Effects of Pulp Mill Effluents on Skeletal Parameters in Fish – A Progress Report

1988 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bengt-Erik Bengtsson
Keyword(s):  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Progress Report ◽  
Metabolic Dysfunction ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Pulp Mill Effluents ◽  
Kraft Mill ◽  
Bleached Kraft Mill Effluents ◽  
Bleak Alburnus Alburnus

In the Gulf of Bothnia the fourhorn sculpin (Myoxocephalus quadricornis) demonstrated elevated levels of deformed spine and/or vertebrae in areas polluted by bleached kraft mill effluents (BKME). Laboratory tests confirmed a correlation between the observed defects and BKME, diluted about 200-1000 times. Analysis of mechanical parameters (strength, elasticity etc) and chemical composition (Ca, P, collagen, proline, hydroxyproline) of single vertebrae confirmed the effects of BKME on bone characteristics in feral and laboratory exposed fourhorn sculpin. Similar effects were recorded also for feral perch (Perca fluviatilis) caught in the vicinity of a pulp mill and bleak (Alburnus alburnus) exposed to various BKME in the laboratory. After about 4 1/2 months of exposure to 0.1 and 0.5 mg tetrachloro-1,2-benzoquinone/L fourhorn sculpin demonstrated vertebral deformities and aberrant mechanical properties of vertebrae. The results are discussed in relation to results obtained from feral fish exposed to BKME and fish exposed to BKME in the laboratory. The recorded effects are suggested to be the results of long-term metabolic dysfunction, leading also to other serious effects in the organism.

Physiological Disturbances in Fish Living in Coastal Water Polluted with Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Effluents

1988 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1525-1536 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tommy Andersson ◽  
Lars Förlin ◽  
Jan Härdig ◽  
Åke Larsson
Keyword(s):  
Blood Cell ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Discharge Point ◽  
Bleached Kraft Pulp ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Gonad Size ◽  
Pulp Mill Effluents ◽  
Bleached Kraft Mill Effluents ◽  
Cytochrome P 450

An extensive trial to examine physiological and biochemical changes in perch (Perca fluviatilis) inhabiting coastal waters polluted by bleached kraft mill effluents (BKME) has been carried out. The investigations were performed at four different times of year. Fish from a reference site and from sampling sites 2, 4.5, 8, and 10 km from the discharge point were examined. The results of the investigation show profound effects of BKME on several fundamental biochemical and physiological functions. Typical symptoms in perch from the polluted areas were reduced gonad growth, enlarged liver, and very strong induction of certain cytochrome P-450-dependent enzyme activities in the liver. Elevated levels of ascorbic acid in liver tissue and abnormal carbohydrate metabolism reflect the effluent's ability to cause metabolic disorders. Marked effects on the white blood cell pattern indicate a suppressed immune defence. Alterations in the red blood cell status and in the ion balance suggest that the demand for oxygen by certain tissues was increased and that gill function was impaired, respectively. The toxic effects were most pronounced in fish living up to 4.5 km from the discharge point, but some disturbances (e.g. cytochrome P-450 induction, reduced gonad size, and hematological alterations) were observed in fish caught as far as 8–10 km from the kraft bleach plant.

Variations in Year-Class Strength of Different Perch (Perca fluviatilis) Populations in the Baltic Sea with Special Reference to Temperature and Pollution

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (7) ◽  
pp. 1181-1187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula Böhling ◽  
Richard Hudd ◽  
Hannu Lehtonen ◽  
Peter Karås ◽  
Erik Neuman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Age Distribution ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Day Length ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Class Strength ◽  
Pulp Mill Effluents ◽  
Abiotic And Biotic Factors ◽  
The Baltic

Variations in the year-class strength of perch (Perca fluviatilis) were analyzed among 23 populations in Baltic coastal areas distributed between 57 and 66°N using the age distribution in catches. In spite of large differences in abiotic and biotic factors, the variations in year-class strength were similar in 14 of these areas. The similarities could be attributed to large-scale weather variations influencing water temperature. Year-class strength was shown to be correlated with an index based on temperature and day length during the whole first year of life. In two of the nine deviating populations, perch nursery areas are situated in small nearshore freshwaters, where fluctuations in the water level may be more important for recruitment than temperature variations. The other deviating areas were exposed to environmental disturbances, i.e. acidification, oxygen deficits, pulp mill effluents, and thermal discharge, which obviously affected recruitment in a decisive way.

Effects of a Pulp Mill Effluent on the Population Dynamics of Perch, Perca fluviatilis

1991 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 28-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Karås ◽  
Erik Neuman ◽  
Olof Sandström
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Part ◽  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Artificial Substrates ◽  
Pulp Mill Effluent ◽  
Bleached Pulp ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Food And Feeding ◽  
Mortality Causes ◽  
Weight Data

The dynamics of a Baltic perch (Perca fluviatilis) population were studied in a bleached pulp mill effluent area on the Swedish coast. Recruitment was seriously affected, as larval and fry abundances were very low. Studies of spawning on artificial substrates demonstrated that sufficient numbers of eggs were deposited even in the most effluent-exposed parts of the study area. No increased egg mortality could be noted, but at the stage close to hatching about 10% of the embryos were observed to be malformed, generally having sharp bends in the posterior part of the spinal cord. Exposed embryos were generally smaller than reference fishes, both when length and weight data were compared. Larval samplings provided evidence for high mortality at or very close to hatching. Food and feeding conditions appeared to be of little importance for mortality. Two mortality causes were suggested: chronic failure of parental reproductive systems and/or acute toxicity to embryo or early larvae.

Abnormalities of a gill cover bone, the operculum, in perch Perca fluviatilis from a pulp mill effluent area

1994 ◽  
Vol 28 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 189-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Lindesjöö ◽  
Jan Thulin ◽  
Bengt-Erik Bengtsson ◽  
Ulla Tjärnlund
Keyword(s):  
Pulp Mill ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Pulp Mill Effluent ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis

Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) predation on a coastal perch (Perca fluviatilis) population: estimated effects based on PIT tag mark-recapture experiment

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Veneranta ◽  
O Heikinheimo ◽  
T J Marjomäki
Keyword(s):  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Predation Rate ◽  
Phalacrocorax Carbo ◽  
Pit Tag ◽  
Probability Interval ◽  
Maximum Loss ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Predation Effect ◽  
Yield Per Recruit

Abstract The number of cormorants has rapidly increased in the northernmost Baltic Sea. In 2018, 50 km × 50 km ICES catch rectangle 55H1 had 3140 breeding pairs. To estimate the predation effect of cormorants on perch populations, we Passive Integrated Tags tagged 1977 perch and 9.9% of tags were found. The median instantaneous cormorant-induced mortality during the breeding time, with consumption by non-breeding individuals, was estimated at 0.23 and at 0.35 during the whole residing period. We estimated with a yeild-per-recruit model that the long-term maximum loss of perch yield of tagged sub-population would be at 80% probability interval 32–67%, and when extended to the entire 55H1, 10–33%, respectively. The cormorants’ share of the >2-year-old perch biomass and production would be 8%, while that of other natural mortality would be 63% and that of fishing 29% in 55H1. The yield-per-recruit-results should be interpreted as an estimate of maximum cormorant effect because the dependence of predation rate on prey density was not accounted for, and density-dependence of growth, mortality, and reproduction of perch could partly compensate the loss. The results indicate that high density of cormorants can reduce the perch stocks and catches locally.

ACCUMULATION OF HEAVY METALS (CU, ZN, NI, CR, PB, CD) IN TISSUES OF PERCH (PERCA FLUVIATILIS L.) AND ROACH RUTILUS RUTILUS (L.) UNDER EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS/SUNKIŲJŲ METALŲ (CU, ZN, NI, CR, PB, CD) KAUPIMASIS EŠERIO PERCA FLUVIATILIS L. IR KUOJOS RUTILUS АККУМУЛЯЦИЯ ТЯЖЕЛЫХ МЕТАЛЛОВ (CU, ZN, NI, CR, PB, CD) В ТКАНЯХ ОКУНЯ PERCA FLUVIATILIS L. И ПЛОТВЫ RUTILLUS RUTILLUS L. В ЭКСПЕРИМЕНТАЛЬНЫХ УСЛОВИЯХ

2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 205-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raimondas Leopoldas Idzelis ◽  
Vytautas Kesminas ◽  
Gintaras Svecevičius ◽  
Vaidas Misius
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Good Condition ◽  
Perca Fluviatilis ◽  
Rutilus Rutilus ◽  
Ecological Monitoring ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Experimental Conditions ◽  
Roach Rutilus Rutilus ◽  
Perch Perca Fluviatilis

The paper analyses the effects of heavy metals on freshwater fishes. From the point of view of pollution caused by heavy metals, the condition of ecosystems in Lithuania is yet less affected by heavy metals compared to that the world over. Fishes accumulate heavy metals selectively. Fishes mostly accumulate Pb, Cr, Cd. Our experiments showed that MPC (Maximum Permitted Concentration) (0.2 mg/kg) of lead was exceeded 1.6 time in the muscles of perch, and 1.4 time ‐ in the muscles of roach. The MPC (0.05 mg/kg) of cadmium was exceeded 1.2 time in the muscles of perch and roach. It was determined that perch accumulate heavy metals more intensively than roach. Heavy metals accumulate in fishes: liver > muscle> gills. As heavy metals are considered to be one of the most harmful water pollutants, there is a great need for a constant ecological monitoring and reduction of their amounts released into the environment. According to long‐term research data, the MPC in fishes is exceeded only slightly. This confirms a good condition of aquatic ecosystems in Lithuania. Santrauka Įvertintas sunkiųjų metalų pasiskirstymas gėlavandenių žuvų audiniuose monitoringiniuose vandens telkiniuose, taip pat ir kuojų bei ešerių, paveiktų sunkiųjų metalų didžiausiomis leidžiamosiomis koncentracijomis (DLK), audiniuose. Eksperimentiniai tyrimai atlikti su Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cd, kurių kiekvienas pasižymi kancerogeniniu mutageniniu poveikiu. Nustatyta, kad švino DLK (0,2 mg/kg) buvo viršyta ešerių raumenyse 1,6 karto, o kuojų – 1,4 karto. Kadmio DLK (0,05 mg/kg) ešerių ir kuojų raumenyse buvo viršyta apie 1,2 karto. Taip pat nustatyta, kad ešeriai sunkiuosius metalus kaupia intensyviau nei kuojos. Eksperimentiniai duomenys sutampa su sunkiųjų metalų tyrimų monitoringiniuose vandens telkiniuose duomenimis. Žuvų audiniuose Pb ir Cd koncentracijos yra didžiausios ir dažnai viršija Lietuvos higienos normoje nurodytąją DLK. Tokie rezultatai įpareigoja nuolat kontroliuoti sunkiųjų metalų kiekį žuvyse. Rezultatai pateikiami sunkiųjų metalų sklaidos pasiskirstymo grafikuose. Резюме Представлены данные по распределению тяжелых металлов в тканях пресноводных рыб в мониторинговых водоемах, а также результаты, полученные путем воздействия тяжелых металлов в предельно допустимых концентрациях (ПДК) на окуня и плотву. В экспериментальных исследованиях применялись металлы Cu, Zn, Ni, Cr, Pb, Cd, оказывающие на живые организмы воздействие мутагенного и канцерогенного характера. Установлено, что концентрация Cd в тканях окуня превышала ПДК (0,2 мг/кг) в 1,6 раза, а в тканях плотвы – в 1,4 раза. Концентрация Cd в тканях тех же рыб превышала ПДК (0,05 мг/кг) примерно в 1,2 раза. Также установлено, что окунь аккумулирует тяжелые металлы интенсивнее плотвы. Экспериментальные данные совпадают с данными, полученными в мониторинговых водоемах. Установлено также, что концентрация Pb и Cd в тканях рыб зачастую превышает ПДК. Полученные результаты обязывают постоянно контролировать уровень тяжелых металлов в тканях рыб.

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