slow life histories as they had lower growth rate, condition factor and feeding probability in high MnSO4 concentrations. Our results demonstrate that MnSO4 can impair fish performance, and life‐history variation can modulate the stress‐coping ability of individuals.

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Tolerance of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) early life stages to manganese sulfate is affected by the parents

Cited by 7 publications

References 42 publications

Toxicity of Mining-Contaminated Lake Sediments to Lumbriculus variegatus

Toxicity of Mining-Contaminated Lake Sediments to Lumbriculus variegatus

Condition and Sperm Characteristics of Perch Perca fluviatilis inhabiting Boreal Lakes Receiving Metal Mining Effluents

Fish with slow life‐history cope better with chronic manganese exposure than fish with fast life‐history

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