Chromium accumulation in three species of central Florida centrarchids

Campbell, K R

doi:10.1007/BF00197429

Title: Chromium accumulation in three species of central Florida centrarchids

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Stormwater ponds are required in Central Florida when land is developed to treat the resulting stormwater. The St. Johns River Water Management District, the agency that regulates stormwater discharges in Central Florida, frequently approves plans that create habitat for fish and wildlife by planting desirable wetland and aquatic vegetation in the littoral zones of stormwater ponds to compensate for the loss of wetlands. The various species of fish that inhabit stormwater ponds serve as a food source to wildlife, especially wading birds. The objective of this study was to determine if fish that live in stormwater treatment ponds in Orlando, Florida contained significant concentrations of chromium. In order to determine if there were differences in chromium concentrations in fish with different foraging strategies, three species of sunfish (Centrarchidae) with substantially different foraging strategies were selected for this study: largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), a predator; redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), a bottom feeder; and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), an omnivore. Many researchers have shown that large quantities of chromium are found in urban runoff. Chromium sources are largely associates with the operation of motor vehicles. Several investigators have determined that chromium from urban runoff concentrates in the sediment of stormwater ponds. Sedimentsmore »« less

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Campbell, K R ^[1]

St. Johns River Water Management District, Orlando, FL (United States)

Publication Date:: Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 62489

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 54; Journal Issue: 2; Other Information: PBD: Feb 1995

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; 56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE, APPLIED STUDIES; CHROMIUM; BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION; FISHES; DIET; AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS; FOOD CHAINS

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                    Campbell, K R, and Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Chromium accumulation in three species of central Florida centrarchids.  United States: N. p., 1995. 
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                    Campbell, K R, & Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. Chromium accumulation in three species of central Florida centrarchids.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197429

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                    Campbell, K R, and Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. 1995.  
        "Chromium accumulation in three species of central Florida centrarchids".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197429.

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@article{osti_62489,

  title        = {Chromium accumulation in three species of central Florida centrarchids},

  author       = {Campbell, K R and Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL},

  abstractNote = {Stormwater ponds are required in Central Florida when land is developed to treat the resulting stormwater. The St. Johns River Water Management District, the agency that regulates stormwater discharges in Central Florida, frequently approves plans that create habitat for fish and wildlife by planting desirable wetland and aquatic vegetation in the littoral zones of stormwater ponds to compensate for the loss of wetlands. The various species of fish that inhabit stormwater ponds serve as a food source to wildlife, especially wading birds. The objective of this study was to determine if fish that live in stormwater treatment ponds in Orlando, Florida contained significant concentrations of chromium. In order to determine if there were differences in chromium concentrations in fish with different foraging strategies, three species of sunfish (Centrarchidae) with substantially different foraging strategies were selected for this study: largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides), a predator; redear sunfish (Lepomis microlophus), a bottom feeder; and bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus), an omnivore. Many researchers have shown that large quantities of chromium are found in urban runoff. Chromium sources are largely associates with the operation of motor vehicles. Several investigators have determined that chromium from urban runoff concentrates in the sediment of stormwater ponds. Sediments represent the most concentrated physical pool of metals in aquatic environments, and they are ingested by many types of aquatic organisms. Most fish are capable of accumulating heavy metals from their diet and from water through their gills. 17 refs., 1 fig., 3 tabs.},

  doi          = {10.1007/BF00197429},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/62489},
  journal      = {Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology},
number       = 2,

  volume       = 54,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},

  month        = {Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1995}

}

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