8273

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8273
• Author: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• Title: Guidelines for Interpretation of the Biological Effects of Selected Constituents in Biota, Water, and Sediment.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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National Irrigation Water Quality Program Guidelines

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Table 2.-810I09lcal effects of various waterborne arsenicals
on selected species In aquatic environments-Contlnued

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Concentration
In water
Species As compound (~g/L) Effects Reference
Aquatic Invertebrates-Contlnued
Snail (Helisoma As (III) 960 28-day LC10. As in biomass 80 mgtl<g Eisler 1988,
campanulata) . dw. Maximum BCF 83 Spehar et aI.
1980
As (V) 970 28-day LCO. Maximum BCF 99
Stonefly(Pterona~ys As (III) 960 28-day LCO Eisler 1988
california)
Stonefly(Ptenona~ys Total As 1,000 No effect. As in biomass 29-44 mgtl<g Spehar et al.
dorsata) (dw); BCF 33-45 in 28 d 1980
As (V) 89 No effect. As in biomass 12 mgtl<g
(dw); BCF 131 in 28 d
Zooplankton As (III) 400 No effect Eisler 1988
Fish
Arctic grayling As (III) 13,?00 96-h LC50 for juvenile Buhland
(Thymaflus arctic us) Hamilton 1991
27,700 96-h LC50 for alevin
Black crappie Total As 22,400-114,800 As 0.14-2.04 mglkg (ww) Foley et al. 1978
(Pomoxis (mean=49,OOO) 2.9-41.6 bioaccumulation ratio
nigromaculatus)
Brown bullhead Total As <10 As = 0.9 mglkg (ww) in flesh Tanner and
(Ameiurus nebulosus) Clayton 1990
Chinook salmon fry As (III) 21,400 96-h LC50. Mean weight 1.99g Hamilton and
( Oncorhynchus Buhl1990
tshawytscha) 25,100 96-h LC50. Mean weight 0.5 g
56,500 24-h LC50. Mean weight 1.99 g
59,600 24-h LC50. Mean weight 0.5 9
As (V) 66.500 96-h LC50. Mean weight 1.99 9
78,000 24-h LC50. Mean weight 1.99 9
90,000 96-h LC50. Mean weight 1.99 g
167,000 24-h LC50. Mean weight 0.5 9
Midas cichlid (Cich- Total As 1~0 No effect. As in fish muscle Lacayo et al.
lasoma citrineflum) <0.01-0.37 mglkg (ww) 1992
Jaguar guapole No effect. As in fish muscle
( Cichlasoma <0.01-0.24 mglkg (ww)
managuense)
Coho salmon As (III) 18,500 96.h LC50 for juveniles Buhland
(Oncorhynchus Hamilton 1991
kisutch) 49,400 96-h LC50 for alevins
Eel (Angulia australis) Total As <10 As = 0.4 mglkg (ww) in flesh Tanner and
Clayton 1990

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