8179

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8179
• Author: Hamilton, S. J., K. J. Buhl, F. A. Bullard and E. E. Little.
• Title: Chronic Toxicity and Hazard Assessment of an Inorganic Mixture Simulating Irrigation Drainwater to Razorback Sucker and Bonytail.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: YES

SIMULATING IRRIGATION WATER TOXICITY 55

TABLE V. ....n (SE) of total length (mm), weight (g), and condition factor of razorback
sucker and bonytail exposed to a mixture o. nine elements simulating Ashley Creek,
Utah, in a reconstituted water representing the Green River

Species, measure, Exposure period (day)
and treatment 30 60 90
Razorback sucker
Total length
Control 35.1(0.3) 50.8(0.4) 62.8(0.7)
IX' 35.1(0.3) 50.5(0.4) 63.6(0.7)
2X 32.5(0.4)** b 48.6(0.6)* 62.0(0.9)
4X 31.9(0.3)** 42.8(0.6)** 54.7(1.0)**
8X 26.8(0.4)** 29.3(0.3)** 30.7(0.4)**
16X 23.7(0.2)** 24.2(0.2)** c
Weight
Control 0.44(0.01) 1.40(0.03) 2.85(0.10)
IX 0.42(0.01) 1.31(0.03) 2.90(0.10)
2X 0.33(0.01)** 1.19(0.04)** 2.74(0.12)
4X 0.29(0.01)** 0.77(0.03)** 1.89(0.10)**
8X 0.16(0.01)** 0.20(0.01)** 0.22(0.01)**
16X 0.11(0)** 0.08(0)**
Condition factord
Control 1.00(0.01) 1.06(0.1) 1.13(0.01)
IX 0.96(0.01)* 1.01(0.01)** 1.10(0.01)*
2X 0.91(0.01)** 1.01(0.01)** 1.11(0.01)
4X 0.87(0.01)** 0.96(0.01)** 1.09(0.01)**
8X 0.81(0.02)** 0.76(0.01)** 0.75(0.02)**
16X 0.78(0.01)** 0.58(0.02)**
Bonytail
Total length
Control 31.8(0.3) 45.8(0.7) 55.1(1.0)
IX 31.5(0.3) 47.7(0.6) 56.9(1.0)
2X 31.6(0.4) 47.9(0.6)* 57.0(0.9)
4X 31.4(0.2) 44.4(0.6) 54.2(1.0)
8X 30.4(0.4)** 39.7(0.5)** 47.5(0.7)**
16X 25.4(0.7)** 28.1(0.6)** 31.2(1.1)**
Weight
Control 0.23<0.01) 0.78(0.03) 1.36(0.07)
IX 0.22(0.01) 0.86(0.04) 1.40(0.08)
2X 0.23<0.01) 0.87(0.04) 1.39(0.07)
4X 0.20(0)** 0.69(0.03) 1.23(0.07)
8X 0.18(0.01)** 0.44(0.02)** 0.78(0.04)**
16X 0.11(0.01)** 0.16(0.01)** 0.26(0.03)**
Condition factor
Control 0.68(0.01) 0.78(0.01) 0.77(0.01)
IX 0.69(0.01) 0.76(0.01) 0.72(0.01)**
2X 0.70(0.01) 0.77(0.01) 0.71(0.01)**
4X 0.65(0)** 0.76(0.01) 0.73(0.01)*
8X 0.63(0.01)** 0.68(0.01)** 0.69(0.01)**
16X 0.67(0.01) 0.70(0.02)** 0.82(0.03)
a IX = mixture of 2 ILg/L As, 630 ILg/L B, 10 ILg/L Cu, 5 ILg/L Mo, 51 ILg/L Se +6, 8 ILg/L Se T 4, 33
ILg/L U, 2 ILg/L V, and 20 ILg/L Zn.
b Asterisks indicate significant difference from the control within a column (A VQV A; * P .;; 0.10 or
** P.;; 0.05).
C No fish available.
d Condition factor = (weight/length3)/105.