Toxicity of Atrazine to Marine Invertebrates Under Flow-Through Conditions—Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and Mysid Shrimp (Americamysis bahia)
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Published:2021-04
Issue:4
Volume:232
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ISSN:0049-6979
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Container-title:Water, Air, & Soil Pollution
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Water Air Soil Pollut
Author:
Brain R. A.ORCID, Anderson J. C., Hanson M. L.
Abstract
AbstractThe triazine herbicide atrazine is routinely detected in freshwaters, and has also been detected in coastal waters in Europe and the US. Relatively few atrazine studies have been conducted with estuarine/marine invertebrates. This study sought to contribute additional invertebrate atrazine toxicity data using model species, Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) and Mysid shrimp (Americamysis bahia). Specifically, we investigated (1) acute effects on survival and growth of Eastern oyster, and (2) acute and chronic effects on survival, reproduction, and growth of the Mysid shrimp. No oyster mortality was observed following 96-h exposure to up to 17 mg a.i./L, but shell growth was reduced by 0.55% to 16% in 1.0, 9.2, and 17 mg a.i./L treatments, resulting in a 96-h EC50 of > 17 mg a.i./L. In the 96-h Mysid test, mortality rates of 5 to 70% were observed in 1.7, 2.4, 3.6, and 6.4 mg a.i./L treatments, and the 96-h LC50 was 5.4 mg a.i./L. Sub-lethal effects were observed among surviving Mysids exposed to ≥ 2.4 mg a.i./L. After 28 days of exposure to up to 1.1 mg a.i./L, there were no effects on survival or reproduction. The LOEC was 0.50 mg a.i./L, based on reduced body size, and the NOEC was 0.26 mg a.i./L. Overall, the results indicate that atrazine is slightly toxic towards Eastern oyster and moderately toxic to the Mysid shrimp under acute exposure conditions. These data will help to fill a gap in the literature and inform risk assessment of potential effects of atrazine towards estuarine/marine communities.
Funder
Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Pollution,Water Science and Technology,Ecological Modelling,Environmental Chemistry,Environmental Engineering
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