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Saqira S, Chariton A, Hose GC. Multiple stressors unpredictably affect primary producers and decomposition in a model freshwater ecosystem. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 347:123680. [PMID: 38467363 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Freshwater ecosystems are affected by various stressors, such as contamination and exotic species, making them amongst the most imperilled biological systems on the planet. In Australia and elsewhere, copper is one of the most common metal contaminants in freshwater systems and the European carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) is one of the most pervasive and widespread invasive fish species. Copper (Cu) and carp can both directly affect primary production and decomposition, which are critical and interrelated nutrient cycling processes and ecosystem services. The aim of this study was to explore the direct and indirect effects of Cu and carp individually, and together on periphyton cover, chlorophyll a concentration, growth of the macrophyte Vallisneria spiralis L., and the decomposition of leaf litter and cotton strips in a controlled, factorial experiment in outdoor experimental ponds. In isolation, Cu reduced macrophyte growth and organic matter decomposition, while chlorophyll a concentrations and periphyton cover remained unchanged, possibly due to the Low-Cu concentrations in the overlying water. Carp addition alone had a direct negative effect on the biomass of aquatic plants outside protective cages, but also increased plant biomass inside the cages, periphyton cover and chlorophyll a concentrations. Leaf litter was more decomposed in the carp only ponds compared to controls, while there was no significant effect on cotton strip decomposition. Aquatic plants were absent in the Cu + carp ponds caused by the combined effects of Cu toxicity, carp disturbance and the increase in turbidity due to carp bioturbation. Increases in periphyton cover in Low-Cu + carp, while absence in the High-Cu + carp ponds, and differences in the decomposition of surface and buried cotton strips were not as predicted, which highlights the need for such studies to understand the complex interactions among stressors for environmental risk assessment.
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- Sajida Saqira
- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia
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- School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW, 2109, Australia.
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Pesce S, Mamy L, Sanchez W, Artigas J, Bérard A, Betoulle S, Chaumot A, Coutellec MA, Crouzet O, Faburé J, Hedde M, Leboulanger C, Margoum C, Martin-Laurent F, Morin S, Mougin C, Munaron D, Nélieu S, Pelosi C, Leenhardt S. The use of copper as plant protection product contributes to environmental contamination and resulting impacts on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem functions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-32145-z. [PMID: 38324154 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32145-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
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Copper-based plant protection products (PPPs) are widely used in both conventional and organic farming, and to a lesser extent for non-agricultural maintenance of gardens, greenspaces, and infrastructures. The use of copper PPPs adds to environmental contamination by this trace element. This paper aims to review the contribution of these PPPs to the contamination of soils and waters by copper in the context of France (which can be extrapolated to most of the European countries), and the resulting impacts on terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, as well as on ecosystem functions. It was produced in the framework of a collective scientific assessment on the impacts of PPPs on biodiversity and ecosystem services in France. Current science shows that copper, which persists in soils, can partially transfer to adjacent aquatic environments (surface water and sediment) and ultimately to the marine environment. This widespread contamination impacts biodiversity and ecosystem functions, chiefly through its effects on phototrophic and heterotrophic microbial communities, and terrestrial and aquatic invertebrates. Its effects on other biological groups and biotic interactions remain relatively under-documented.
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR ECOSYS, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome Et Environnement (LMGE), 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- INRAE, Avignon Université, UMR EMMAH, 84000, Avignon, France
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- Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Normandie Université, ULH, INERIS, SEBIO, UMR-I 02, 51100, Reims, France
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- DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), INRAE, Institut Agro-Agrocampus Ouest, IFREMER, Rennes, France
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- OFB, Direction Recherche Et Appui Scientifique, Service Santé-Agri, 78610, Auffargis, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR ECOSYS, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Agroécologie, Institut Agro, INRAE, Université Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, 21110, Dijon, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR ECOSYS, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, UMR ECOSYS, 91120, Palaiseau, France
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- INRAE, Avignon Université, UMR EMMAH, 84000, Avignon, France
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- INRAE, Directorate for Collective Scientific Assessment, Foresight and Advanced Studies, 75338, Paris, France
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Mebane CA. Bioavailability and Toxicity Models of Copper to Freshwater Life: The State of Regulatory Science. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2023; 42:2529-2563. [PMID: 37818880 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2023] [Revised: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Efforts to incorporate bioavailability adjustments into regulatory water quality criteria in the United States have included four major procedures: hardness-based single-linear regression equations, water-effect ratios (WERs), biotic ligand models (BLMs), and multiple-linear regression models (MLRs) that use dissolved organic carbon, hardness, and pH. The performance of each with copper (Cu) is evaluated, emphasizing the relative performance of hardness-based versus MLR-based criteria equations. The WER approach was shown to be inherently highly biased. The hardness-based model is in widest use, and the MLR approach is the US Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA's) present recommended approach for developing aquatic life criteria for metals. The performance of criteria versions was evaluated with numerous toxicity datasets that were independent of those used to develop the MLR models, including olfactory and behavioral toxicity, and field and ecosystem studies. Within the range of water conditions used to develop the Cu MLR criteria equations, the MLR performed well in terms of predicting toxicity and protecting sensitive species and ecosystems. In soft waters, the MLR outperformed both the BLM and hardness models. In atypical waters with pH <5.5 or >9, neither the MLR nor BLM predictions were reliable, suggesting that site-specific testing would be needed to determine reliable Cu criteria for such settings. The hardness-based criteria performed poorly with all toxicity datasets, showing no or weak ability to predict observed toxicity. In natural waters, MLR and BLM criteria versions were strongly correlated. In contrast, the hardness-criteria version was often out of phase with the MLR and, depending on waterbody and season, could be either strongly overprotective or underprotective. The MLR-based USEPA-style chronic criterion appears to be more generally protective of ecosystems than other models. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;42:2529-2563. © 2023 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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Gao F, Yuan Z, Zhang L, Peng Y, Qian K, Zheng M. Toxic Effects of Copper Fungicides on the Development and Behavior of Zebrafish in Early-Life Stages. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2629. [PMID: 37836270 PMCID: PMC10574507 DOI: 10.3390/nano13192629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Copper-based fungicides have been used to control various plant diseases for more than one hundred years and play very important roles in agriculture. Accumulation of copper in freshwater and environment pose severe threats to human health and the environment. The current study evaluated the developmental and behavioral toxicity of PEG@Cu NCs (copper nanoclusters), Kocide® 3000 (copper hydroxide), and Cu(CH3COO)2 (copper acetate) to zebrafish in early-life stages. The developmental toxicity was evaluated according to the parameters of mortality, hatching rate, autonomous movement and heartbeat of embryos, and body length of larvae. The 9 dpf (days postfertilization)-LC50 (50% lethal concentration) of embryonic mortality was 0.077, 0.174 or 0.088 mg/L, and the 9 dpf-EC50 (effective concentration of 50% embryos hatching) of hatching rate was 0.079 mg/L, 0.21 mg/L and 0.092 mg/L when the embryos were exposed to PEG@Cu NCs, Kocide® 3000 or Cu(CH3COO)2, respectively. Kocide® 3000 and Cu(CH3COO)2 obviously decreased the spontaneous movements, while PEG@Cu NCs had no adverse effects on that of embryos. The reduced heartbeat can return to normal after exposure to PEG@Cu NCs for 96 h, while it cannot recover from Kocide® 3000. In addition, Kocide® 3000 (≥0.2 mg/L), PEG@Cu NCs and Cu(CH3COO)2 with 0.05 mg/L or higher concentration exhibited obvious behavioral toxicity to zebrafish larvae according to the parameters of movement distance, average velocity, absolute sinuosity, absolute turn angle and absolute angular velocity.
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- Fei Gao
- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (F.G.); (L.Z.)
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; (Z.Y.); (Y.P.); (K.Q.)
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (F.G.); (L.Z.)
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; (Z.Y.); (Y.P.); (K.Q.)
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- College of Plant Protection, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; (Z.Y.); (Y.P.); (K.Q.)
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- College of Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; (F.G.); (L.Z.)
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Perrotta BG, Simonin M, Colman BP, Anderson SM, Baruch E, Castellon BT, Matson CW, Bernhardt ES, King RS. Chronic Engineered Nanoparticle Additions Alter Insect Emergence and Result in Metal Flux from Aquatic Ecosystems into Riparian Food Webs. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:8085-8095. [PMID: 37200151 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c00620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Freshwater ecosystems are exposed to engineered nanoparticles (NPs) through discharge from wastewater and agricultural runoff. We conducted a 9-month mesocosm experiment to examine the combined effects of chronic NP additions on insect emergence and insect-mediated contaminant flux to riparian spiders. Two NPs (copper, gold, plus controls) were crossed by two levels of nutrients in 18 outdoor mesocosms open to natural insect and spider colonization. We collected adult insects and two riparian spider genera, Tetragnatha and Dolomedes, for 1 week on a monthly basis. We estimated a significant decrease in cumulative insect emergence of 19% and 24% after exposure to copper and gold NPs, irrespective of nutrient level. NP treatments led to elevated copper and gold tissue concentrations in adult insects, which resulted in terrestrial fluxes of metals. These metal fluxes were associated with increased gold and copper tissue concentrations for both spider genera. We also observed about 25% fewer spiders in the NP mesocosms, likely due to reduced insect emergence and/or NP toxicity. These results demonstrate the transfer of NPs from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems via emergence of aquatic insects and predation by riparian spiders, as well as significant reductions in insect and spider abundance in response to NP additions.
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- Brittany G Perrotta
- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- University of Angers, Institut Agro, INRAE, IRHS, SFR QUASAV, F-49000 Angers, France
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Environmental Science, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
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- Center for the Environmental Implications of NanoTechnology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708, United States
- Center for Reservoir and Aquatic Systems Research (CRASR), Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
- Department of Biology, Baylor University, Waco, Texas 76798, United States
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Pelletier TA, Stefaniak KR, Vigilante TE, Reavis D, Mekus A, Mohamed DA, Lau JK. Documenting Emerging Insects, Environmental DNA, and Metal Concentrations in a Small Appalachian Stream. Northeast Nat (Steuben) 2022. [DOI: 10.1656/045.029.0202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Department of Biology, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142
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- Department of Chemistry, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142
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- Department of Biology, Radford University, Radford, VA 24142
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Iwasaki Y, Cadmus P, Ranville J, Clements WH. Stream Mesocosm Experiments Show no Protective Effects of Calcium on Copper Toxicity to Macroinvertebrates. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2022; 41:1304-1310. [PMID: 35156224 PMCID: PMC9311704 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Revised: 11/18/2021] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Although the concept and modeling of metal bioavailability and toxicity have been well developed based largely on laboratory experiments with standard test species, additional evidence is required to demonstrate their applicability for macroinvertebrates typically found in natural lotic ecosystems. We conducted 10-day stream mesocosm experiments to test the hypothesis that increased water hardness (in the present study, the calcium [Ca] concentration was increased by adding CaCl2 ) would mitigate the effects of copper (Cu) on natural benthic macroinvertebrate communities. Exposure of macroinvertebrate communities to 25 μg/L Cu for 10 days in stream mesocosm experiments resulted in significant decreases in total abundance, in number of taxa, and in abundance of many macroinvertebrate taxa. However, the addition of Ca to stream mesocosms and the associated increase in water hardness up to 250 mg/L CaCO3 did not mitigate these effects of Cu on macroinvertebrate communities. The results showed that the hardness-based water quality criteria for Cu of the US Environmental Protection Agency were not protective under the conditions of relatively high hardness, low alkalinity, and circumneutral pH. In contrast, the water quality criteria based on the biotic ligand model predicted little protective effects of Ca on Cu toxicity, which is consistent with our results. Additional experiments are required to understand the influence of modifying factors on the toxicity of metals to macroinvertebrate communities. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:1304-1310. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Yuichi Iwasaki
- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation BiologyColorado State UniversityColoradoFort CollinsUSA
- Research Institute of Science for Safety and SustainabilityNational Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and TechnologyIbarakiTsukubaJapan
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation BiologyColorado State UniversityColoradoFort CollinsUSA
- Colorado Parks and WildlifeColoradoFort CollinsUSA
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- Department of Chemistry and Geochemistry Colorado School of MinesColoradoGoldenUSA
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation BiologyColorado State UniversityColoradoFort CollinsUSA
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Aquatic Ecological Risk of Heavy-Metal Pollution Associated with Degraded Mining Landscapes of the Southern Africa River Basins: A Review. MINERALS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/min12020225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Africa accounts for nearly 30% of the discovered world’s mineral reserves, with half of the world’s platinum group metals deposits, 36% of gold, and 20% of cobalt being in Southern Africa (SA). The intensification of heavy-metal production in the SA region has exacerbated negative human and environmental health impacts. In recent years, mining waste generated from industrial and artisanal mining has significantly affected the ecological integrity of SA aquatic ecosystems due to the accelerated introduction and deposition of heavy metals. However, the extent to which heavy-metal pollution associated with mining has impacted the aquatic ecosystems has not been adequately documented, particularly during bioassessments. This review explores the current aquatic ecological impacts on the heavily mined river basins of SA. It also discusses the approaches to assessing the ecological risks, inherent challenges, and potential for developing an integrated ecological risk assessment protocol for aquatic systems in the region. Progress has been made in developing rapid bioassessment schemes (RBS) for SA aquatic ecosystems. Nevertheless, method integration, which also involves heavy-metal pollution monitoring and molecular technology, is necessary to overcome the current challenges of the standardisation of RBS protocols. Citizenry science will also encourage community and stakeholder involvement in sustainable environmental management in SA.
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Clercin NA, Druschel GK, Gray M. Occurrences of 2-methylisoborneol and geosmin -degrading bacteria in a eutrophic reservoir and the role of cell-bound versus dissolved fractions. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 297:113304. [PMID: 34280861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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As taste-and-odor outbreaks are common in surface waters worldwide, extensive studies have focused on the identification of microorganisms involved in the production of 2-methylisoborneol (MIB) and geosmin (GSM). However, fewer studies have tried to identify potential degraders in natural environments. Eagle Creek Reservoir, a temperate and eutrophic water body, experienced two major seasonal odorous outbreaks in 2013 with maximal concentrations of 99.1 (MIB) and 77.3 ng L-1 (GSM). Fractionation analyses of the odorous compounds showed that MIB was found more frequently in the dissolved fraction while GSM was mostly cell-bound. This difference likely impacts taste-and-odor (T&O) compound susceptibility to biodegradation by bacteria. Spearman relationships of epilimnetic samples collected between spring and early fall linked dissolved MIB occurrences to higher abundances of Bacteroidetes like Flavobacterium resistens, F. granuli, F. saliperosum (p < 0.001), F. kamogawaensis (p < 0.01) capable of MIB degradation. Occurrences of cell-bound GSM were correlated to two α-Proteobacteria Novosphingobium hassiacum (p < 0.001) and Sphingomonas oligophenolica (p < 0.01), both identified as potential degraders of GSM. The roles of Pseudomonas and Bacillus were ambiguous, and these genera might have been involved in both compound biodegradations (p < 0.05).
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- Nicolas A Clercin
- Leesu, Ecole des Ponts, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Marne-la-Vallee, France; Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Citizens Energy Group, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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Hoang TC, Brausch JM, Cichra MF, Phlips EJ, Van Genderen E, Rand GM. Effects of Zinc in an Outdoor Freshwater Microcosm System. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2021; 40:2053-2072. [PMID: 33749927 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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A long-term exposure outdoor microcosm study was conducted to evaluate the effects of zinc (Zn) on zooplankton, phytoplankton, and periphyton in a freshwater system. Five Zn treatment concentrations (nominal: 8, 20, 40, 80, and 160 μg/L Zn) and an untreated control with 3 replicates each were used. Various physical and chemical characteristics of the microcosms and biological assessment endpoints (e.g., total abundance, group abundance, species richness, chlorophyll a, etc.) were measured to determine the effects of Zn over time. In general, physical and chemical characteristics (e.g., total dissolved solids, total suspended solids, dissolved oxygen, pH, dissolved organic carbon) of water fluctuated over time, but they were not significantly different within treatments and controls during the study. Zinc significantly affected the population dynamics and community structure of plankton. The effects occurred 7 d after initial treatment exposures began and continued to the end of the treatment phase, especially at the high treatment concentrations. Total and group abundance, species richness, the Shannon index, and chlorophyll a concentrations for high Zn treatment concentrations were significantly lower than the controls during the treatment phase. The no-observed-effect, lowest-observed-effect, and median effect concentrations were generally lower than the literature-reported results from single-species toxicity tests for fish and invertebrates, suggesting that plankton are more sensitive to Zn than planktivores. Although primary producers play an important role in the ecosystem, they have not been consistently incorporated into numerical environmental quality criteria for freshwater organisms, at least in the United States. The results of the present study are useful for development of environmental quality guidelines for freshwater ecosystems and ecological risk assessment. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:2053-2072. © 2021 SETAC.
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- Tham C Hoang
- Ecotoxicology & Risk Assessment Laboratory, Department of Earth & Environment, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, N. Miami, Florida, USA
- School of Environmental Sustainability, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Ecotoxicology & Risk Assessment Laboratory, Department of Earth & Environment, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, N. Miami, Florida, USA
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- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- School of Forest Resources and Conservation, Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Ecotoxicology & Risk Assessment Laboratory, Department of Earth & Environment, Southeast Environmental Research Center, Florida International University, N. Miami, Florida, USA
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Amer NR, Lawler SP, Zohdy NM, Younes A, ElSayed WM, Connon RE. Effect of long-term exposure to copper on survival and development of two successive generations of Culex pipiens (Diptera, Culicidae). ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:351-360. [PMID: 33566271 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02358-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Aquatic invertebrates can be exposed to copper from various sources, including agricultural applications. For example, concentrations up to 1000 µg L-1 are found within rice fields, where copper-containing formulations are used as fungicides and algaecides. We conducted toxicity tests to study lethal and sublethal effects of copper sulfate pentahydrate on all immature stages across two generations of Culex pipiens mosquitoes as our model organism. Mortality was dose-dependent at concentrations of 500 µg L-1 and above in the first generation, and 125 µg L-1 and above in the second generation. The median lethal concentrations (LC50) of copper sulfate pentahydrate for larval Cx. pipiens were 476 ± 30.60 µg L-1 and 348.67 ± 23.20 µg L-1 for the first and second generations, respectively. Generation one pupation decreased from 96% in controls to 48% at 500 µg L-1, while the second-generation pupation decreased from 96% in controls to 17.5% at 500 µg L-1. Mortality during the pupal stage varied from 2 to 10% at 500 µg L-1 of first and second generations, respectively. Higher levels also delayed development to adulthood in both generations. The duration of the immature period was 14.8 days in controls in both generations, but when exposed at 500 µg L-1 it increased to 18.8 days in the first generation and to 20.5 days in the second generation. The chronic, multi-generation exposures in this study showed greater toxicity than reported for shorter exposures of Cx. pipiens, and confamilial taxa like Culex hortensis and Anopheles hispaniola.
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- Nermeen R Amer
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 11311, Egypt.
- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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- Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 11311, Egypt
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 11311, Egypt
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, 11311, Egypt
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Perlatti F, Martins EP, de Oliveira DP, Ruiz F, Asensio V, Rezende CF, Otero XL, Ferreira TO. Copper release from waste rocks in an abandoned mine (NE, Brazil) and its impacts on ecosystem environmental quality. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 262:127843. [PMID: 32777614 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study aimed to estimate the impact of an abandoned copper (Cu) mine on ecosystem environmental quality, using integrated ecological and biogeochemical analyses. Through a controlled experiment, the amount of Cu released by waste rocks, Cu adsorbed in soils, Cu geochemical behaviour and its leached amount were measured. Furthermore, to investigate the impacts of mine drainage on the adjacent ecosystem, samples of sediments, water and aquatic macroinvertebrates were analysed. We found that waste rocks still have high Cu concentration even after 30 years under weathering, ranging from 7782 to 8717 mg kg-1, associated mainly with carbonates, amorphous oxides and sulphides. It was estimated that 7.2 tonnes of Cu were released by waste rocks into the environment over last 30 years. The concentration of Cu observed in Ubari stream water was (<dl to 90 μg L-1), in sediments (28.0-1185 mg kg-1) and in macroinvertebrates (1.3-28.9 mg kg-1 d/w). The ecological indexes showed that near mine discharge a significance decrease in the density of aquatic macroinvertebrates and a significance increase of Cu in biological tissues occurs, causing disturbances in biodiversity. The results showed that, even after long periods, the waste rocks from abandoned mines still contain high levels of metal, that are gradually released into the environment through weathering and erosion, representing a potential source of environmental pollution and a clear threat to the environmental quality of adjacent ecosystems.
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- Fabio Perlatti
- Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Av. Pádua Dias 11, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil; National Mining Agency - ANM, Rua Loefgren, 2225, 04040-033, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Av. Mister Hull, 2977, 60021-970, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Av. Mister Hull, 2977, 60021-970, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Av. Pádua Dias 11, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Av. Pádua Dias 11, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Biology, Federal University of Ceará (UFC), Av. Mister Hull, 2977, 60021-970, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Edaphology and Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Biology, University of Santiago de Compostela - USC, Rua Lopes Gomez de Marzoa, S/n. Campus Sur, Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain
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- Soil Science Department, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo (ESALQ/USP), Av. Pádua Dias 11, CEP 13418-900, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
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Mebane CA, Schmidt TS, Miller JL, Balistrieri LS. Bioaccumulation and Toxicity of Cadmium, Copper, Nickel, and Zinc and Their Mixtures to Aquatic Insect Communities. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2020; 39:812-833. [PMID: 31916284 PMCID: PMC7154727 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
We describe 2 artificial stream experiments that exposed aquatic insect communities to zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and cadmium (year 2014) and to Zn, Cu, and nickel (year 2015). The testing strategy was to concurrently expose insect communities to single metals and mixtures. Single-metal tests were repeated to evaluate the reproducibility of the methods and year-to-year variability. Metals were strongly accumulated in sediments, periphyton, and insect (caddisfly) tissues, with the highest concentrations occurring in periphyton. Sensitive mayflies declined in metal treatments, and effect concentrations could be predicted effectively from metal concentrations in either periphyton or water. Most responses were similar in the replicated tests, but median effect concentration values for the mayfly Rhithrogena sp. varied 20-fold between the tests, emphasizing the difficulty comparing sensitivities across studies and the value of repeated testing. Relative to the single-metal responses, the toxicity of the mixtures was either approximately additive or less than additive when calculated as the product of individual responses (response addition). However, even less-than-additive relative responses were sometimes greater than responses to similar concentrations tested singly. The ternary mixtures resulted in mayfly declines at concentrations that caused no declines in the concurrent single-metal tests. When updating species-sensitivity distributions (SSDs) with these results, the mayfly responses were among the most sensitive 10th percentile of available data for all 4 metals, refuting older literature placing mayflies in the insensitive portion of metal SSDs. Testing translocated aquatic insect communities in 30-d artificial streams is an efficient approach to generate multiple species effect values under quasi-natural conditions that are relevant to natural streams. Environ Toxicol Chem 2020;39:812-833. Published 2020 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. on behalf of SETAC. This article is a US government work, and as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.
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- Colorado Water Science CenterUS Geological SurveyFt. CollinsColorado
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- Fort Collins Science CenterUS Geological SurveyFt. CollinsColorado
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- Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science CenterUS Geological Survey, GeologyGraftonWisconsin
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O'Callaghan I, Harrison S, Fitzpatrick D, Sullivan T. The freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus as a model biomonitor of environmental pollution: A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 235:498-509. [PMID: 31276864 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Revised: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anthropogenic substances pollute freshwater systems worldwide, with serious, long-lasting effects to aquatic biota. Present methods of detecting elevated levels of trace metal pollutants are typically accurate but expensive, and therefore not suitable for applications requiring high spatial resolution. Additionally, these methods are not efficient solutions for the determination of long-term averages of pollution concentration. This is the rationale for the implementation of a biomonitoring programme as an alternative means of pollutant detection. This review summarises recent literature concerning the past and potential uses of the benthic isopod Asellus aquaticus as a biomonitor for pollution in freshwater systems. Recent studies indicate that A. aquaticus is well suited for this purpose. However, the mechanisms by which it bioaccumulates toxins have yet to be fully understood. In particular, the interactions between coexisting trace metal pollutants in the aquatic environment have only recently been considered, and it remains unclear how a biomonitoring programme should adapt to the effects of these interactions. It is evident that failing to account for these additional stressors will result in an ineffective biomonitoring programme; for this reason, a comprehensive understanding of the bioaccumulation mechanisms is required in order to reliably anticipate the effects of any interferences on the outcome.
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- Irene O'Callaghan
- School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland; School of Chemistry, University College Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Ireland.
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Kotalik CJ, Clements WH. Stream Mesocosm Experiments Show Significant Differences in Sensitivity of Larval and Emerging Adults to Metals. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:8362-8370. [PMID: 31184880 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Evaluations of aquatic insect responses to contaminants typically use larval life stages to characterize taxa sensitivity, but the effects of contaminants to emerging terrestrial adults have received less attention. We present the results of two stream mesocosm experiments that exposed aquatic insects to mixtures of Cu and Zn. We compared responses of larvae and emerging adults in a single-species experiment with the mayfly Rhithrogena robusta and a benthic community experiment. Results showed that R. robusta larvae and emerging adults were highly tolerant of metals. In the benthic community experiment, larval and emerging adult life stages of the mayfly Baetidae were highly sensitive to metals exposure, with significant alterations in adult sex ratios. In contrast, the emergence of Chironomidae (midge) was unaffected, but larval abundance strongly decreased. Timing of adult emergence was significantly different among treatments and varied among taxa, with emergence stimulation in Chironomidae and delays in emergence in R. robusta and Simuliidae (black fly). Our results demonstrate that metal tolerance in aquatic insects is life stage dependent and that taxa sensitivity is influenced by a combination of physiology and phylogeny. Regulatory frameworks would benefit by including test results that account for effects of contaminants on metamorphosis and adult insect emergence for the development of aquatic life standards.
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- Christopher J Kotalik
- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology , Colorado State University Fort Collins , Colorado 80521 , United States
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- Department of Fish, Wildlife and Conservation Biology , Colorado State University Fort Collins , Colorado 80521 , United States
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Schmidt TS, Rogers HA, Miller JL, Mebane CA, Balistrieri LS. Understanding the captivity effect on invertebrate communities transplanted into an experimental stream laboratory. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:2820-2834. [PMID: 30035388 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 12/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Little is known about how design and testing methodologies affect the macroinvertebrate communities that are held captive in mesocosms. To address this knowledge gap, we conducted a 32-d test to determine how seeded invertebrate communities changed once removed from the natural stream and introduced to the laboratory. We evaluated larvae survival and adult emergence in controls from 4 subsequent studies, as well as corresponding within-river community changes. The experimental streams maintained about 80% of the invertebrates that originally colonized the introduced substrates. Many macroinvertebrate populations experienced changes in numbers through time, suggesting that these taxa are unlikely to maintain static populations throughout studies. For example, some taxa (Tanytarsini, Simuliidae, Cinygmula sp.) increased in number, grew (Simuliidae), and possibly recruited new individuals (Baetidae) as larvae, while several also completed other life history events (pupation and emergence) during the 30- to 32-d studies. Midges and mayflies dominated emergence, further supporting the idea that conditions are conducive for many taxa to complete their life cycles while held captive in the experimental streams. However, plecopterans were sensitive to temperature changes >2 °C between river and laboratory. Thus, this experimental stream testing approach can support diverse larval macroinvertebrate communities for durations consistent with some chronic criterion development and life cycle assessments (i.e., 30 d). The changes in communities held captive in the experimental streams were mostly consistent with the parallel changes observed from in situ river samples, indicating that mesocosm results are reasonably representative of real river insect communities. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:2820-2834. Published 2018 Wiley Periodicals Inc. on behalf of SETAC. This article is a US government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.
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- Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center, US Geological Survey, Grafton, Wisconsin
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