Assessing acute and chronic copper risks to freshwater aquatic life using species sensitivity distributions for different taxonomic groups

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 1846-1856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin V. Brix ◽  
David K. DeForest ◽  
William J. Adams
Keyword(s):  
Species Sensitivity ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Taxonomic Groups ◽  
Species Sensitivity Distributions

scholarly journals Assessing the Impacts of Chloride and Sulfate Ions on Macroinvertebrate Communities in Ohio Streams

Water ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (13) ◽  
pp. 1815
Author(s):  
Robert Miltner
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
National Level ◽  
Specific Information ◽  
Macroinvertebrate Communities ◽  
Species Sensitivity ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Urban Catchments ◽  
Hazard Concentration ◽  
Species Sensitivity Distributions

Salinization of freshwaters is a growing concern, especially in urban catchments. Existing aquatic life criteria for chloride (230 mg/L; a US standard) or total dissolved solids (1500 mg/L; specific to Ohio) do not protect sensitive species, and standards for sulfate have yet to be promulgated on the national level. To help identify water quality thresholds for protection and restoration, species sensitivity distributions were compiled for chloride and sulfate based on field observations of macroinvertebrate communities co-located with water quality samples obtained from rivers and streams throughout Ohio. Additionally, attainment of biological benchmarks for macroinvertebrate communities found in headwater streams were modeled against chloride and sulfate using Bayesian logistic regression. The hazard concentration based on statewide data for chloride was 52 mg/L. The hazard concentration for sulfate based on data from the Western Allegheny Plateau ecoregion was 152 mg/L. The median effect levels from logistic regression for chloride and sulfate varied by ecoregion. Mayfly taxa were disproportionately represented in taxa comprising the lower 5th percentile of the species sensitivity distributions for chloride. However, logistic regression models of individual taxa response (as presence/absence) revealed that some taxa considered sensitive to pollution in general were highly tolerant of chloride. For 166 taxa showing directional response to chloride, 91 decreased and 75 increased. For the 97 individual taxa showing directional responses to sulfate, 81 decreased. Of the 16 taxa showing an increase, 6 are considered tolerant of pollution, 9 facultative and 1 moderately intolerant, the latter being taxa in the dipteran family Tipulidae. The hazard concentrations are useful as protective thresholds for existing high-quality waters. The logistic regression model of attainment can be used to inform management goals conditional on site-specific information.

scholarly journals Exposure pattern-specific species sensitivity distributions for the ecological risk assessments of insecticides.

2019 ◽  
Vol 180 ◽  
pp. 252-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul J. Van den Brink ◽  
Daphne M. Buijert - de Gelder ◽  
Theo C.M. Brock ◽  
Ivo Roessink ◽  
Andreas Focks
Keyword(s):  
Ecological Risk ◽  
Risk Assessments ◽  
Species Sensitivity ◽  
Exposure Pattern ◽  
Ecological Risk Assessments ◽  
Specific Species ◽  
Species Sensitivity Distributions

Updated species sensitivity distribution evaluations for acute and chronic lead toxicity to saltwater aquatic life

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 2974-2980 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian G. Church ◽  
Patrick A. Van Sprang ◽  
M. Jasim Chowdhury ◽  
David K. DeForest
Keyword(s):  
Lead Toxicity ◽  
Species Sensitivity Distribution ◽  
Species Sensitivity ◽  
Aquatic Life ◽  
Sensitivity Distribution
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