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- Title
Use of paired fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) reproductive test. Part 2: Source identification of biological effects at a bleached kraft pulp mill.
- Authors
Rickwood, Carrie J.; Dubé, Monique G.; Hewitt, L. Mark; Kovacs, Tibor G.; MacLatchy, Deborah L.
- Abstract
Reproductive effects of pulp mill effluents on fish continue to be reported in Canadian waters. Spawning delays, reduced gonad size, and altered levels of sex steroid hormones have been found in both sexes of various fish species exposed to effluents. We initiated a project to identify the source/cause of such effects. In part 1 of this two-part series, we exposed mature adult fathead minnow (FHM; Pimephales promelas) for 21 d to final treated effluent (1% and 100% v/v) from a bleached kraft pulp mill in Terrace Bay (ON, Canada). Results suggested pulp mill effluent from this mill affected reproductive indicators in FHM and effects were dependent on effluent concentration, duration of exposure, and method of data analysis. The main objective of this paper was to use the FHM assay to identify waste stream sources within the mill that affect reproductive indicators. Various process streams were selected, characterized with respect to effluent chemistry and acute toxicity, and a subset was tested on-site with the 21-d FHM bioassay. Results showed that both the combined mill effluent (before secondary treatment) and the combined alkaline stream (CALK) caused both decreased spawning events (∼55% for both streams) and decreased egg production (28 and 74%, respectively), and the CALK stream resulted in significant male ovipositor development. By comparing response patterns we were able to identify the CALK stream as a source of compounds at this mill affecting reproductive indicators in FHM and highlight this stream for further toxicity identification evaluation.
- Subjects
FATHEAD minnow; SULFATE pulping process; STEROID hormones; SPAWNING; ANIMAL sexual behavior; TOXICOLOGY
- Publication
Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 2006, Vol 25, Issue 7, p1847
- ISSN
0730-7268
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1897/05-418R.1