Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus)
Non-anadromous forms of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), those that are restricted to lakes and rivers, typically have higher mercury (Hg) concentrations than anadromous forms, which migrate to and from the sea. Using tissue burden data from the literature and our own analyses, we performed a scree...
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ftuniaarhuspubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/8b833e30-d149-4c70-abc9-a8a378a4f778 2024-02-11T09:59:35+01:00 Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) Barst, Benjamin D Drevnick, Paul E Muir, Derek C G Gantner, Nikolaus Power, Michael Köck, Günter Chéhab, Nathalie Swanson, Heidi Rigét, Frank Basu, Niladri 2019-03 https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/8b833e30-d149-4c70-abc9-a8a378a4f778 https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4341 http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85061433716&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/8b833e30-d149-4c70-abc9-a8a378a4f778 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Barst , B D , Drevnick , P E , Muir , D C G , Gantner , N , Power , M , Köck , G , Chéhab , N , Swanson , H , Rigét , F & Basu , N 2019 , ' Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) ' , Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , vol. 38 , no. 3 , pp. 489-502 . https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4341 Arctic char DIETARY METHYLMERCURY DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER FISH FOOD WEBS FRESH-WATER LAKE LANDLOCKED CHAR Lakes Methylmercury Non-anadromous Risk assessment Salvelinus alpinus TEMPORAL TRENDS TOTAL MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS Threshold-effect level YELLOW PERCH Methylmercury Compounds/analysis Water Pollutants Chemical/analysis Environmental Monitoring Trout Rivers Canada Animals Arctic Regions Greenland article 2019 ftuniaarhuspubl https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4341 2024-01-18T00:00:05Z Non-anadromous forms of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), those that are restricted to lakes and rivers, typically have higher mercury (Hg) concentrations than anadromous forms, which migrate to and from the sea. Using tissue burden data from the literature and our own analyses, we performed a screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury (MeHg) for non-anadromous Arctic char. Our assessment included 1569 fish distributed across 83 sites. Site-specific mean total Hg concentrations in non-anadromous Arctic char muscle varied considerably from 0.01 to 1.13 µg/g wet weight, with 21% (17 of 83 sites) meeting or exceeding a threshold-effect level in fish of 0.33 µg/g wet weight, and 13% (11 of 83 sites) meeting or exceeding a threshold-effect level in fish of 0.5 µg/g wet weight. Of the sites in exceedance of the 0.33-µg/g threshold, 7 were located in Greenland and 10 in Canada (Labrador, Nunavut, and Yukon). All but one of these sites were located in interfrost or permafrost biomes. Maximum total Hg concentrations exceeded 0.33 µg/g wet weight at 53% of sites (40 of the 75 sites with available maximum Hg values), and exceeded 0.5 µg/g wet weight at 27% (20 of 75 sites). Collectively, these results indicate that certain populations of non-anadromous Arctic char located mainly in interfrost and permafrost regions may be at risk for MeHg toxicity. This approach provides a simple statistical assessment of MeHg risk to non-anadromous Arctic char, and does not indicate actual effects. We highlight the need for studies that evaluate the potential toxic effects of MeHg in non-anadromous Arctic char, as well as those that aid in the development of a MeHg toxic-effect threshold specific to this species of fish. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:489–502. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Greenland Nunavut permafrost Salvelinus alpinus Yukon Aarhus University: Research Arctic Canada Greenland Nunavut Yukon Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 38 3 489 502 |
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Arctic char DIETARY METHYLMERCURY DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER FISH FOOD WEBS FRESH-WATER LAKE LANDLOCKED CHAR Lakes Methylmercury Non-anadromous Risk assessment Salvelinus alpinus TEMPORAL TRENDS TOTAL MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS Threshold-effect level YELLOW PERCH Methylmercury Compounds/analysis Water Pollutants Chemical/analysis Environmental Monitoring Trout Rivers Canada Animals Arctic Regions Greenland |
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Arctic char DIETARY METHYLMERCURY DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER FISH FOOD WEBS FRESH-WATER LAKE LANDLOCKED CHAR Lakes Methylmercury Non-anadromous Risk assessment Salvelinus alpinus TEMPORAL TRENDS TOTAL MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS Threshold-effect level YELLOW PERCH Methylmercury Compounds/analysis Water Pollutants Chemical/analysis Environmental Monitoring Trout Rivers Canada Animals Arctic Regions Greenland Barst, Benjamin D Drevnick, Paul E Muir, Derek C G Gantner, Nikolaus Power, Michael Köck, Günter Chéhab, Nathalie Swanson, Heidi Rigét, Frank Basu, Niladri Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Arctic char DIETARY METHYLMERCURY DISSOLVED ORGANIC-MATTER FISH FOOD WEBS FRESH-WATER LAKE LANDLOCKED CHAR Lakes Methylmercury Non-anadromous Risk assessment Salvelinus alpinus TEMPORAL TRENDS TOTAL MERCURY CONCENTRATIONS Threshold-effect level YELLOW PERCH Methylmercury Compounds/analysis Water Pollutants Chemical/analysis Environmental Monitoring Trout Rivers Canada Animals Arctic Regions Greenland |
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Non-anadromous forms of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), those that are restricted to lakes and rivers, typically have higher mercury (Hg) concentrations than anadromous forms, which migrate to and from the sea. Using tissue burden data from the literature and our own analyses, we performed a screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury (MeHg) for non-anadromous Arctic char. Our assessment included 1569 fish distributed across 83 sites. Site-specific mean total Hg concentrations in non-anadromous Arctic char muscle varied considerably from 0.01 to 1.13 µg/g wet weight, with 21% (17 of 83 sites) meeting or exceeding a threshold-effect level in fish of 0.33 µg/g wet weight, and 13% (11 of 83 sites) meeting or exceeding a threshold-effect level in fish of 0.5 µg/g wet weight. Of the sites in exceedance of the 0.33-µg/g threshold, 7 were located in Greenland and 10 in Canada (Labrador, Nunavut, and Yukon). All but one of these sites were located in interfrost or permafrost biomes. Maximum total Hg concentrations exceeded 0.33 µg/g wet weight at 53% of sites (40 of the 75 sites with available maximum Hg values), and exceeded 0.5 µg/g wet weight at 27% (20 of 75 sites). Collectively, these results indicate that certain populations of non-anadromous Arctic char located mainly in interfrost and permafrost regions may be at risk for MeHg toxicity. This approach provides a simple statistical assessment of MeHg risk to non-anadromous Arctic char, and does not indicate actual effects. We highlight the need for studies that evaluate the potential toxic effects of MeHg in non-anadromous Arctic char, as well as those that aid in the development of a MeHg toxic-effect threshold specific to this species of fish. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:489–502. |
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Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) |
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screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous arctic char (salvelinus alpinus) |
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Barst , B D , Drevnick , P E , Muir , D C G , Gantner , N , Power , M , Köck , G , Chéhab , N , Swanson , H , Rigét , F & Basu , N 2019 , ' Screening-level risk assessment of methylmercury for non-anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) ' , Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry , vol. 38 , no. 3 , pp. 489-502 . https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4341 |
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