Photoinduced Toxicity to Lake Erie Phytoplankton Assemblages from Intact and Photomodified Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 558-565

  Marwood, Christopher A ^a   Smith, Ralph E H ^a   Charlton, Murray N ^b   Solomon, Keith R ^c   Greenberg, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Ultraviolet radiation, phytoplankton, chlorophyll fluorescence, photosynthesis

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CHLOROPHYLL; FLUORESCENCE; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PLANTS (BOTANY); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PULSE AMPLITUDE MODULATION; TOXICITY;

PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS;

LAKES;

BIOMARKER; LAKE POLLUTION; PAH; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHYTOPLANKTON; TOXICITY;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE ERIE; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE;

EID: 0346462983     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(03)70459-6     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Babu, T.S., Marder, J.B., Tripuranthankan, S., Dixon, D. G., and Greenberg, B.M. 2001. Synergistic effects of a photooxidized PAH and copper on photosynthesis and plant growth: Evidence that active oxygen formation is a mechanism of copper toxicity. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20:1351-1358.
2. Baker, J.E., and Eisenreich, S.J. 1989. PCBs and PAHs as tracers of particulate dynamics in the large lakes. J. Great Lakes Res. 15:84-103.
3. Bolhàr-Nordenkampf, H.R., Long, S.P., Baker, N.R., Öquist, G., Schreiber, U., and Lechner, E.G. 1989. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a probe of the photosynthetic competence of leaves in the field: a review of current instrumentation. Funct. Ecol. 3:497-514.
4. Brack, W., and Frank, H. 1998. Chlorophyll a fluorescence: a tool for the investigation of toxic effects in the photosynthetic apparatus. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 40:34-41.
5. Cook, O.K., Pierce, R.C., Eaton, P.B., Lao, R.C., Onuska, F.I., Payne, J.F., and Vavasour, E. 1983. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the aquatic environment: formation, sources, fate and effects on aquatic biota. National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. NRCC 18981.
6. Duxbury, C.L., Dixon, D.G., and Greenberg, B.M. 1997 The effects of simulated solar radiation on the bioaccumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons by the duckweed Lemna gibba. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16:1739-1748.
7. Eadie, B.J. 1984. Distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the Great Lakes. In Advances in Environmental Science and Technology, eds. J.O. Nriagu and M.S. Simmons, pp. 195-211. New York, NY, USA: John Wiley and Sons.
8. Fallon, M.E., and Horvath, F.J. 1985. Preliminary assessment of contaminants in soft sediments of the Detroit River. J. Great Lakes Res. 11:373-378.
9. Furlong, E.T., Carter, D.S., and Hites, R.A. 1988. Organic chemical contaminants in sediments from the Trenton Channel of the Detroit River, Michigan. J. Great Lakes Res. 14:489-501.
10. Geel, C., Versluis, W., and Snel, J.F.H. 1997. Estimation of oxygen evolution by marine phytoplankton from measurement of the efficiency of Photosystem II electron flow. Photosyn. Res. 51:61-70.
11. Genty, B., Briantais, J.-M., and Baker, N.R. 1989. The relationship between the quantum yield of photosynthetic electron transport and quenching of chlorophyll fluorescence. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 990:87-92.
12. Huang, X.-D., Babu, T.S., Marwood, C.A., Gensemer, R.W., Solomon, K.R., and Greenberg, B.M. 1997a. Inhibition of photosynthesis as an endpoint for the photoinduced toxicity of intact and photomodified PAHs. In Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Modeling and Risk Assessment, Sixth Volume, ASTM STP 1317, eds. F.J. Dwyer, T.R. Doane and M.L. Hinman, pp. 443-455. West Conshohocken, PA, USA: American Society for Testing and Materials.
13. _, McConkey, B.J., Babu, T.S., and Greenberg, B.M. 1997b. Mechanisms of photoinduced toxicity of photomodified anthracene to plants: inhibition of photosynthesis in the aquatic higher plant Lemna gibba (Duckweed). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16:1707-1715.
14. _, Krylov, S.N., Ren, L., McConkey, B.J., Dixon, D.G., and Greenberg, B.M. 1997c. Mechanistic quantitative structure-activity relationship model for the photoinduced toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: II. An empirical model for the toxicity of 16 polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to the duckweed Lemna gibba L. G-3. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16:2296-2303.
15. Huner, N.P.A., Öquist, G., and Sarhan, F. 1998. Energy balance and acclimation to light and cold. Trends Plant Sci: 3:224-230.
16. Lampi, M.A., Huang, X.-D., El-Alawi, Y., McConkey, B.J., Dixon, D.G., and Greenberg, B.M. 2001. Occurance and toxicity of photomodified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixtures present in contaminated sediments. In Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Science, Policy and Standardization - Implications for Environmental Decisions: Tenth Volume, ASTM STP 1403, eds. B.M. Greenberg, R.N. Hull, M.H. Roberts Jr. and R.W. Gensemer. pp. 211-221. West Conshohocken, PA, USA: American Society for Testing Materials.
17. Lichtenthaler, H.K. 1988. Applications of Chlorophyll Fluorescence in Photosynthesis Research: Stress Physiology, Hydrobiology and Remote Sensing. Dordecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
18. Marwood, C.A., Smith, R.E.H., Solomon, K.R., Charlton, M.N., and Greenberg, B.M. 1999. Intact and photomodified polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons inhibit photosynthesis in natural assemblages of Lake Erie phytoplankton exposed to solar radiation. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 44:322-327.
19. _, Smith, R.E.H., Furgal, J.A., Charlton, M.N., Solomon, K.R., and Greenberg, B.M. 2000. Photoinhibition of natural phytoplankton assemblages in Lake Erie exposed to solar ultraviolet radiation. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 57:371-379.
20. _, Dobson, E., Smith, R.E.H., Solomon, K.R., and Greenberg, B.M. 2001a. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a bioindicator of photosynthesis inhibition from solar ultraviolet radiation in plants and algae. In Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment: Science, Policy and Standardization - Implications for Environmental Decisions: Tenth Volume, ASTM STP 1403, eds. B.M. Greenberg, R.N. Hull, M.H. Roberts Jr. and R.W. Gensemer. pp. 27-39. West Conshohocken, PA, USA: American Society for Testing and Materials.
21. _, Solomon, K.R., and Greenberg, B.M. 2001b. Chlorophyll fluorescence as a bioindicator of effects on growth in aquatic macrophytes from mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20:890-898.
22. McConkey, B.J., Duxbury, C.L., Dixon, D.G., and Greenberg, B.M. 1997. Toxicity of a PAH photooxidation product to the bacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum and the duckweed Lemna gibba: effects of phenanthrene and its primary photoproduct, phenanthrenequinone. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 16:892-899.
23. Metcalfe, T.L., Metcalfe, C.D., Bennett, E.R., and Haffner, G.D. 2000. Distribution of toxic organic contaminants in water and sediments in the Detroit River. J. Great Lakes Res. 26:55-64.
24. Murphy, T.P., Brouwer, H., Fox, M.E., Nagy, E., McArdle, L., and Moller, A. 1990. Coal tar contamination near Randle Reef, Hamilton Harbour. Lakes Research Branch, National Water Research Institute, Burlington, Ontario, Canada.
25. Newsted, J.L., and Giesy, J.P. 1987. Predictive models for photoinduced acute toxicity of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons to Daphnia magna Strauss (Cladocera, Crustacea). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 6:445-461.
26. Oettmeier, W., Masson, K., and Donner, A. 1988. Anthraquinone inhibitors of photosystem II electron transport. FEBS Lett. 321:259-262.
27. Sanathanan, L.P., Gade, E.T., and Shipkowitz, N.L. 1987. Trimmed logit method for estimating the ED50 in quantal bioassay. Biometrics 43:825-832.
28. Smith, R.E.H., Furgal, J.A., Charlton, M.N., Greenberg, B. M., Hiriart, V., and Marwood, C. A. 1999. Attenuation of ultraviolet radiation in a large lake with low dissolved organic matter concentrations. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 56:1351-1361.
29. van Kooten, O., and Snel, J.F.H. 1990. The use of chlorophyll fluorescence nomenclature in plant stress physiology. Photosyn. Res. 25:147-150.