Acute toxicity of lampricides to non-target species of concern in the Lake Champlain watershed

Journal of Great Lakes Research
By: , and 

Links

Abstract

Previous research evaluated the toxicity of the lampricide 4-nitro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenol (TFM) and the combination of TFM with 1 % niclosamide (TFM:1%Nic) to multiple non-target species in the Laurentian Great Lakes. However, few toxicity studies have been conducted for species of concern in Lake Champlain (NY and VT). We conducted 12-hour flow-through toxicity tests with 4 species of native mussels, 6 species of fish, and 1 amphibian species. All tests included exposure of invasive larval Petromyzon marinus (sea lamprey) and were conducted with concentrations that bracketed the predicted minimum lethal concentration required to control larval sea lamprey. Mussel species’ NOEC, LOEC, LC25, and LC50 values ranged from 1.33 to 2.12, 1.71–2.66, 1.75–3.05, and 2.03–4.84 times field determined LC99.9s for sea lamprey (×SLLC99.9) in TFM-only toxicity tests, and from 1.36 to 1.70, 1.68–2.03, 1.86–2.10, and 2.35–2.68 × SLLC99.9 for TFM:1%Nic toxicity tests, respectively. Fish species NOEC, LOEC, LC25, and LC50 values ranged from 0.60 to 1.89, 0.73–2.13, 0.72–2.11, and 0.76–2.18 × SLLC99.9 in TFM-only toxicity tests, and from 0.64 to 2.48, 0.85–3.10, 0.74–3.05, and 0.78–3.16 × SLLC99.9 for TFM:1%Nic toxicity tests, respectively. Amphibian species NOEC, LOEC, LC25, and LC50 values ranged from 0.74 to 0.75, 0.85–0.95, 0.83–0.87, and 0.85–0.91 × SLLC99.9 in TFM-only toxicity tests, and from 0.63 to 0.65, 0.80–0.88, 0.77–0.82, and 0.78–0.87 × SLLC99.9 for TFM:1%Nic toxicity tests, respectively. Generally, mussel species were tolerant, fish sensitivities were variable, and the amphibian species was sensitive to TFM and TFM:1%Nic.

Study Area

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Acute toxicity of lampricides to non-target species of concern in the Lake Champlain watershed
Series title Journal of Great Lakes Research
DOI 10.1016/j.jglr.2024.102422
Volume 50
Issue 6
Year Published 2024
Language English
Publisher Elsevier
Contributing office(s) Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
Description 102422, 9 p.
Country United States
State New York, Vermont
Other Geospatial Lake Champlain watershed
Additional publication details