Toxicity and bioaccumulation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin in long-term tests with the freshwater benthic invertebrates Chironomus tentans and Lumbriculus variegatus

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1287-1294

  West, Corlis W ^a   Ankley, Gerald T ^a   Nichols, John W ^a   Elonen, Gregory E ^a   Nessa, David E ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Integrated Laboratory Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Chironomus tentans; Lumbriculus variegatus; TCDD; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; FRESH WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; GROWTH; HALF LIFE TIME; INVERTEBRATE; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALIA; CHIRONOMUS TENTANS; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031001199     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/1551-5028(1997)016<1287:TABOTP>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

References (36)

1. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1993. Interim report on data and methods for assessment of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin risk to aquatic life and associated wildlife. EPA/600/R-93/055. Washington, DC.
2. Poland, A. and E. Glover. 1980. 2,3,7,8-TCDD: Segregation of toxicity with Ah locus. Mol. Pharmacol. 17:86-94.
3. Hahn, M.E., A. Poland, E. Glover and J.J. Stegeman. 1994. Photoaffinity labeling of the Ah receptor: Phylogenetic survey of diverse vertebrate and invertebrate species. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 310:218-228.
4. Isensee, A.R. and G.E. Jones. 1975. Distribution of 2,3,7,8-TCDD in aquatic model ecosystem. Environ. Sci. Technol. 9: 668-672.
5. Isensee, A.R. 1978. Bioaccumulation of 2,3,7,8-TCDD. Ecol. Bull. (Stockholm) 27:255-262.
6. Borgmann, U., W.P. Norwood and K.M. Ralph. 1990. Chronic toxicity and bioaccumulation of 2,5.2′,5′ and 3,4,3′,4′-tetrachlorobiphenyl and Aroclor 1242 in the amphipod (Hyalella azteca). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 19:558-564.
7. Dillon, T.M., W.H. Benson, R.A. Stackhouse and A.M. Crider. 1990 Effects of selected PCB congeners on survival, growth and reproduction in Daphnia magna. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 9: 1317-1326.
8. Phipps, G.L., G.T. Ankley, D.A. Benoit and V.R. Mattson. 1993. Use of the aquatic oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus for assessing the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 12:269-279.
9. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1994. Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates. EPA-600/R-94/ 024. Duluth, MN.
10. Gobas, F.A.P.C. 1993. A model for predicting the bioaccumulation of hydrophobic organic chemicals in aquatic food-webs: Application to Lake Ontario. Ecol. Model. 69:1-17.
11. Ankley, G.T., et al. 1993. Uptake of planar polychlorinated biphenyls and 2,3,7,8-substituted polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dibenzo-p-dioxins by birds nesting in the lower Fox River and Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 24:332-344.
12. Nichols, J.W., C.P. Larsen, M.E. McDonald, G.J. Niemi and G.T. Ankley. 1995. A bioenergetics-based model for accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls by nesting tree swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Environ. Sci. Technol. 29:604-612.
13. Aulerich, R.J., R.K. Ringer and S. Iwamoto. 1973. Reproductive failure and mortality in mink fed on Great Lakes fish. J. Reprod. Fertil. 19(Suppl.):365-376.
14. Tong, H.Y., S.J. Monson, M.L. Gross, R.F. Bopp, H.J. Simpson, B.L. Deck and F.C. Moser. 1990. Analysis of dated samples from the Newark Bay area for selected PCDD/Fs. Chemosphere 20:1497-1502.
15. Ankley, G.T., P.M. Cook, A.R. Carlson, D.J. Call, J.A. Swenson, H.F. Corcoran and R.A. Hoke. 1992. Bioaccumulation of PCBs from sediments by oligochaetes and fishes: Comparison of laboratory and field studies. Can. J. Fish. Aquatic Sci. 49:2080-2085.
16. Radin, N.S. 1981. Extration of lipids with solvent of low toxicity. Methods Enzymol. 72:5-7.
17. West, C.W., G.L. Phipps, R.A. Hoke, T.A. Goldenstein, F.M. Vandermelden, P.A. Koslan and G.T. Ankley. 1994. Sediment core vs grab samples: Evaluation of contamination and toxicity at a DDT contaminated site. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 28:208-220.
18. ® User's Guide, Release 6.03 Edition. Cary, NC, USA.
19. ®, The System for Statistics. SYSTAT, Evanston, IL, USA.
20. Landrum, P.F., H.L. Lee II and M.J. Lydy. Toxicokinetics in aquatic systems: Model comparisons and use in hazard assessment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 11:1709-1725.
21. Gibaldi, M. and D. Perrier. 1975. Pharmacokinetics, Vol. 1 -Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences. Marcel Dekker, New York, NY.
22. Kukkonen, J. and P.F. Landrum. 1994. Toxicokinetics and toxicity of sediment-associated pyrene to Lumbriculus variegatus (Oligochaeta). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 13:1457-1468.
23. Miller R.A., L.A. Norris and C.L. Hawkes. 1973. Toxicity of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) in aquatic organisms. Environ. Health Perspect. 5:177-186.
24. Adams, W.J., G.M. DeGraeve, T.D. Sabourin, J.D. Cooney and G.M. Mosher. 1986. Toxicity and bioconcentration of 2,3,7,8-TCDD to fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Chemosphere 15:1503-1511.
25. Walker, M.K., J.M. Spitsbergen, J.R. Olson and R.E. Peterson. 1991. 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) toxicity during early life stage development of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 48:875-883.
26. Walker, M.K., P.M. Cook, A.R. Batterman, B.C. Butterworth, C. Berini, J.J. Libal, L.C. Hufnagle and R.E. Peterson. 1994. Translocation of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin from adult female lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) to oocytes: Effects on early life stage development and sac fry survival. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 51:1410-1419.
27. Walker, M.K. and R.E. Peterson. 1991. Potencies of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofuran, and biphenyl congeners, relative to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, for producing early life stage mortality in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquat. Toxicol. 21:219-238.
28. Walker, M.K., L.C. Hufnagle, Jr., M.K. Clayton and R.E. Peterson. 1992. An egg injection method for assessing early life stage mortality of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquat. Toxicol. 22:15.
29. Spitsbergen, J.M., J.M. Kleeman and R.E. Peterson. 1986. Interaction of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin toxicity in yellow perch (Perca flavescens). J. Toxicol. Environ. Health 23: 359-383.
30. Kleeman, J.M., J.R. Olson and R.E. Peterson. 1988. Species differences in 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin toxicity and biotransformation in fish. Fundam. Appl. Toxicol. 10:206-213.
31. Landrum, P.F. 1988. Toxicokinetics of organic xenobiotics in the amphipod, Pontoporeia hoyi: Role of physiological and environmental variables. Aquat. Toxicol. 12:245-271.
32. Leversee, G.J., J.P. Giesy, P.F. Landrum, S. Gerould, J.W. Bowling, T.E. Fannin, J.D. Haddock and S.M. Bartell. 1982. Kinetics and biotransformation of benzo(a)pyrene in Chironomus riparius. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 11:25-31.
33. Swindoll, C.M. and F.M. Applehans. 1987. Factors influencing the accumulation of sediment-sorbed hexachlorobiphenyl by midge larvae. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39:1055-1062.
34. Muir, D.C.G., B.E. Townsend and W.L. Lockhart. 1983. Bioavailability of six organic chemicals to Chironomus tentans larvae in sediment and water. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 2:269-281.
35. Gerould, S., P. Landrum and J.P. Giesy. 1983. Anthracene bioconcentration and biotransformation in chironomids: Effects of temperature and concentration. Environ. Poll. 30:175-188.
36. Oliver, B.G. 1987. Biouptake of chlorinated hydrocarbons from laboratory-spiked and field sediments by oligochaete worms. Environ. Sci. Technol. 21:785-790.