EPA-600/3-75-013
November 1975
Ecological Research Series
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EPA-600/3-75-013
November 1975
TOXAPHENE EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION, GROWTH, AND
MORTALITY OF BROOK TROUT
by
Foster L. Mayer, Jr.
Paul M. Mehrle, Jr.
William P. Dwyer
Fish-Pesticide Research Laboratory
Fish & Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior
Columbia, Missouri 65201
Contract No. EPA-IAG-0153 (D)
Project Officer
Leonard H. Mueller
Environmental Research Laboratory
Duluth, Minnesota 55804
U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
OFFICE OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY
DULUTH, MINNESOTA 55804
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DISCLAIMER
This report has been reviewed by the Environmental Research
Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and approved
for publication. Approval does not signify that the contents
necessarily reflect the views and policies of the U.S. Environ-
mental Protection Agency, nor does mention of trade names or
commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation
for use.
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ABSTRACT
Yearling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were continuously
exposed to toxaphene (0, 39, 68, 139, 288, and 502 ng/1) in a
flow-through diluter system. Day length and water temperature
were altered monthly to correspond to natural conditions. Adult
growth was reduced in the 288 and 502 ng/1 toxaphene exposures,
and the added stress of spawning activities caused extensive
mortalities in these concentrations. The numbers of eggs
spawned and percent viability were inversely related to
increasing toxaphene concentrations. All groups of fry
exposed to toxaphene had reduced rates of growth and survival.
Biochemical investigations on fry backbones demonstrated that
bone collagen may be a sensitive indicator of normal and abnormal
growth and development prior to being observed in the whole fish.
Toxaphene was accumulated by brook trout 5,000 to 76,000 times
that in the water and the more chlorinated isomers of toxaphene
were preferentially stored.
This report was submitted in fulfillment of Contract Number
EPA-IAG-0153 (D) by the Fish-Pesticide Research Laboratory,
Fish and Wildlife Service (USDI) under the sponsorship of the
Environmental Protection Agency. Work was completed March 1974.
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CONTENTS
PAGE
ABSTRACT iii
LIST OF FIGURES vi
LIST OF TABLES vii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS viii
Sections
I CONCLUSIONS 1
II RECOMMENDATIONS 2
III INTRODUCTION 3
IV MATERIALS AND METHODS 5
GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND MORTALITY 5
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 8
RESIDUE DYNAMICS 9
V RESULTS AND DISCUSSION 12
GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND MORTALITY 12
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 21
RESIDUE DYNAMICS 26
VI REFERENCES 36
VII LIST OF PUBLICATIONS 42
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LIST OF FIGURES
NO. PAGE
1 Relationship between mortality and spawning 13
activity of adult brook trout exposed to 288 and
502 ng/1 of toxaphene. Spawning activity was
based on the number of spawns in time of all
groups of fish expressed as a percentage.
2 Effect of toxaphene on backbone composition of 27
brook trout fry after 30, 60, and 90 days of
exposure.
VI
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LIST OF TABLES
NO. PAGE
1 CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WELL WATER AT THE FISH- 6
PESTICIDE RESEARCH LABORATORY
2 SAMPLING SCHEDULE FOR TOXAPHENE RESIDUES IN YEARLING 10
BROOK TROUT
3 THE EFFECT OF TOXAPHENE ON YEARLING BROOK TROUT GROWTH 14-15
4 LCSO's (AND 95% CONFIDENCE LIMITS) OF TOXAPHENE TO 16
YEARLING BROOK TROUT DETERMINED DAILY
5 THE EFFECT OF TOXAPHENE ON BROOK TROUT REPRODUCTION 17
6 BROOK TROUT FRY GROWTH AS AFFECTED BY TOXAPHENE 19
7 MORTALITY IN BROOK TROUT FRY CONTINUOUSLY EXPOSED TO 20
TOXAPHENE
8 COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS IN BROOK TROUT SAC FRY AS AFFECTED 23
BY TOXAPHENE
9 BACKBONE COMPOSITION OF BROOK TROUT FRY AS AFFECTED 24
BY TOXAPHENE
10 WHOLE-BODY RESIDUES OF TOXAPHENE IN YEARLING BROOK 28
TROUT CONTINUOUSLY EXPOSED TO TOXAPHENE
11 TOXAPHENE RESIDUES IN ADULT BROOK TROUT FILLET AND 29
OFFAL AFTER 161 DAYS OF EXPOSURE
12 WHOLE-BODY RESIDUES OF TOXAPHENE IN BROOK TROUT FRY 31
CONTINUOUSLY EXPOSED TO TOXAPHENE
13 TOXAPHENE RESIDUES IN ADULT BROOK TROUT DURING 32
ELIMINATION STUDY
14 MEAN PERCENT CHANGE OF SELECTED GLC PEAKS FROM TOXAPHENE 33
RESIDUES IN ADULT BROOK TROUT AFTER CESSATION OF 502
ng/1 TOXAPHENE EXPOSURE
15 MEAN PERCENT CHANGE OF SELECTED GLC PEAKS FROM RESIDUES 34
IN YEARLING BROOK TROUT CONTINUOUSLY EXPOSED TO
TOXAPHENE
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Assistance in the diluter construction and maintenance by
W. A. McAllister, D. D. Holz, and L. McLain was greatly
appreciated. We thank Ms. M. E. DeClue, 0. Yarbrough, and
S. Cummins for their technical assistance in performing the
collagen, calcium, and phosphorous assays. Also, special
thanks to P. L. Crutcher, Pathologist, for conducting the
histopathological examinations. Toxaphene residue analyses
were conducted by J. N. Huckins with assistance from
J. L. Johnson. Portions of the study were funded by the
Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Department of the
Interior.
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SECTION I
CONCLUSIONS
1. Growth of yearling brook trout is reduced through continuous
exposure to 288 and 502 ng/1 of toxaphene for six months.
2. Increased stress due to spawning activities in the presence
of toxaphene results in high rates of mortality at toxaphene
concentrations of 288 and 502 ng/1.
3. Toxaphene concentrations of 68 ng/1 and higher reduce egg
viability.
4. Toxaphene increases the ratio of minerals to organic content
in the vertebral column of brook trout fry during a 90-day
exposure. The no-effect concentration of toxaphene is less
than 39 ng/1.
5. The effects of chronic toxaphene exposure on brook trout fry
growth and development are predictable by collagen measure-
ments on fry after only seven days.
6. The no-effect concentration of toxaphene on growth of brook
trout fry is below 39 ng/1 after 90 days of exposure.
7. Toxaphene was accumulated by brook trout 5,000 to 76,000
times that in water.
8. The more chlorinated toxaphene isomers are preferentially
stored by brook trout while the less chlorinated ones are
more rapidly eliminated.
9. The maximum acceptable toxicant concentration of toxaphene
in water is below 39 ng/1 for brook trout.
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SECTION II
RECOMMENDATIONS
1. Additional research on other aquatic organisms is recommended
to determine more accurately the no-effect concentration of
toxaphene.
2. Consideration should be given to using hydroxyproline and
collagen measurements as early biochemical indicators of
growth and developmental changes in fishes.
3. Utilizing the data in this study, water concentrations of
toxaphene should be below 39 ng/1 to protect aquatic life.
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SECTION III
INTRODUCTION
The extensive use and persistence of organochlorine insecticides
have resulted in their widespread occurrence in the environment.
Their presence in aquatic habitats as well as their adverse
effects on aquatic organisms have been reported-'-^. Although
much of the use of organochlorine insecticides has been reduced
in recent years, some are still extensively used; 30 to 40
million pounds of toxaphene are applied annually on crops and
livestock in the United States3. Toxaphene is the technical
grade of chlorinated camphene, containing 67-69% chlorine. The
empirical formula is C^oH^QClg. ^s PrimarY use is as an
insecticide on cotton, but it is also registered for use on
certain grains, alfalfa, fruit, and vegetables. Since the use
of DDT was restricted in 1969, toxaphene has often been used to
replace it, both by itself and in combination with other insecti-
cides^.
Previously, there have been few reports of toxaphene residues in
fish, water, or food products. However, toxaphene has been
identified in analysis of water and tissue samples . Due to the
numerous toxaphene isomers (=175)°, it is unlikely that most
routine gas chromatographic analyses would be sensitive to less
than 1-5 /ug/1 of toxaphene in water or 0.5 Aig/g in whole fish.
The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls, other organochlorine
insecticides, and phthalic acid esters in environmental samples
further complicate analytical results unless special separation
and cleanup or other special procedures are used. For example,
Nicholson, et al.9 measured the annual cycle of toxaphene residues
in a river and found them to range from 7 to 410 ng/1. However,
this level of sensitivity was possible only by collection of
toxaphene from 19 m^ of water on carbon.
The persistence of toxaphene in aquatic environments was demon-
strated in past years when it was evaluated as a piscicide^^~20.
Detoxification times for lakes that had been treated with toxaphene
ranged from four weeks to over six years based on fish mortality
and residue studies. The time required for detoxification of
lentic waters was dependent on physical and chemical characteristics
of the water. Detoxification rates of toxaphene were apparently
greater in more eutrophic situations.
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Several investigators have observed acute effects of toxaphene
on aquatic organisms^»21-38. However, little data are available
from which the chronic effects of toxaphene on fish and aquatic
invertebrates or its biological significance in the aquatic
environment can be assessed. We therefore undertook the following
study to assist the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in
establishing water quality criteria and standards for toxaphene.
The objectives of the study were: 1) to determine the effect of
continuous exposures of toxaphene on brook trout (Salvelinus
fontinalis) growth, reproduction, and mortality; 2) to investigate
potential physiological and biochemical "predicators" of abnormal
growth and development; 3) to determine the accumulation of
toxaphene in several life stages of brook trout; 4) to determine
the residual isomer changes and elimination rates of toxaphene.
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SECTION IV
MATERIALS AND METHODS
GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND MORTALITY
This portion of the study basically was conducted according to
the recommended procedures for partial chronic tests with brook
trout by EPA . Yearling brook trout were obtained from the
Manchester National Fish Hatchery, Iowa, on Anril 3, 1972. The
fish were treated with 2 mg/1 of Hyamine 350(M9 continuously for
one hour daily for three consecutive days. On April 10, 26 fish,
12 for growth and 14 for residue studies, were placed in each of
12 stainless steel tanks measuring 51 cm deep x 137 cm long x 36 cm
wide and having a water depth of 30 cm. Well water (Table 1) was
delivered to the tanks at a rate of 800 ml/min/tank through a
proportional diluter system modeled after Mount and Brungs .
Each tank was aerated with filtered air to maintain oxygen concen-
trations above 70% of saturation. The adult fish were fed the
Modified Oregon Test Diet^ acl libitum throughout the study. The
young fry were fed a commercial trout starter (EWOS).
All fish were weighed and measured (total length) on April 22,
and 12 fish from each tank were tagged with surgical wound
clips attached to the anterior base of the dorsal fin to follow
growth on the same group of fish throughout the study. Growth
was determined on the twelve tagged fish on August 11 and again
on October 5. After the last growth determination, the fish were
thinned to two males and four females per tank and two spawning
substrates were placed in each tank. Fifty eggs from each spawning
were placed in incubator cups for hatchability and subsequent
growth determinations on the surviving fry. After spawning ceased,
four adults from each tank were preserved for pathological evalua-
tion. Most of the remaining eggs from each spawning («250) were
placed in separate incubator cups for determining viability
(formation of neural keel after 11-12 days). All eggs died in the
eyed stage and the mortality appeared to be caused by a covering
of a clear slime bacteria. Additional eggs were obtained from
White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery, West Virginia on
January 12, 1973. One hundred eggs were placed in each of six
incubator cups per duplicate tank. The eggs were exposed to
toxaphene for 22 days before the median hatch date. When hatching
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Table 1. CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF WELL WATER AT THE FISH-
PESTICIDE RESEARCH LABORATORY
Analyte
Ca
MS
K
so4
NO 3
N02
NH4/N
Phenol
ci2
Cl
F
CN
Fe
Cu
Zn
Cd
Cr
Pb
Alkalinity
Hardness (EDTA)
PH
Temperature
Specified sensitivity
limits, mg/1
0.1
0.1
0.5
0.01
0.05
0.05
0.01
0.001
0.001
0.01
0.01
0.005
0.01
0.001
0.001
0.001
0.01
0.001
1.0
1.0
0.1
± 0.5 C
Concentration ,
mg/1
70
27
3.9
4.4
<0.05
<0.036
0.066
<0.001
<0.001
29
0.34
0.006
0.014
0.0045
< 0.001
< 0.0005
<0.01
0.0015
237
272
7.4
16 C
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was complete, four groups of 25 fry each per duplicate tank
were selected from the incubation cups and placed in growth
chambers measuring 14 cm deep x 38 cm x 15 cm wide and having
a water depth of 10 cm. The remaining fry were placed in the
adult tank for the physiological and residue dynamics portions
of the study. Total lengths of the fry were determined by
the photographic method of McKim and Benoit^ immediately after
completion of hatching, and at 30, 60, and 90 days thereafter.
The weight of the fry was measured at 90 days. Mortalities were
recorded daily.
A diluter system with the modification of McAllister, Mauck,
and Mayer and a dilution factor of 0.5 between the concentrations
was used to deliver five concentrations of toxaphene and a control
for the chronic test. The nominal toxaphene concentrations were
0, 41, 75, 125, 270, and 500 ng/1. The concentrations were
selected to include an estimated no-effect concentration (108 ng/1)
which was determined by multiplying the 96 hr LC50 value (10.8 jug/1)
by 0.01 as recommended in establishing water quality criteria1^.
Toxaphene concentrations in the water of each exposure tank were
measured weekly, and the average measured concentrations were 0,
39, 68, 139, 288, and 502 ng/1 with an analytical sensitivity of
10 ng/1. Acetone was used as the carrier solvent for toxaphene
and did not exceed 0.28 ml/liter. An experimental-use sample of
toxaphene (X-16189-49) was furnished by Hercules Inc. and was
used throughout the study. Flow-splitting chambers designed by
Benoit and Puglisi^ were utilized to thoroughly mix and divide
each toxaphene concentration for delivery to the duplicate adult
exposure tanks. The water temperature in the tanks was controlled
by Min-0-CoolJy refrigeration units suspended in a circulating
water bath. Artificial daylight was provided by the method of
Drummond and Dawson . The water temperature regime and photo-
period were those recommended by EPA for brook trout tests .
An acute toxicity test of toxaphene on yearling brook trout was
also conducted. The lethal threshold concentration (determined
when the rate of death was 10% or less of the original number of
fish in any concentration during the preceding 24 hour period) was
determined following recommendations by Eaton^. A proportional
diluter delivering five concentrations and a control and with a
dilution factor of 0.75 between the concentrations was utilized.
The test was conducted at 10 C in the same size exposure tanks as
were used in the chronic study. Twenty fish were exposed to each
concentration, and mortalities were recorded daily.
The design of the chronic study was a randomized block design.
Growth data of both the adults and fry were analyzed by analysis
of variance to determine if significant differences existed. A
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multiple means comparison test (least significant difference)
was used to compare treatments. The effects of toxaphene
on egg viability were determined by conducting an analysis of
variance on the arcsin transformation for proportions (angle =
arcsin Vpercentage)^8 followed by a least significant difference
test. Mortalities occurring in adults and fry were analyzed by
the binomial chi-square analysis for data arranged in two classes^.
LC50s for the acute toxicity test were calculated by the method of
Litchfield and Wilcoxon-^.
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Eight brook trout fry from each concentration were sampled at 7,
15, 30, 60 and 90 days after the median hatch date. The fry
from the 7 and 15 day samples were blotted to remove excess water,
then frozen on dry ice. Individual fry were weighed, homogenized
in 2 ml 10% trichloroacetic acid, and centrifuged for 5 minutes
(1500 rpm). The supernatant was discarded, and the protein
precipitate was washed twice with distilled water. Hydrolysis of
the protein precipitate was performed at 120 C in 3 ml of 6N HCl
for 24 hours. The hydrolysate was diluted to 25 ml with distilled
water. Hydroxyproline (HyP) was determined in a 2 ml aliquot according
to the method of Woessner . Detection of HyP in the protein
hydrolysate was used as the indicator for collagen synthesis,
because HyP is restricted to collagen or elastin in animal tissues.
Since the total amount of elastin is very small in comparison with
that of collagen, and since the hydroxyproline content is only
about one-tenth as high in elastin, its contribution to the total
hydroxyproline content is negligible compared with that of collagen. '
Fry from the 30, 60, and 90 day samples were blotted and placed on
dry ice. After the fry were frozen, the backbone was removed. The
backbone of each fry was dried at 110 C in a forced air oven for
2 hr, then weighed. The dried bone was subjected to hydrolysis
at 120 C in 3 ml 6N HClovernight. The hydrolysate was diluted to
10 ml with distilled water. HyP was determined in the hydrolysate
as previously mentioned. Phosphorous was determined on the hydrolysate
by a modification of the Fiske and Subbarow spectrophotometric
method. Calcium was assayed in the hydrolysate using atomic
absorption spectrophotometry. The percision of each of the methods
varied by less than 3%, and the recovery from spiked samples was
95-99%.
The amount of HyP found in the bone hydrolysates was used as a
direct measurement for collagen in the bone. The percent collagen
in the backbone was also estimated by an indirect method. Pooled
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samples of backbones from approximately 20 fry at each of the
30, 60, and 90 day sampling periods were assayed for pure
collagen according to the method of Flanagan and Nichols-*-*.
The concentration of HyP in pure collagen was measured and used
to derive a factor for converting the concentration of HyP in
backbone hydrolysates to concentration of collagen in the
backbone. The following formula was used to estimate the amount
of collagen in the backbone:
g HyP x g HyP = g collagen
g bone g collagen g bone
The percent of HyP in the pure collagen extracts was 6.51, 6.56,
and 6.61 in the 30, 60, and 90 day samples, respectively. The
average of the three values, 6.56%, was used to derive the con-
version factor for each group. The data were analyzed by analysis
of variance and the least significant difference multiple means
comparison test.
RESIDUE DYNAMICS
The sampling schedule for yearling brook trout during the 161 day
uptake phase of the study is presented in Table 2. The fish sampled
from the 39, 139, and 502 ng/1 toxpahene exposures were reserved
to determine which toxaphene isomers are accumulated or eliminated
by brook trout. However, total toxaphene residues were determined
on all fish analyzed. Toxaphene residues were determined on both
fillet and offal of four adult fish from each toxaphene concentra-
tion after 161 days of exposure. Upon completion of the uptake
phase, twelve adult fish from each concentration were placed in
uncontaminated water at 9 C to determine the elimination rate of
toxaphene. Three fish were sampled from each exposure after 7,
14, 28, and 56 days in the fresh water. Yearling and adult fish
were analyzed individually. Thirty, 25, 20, 15, and 10 brook trout
fry were sampled from each duplicate tank after 7, 15, 30, 60, and
90 days of exposure, respectively. The fry sampled from each duplicate
were pooled for residue analysis, since at least two grams of tissue
were required for analysis. All fish were frozen immediately after
sampling.
Various sources of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and phthalic
acid ester (PAE) contaminants were major obstacles in the measure-
ment of low concentrations of toxaphene in water and fish. A
major source of PCB contamination was found to be in the air used
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Table 2. SAMPLING SCHEDULE FOR TOXAPHENE RESIDUES IN YEARLING
BROOK TROUT
(number/concentration)
Days of
Exposure
1
3
7
10
18
24
60
140
161
Water concentration, ng/1
0 39 68 139 288 502
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6
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4
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4
4
4
4
6
6
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
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to aerate water in the test tanks. Activated carbon filters were
installed in the air lines which eliminated that source of con-
tamination. Another source of contamination by PCBs and PAEs
was avoided by using redistilled acetone in preparing stock
solutions of toxaphene. Well water used in the study was checked
for the presence of PCB and PAEs, but none were detected at a
sensitivity of 10 ng/1.
Physical reduction by grinding followed by extraction of the fish
tissues were accomplished by the procedures of Benville and
Tindle56 and Hesselberg and Johnson57. Initial sample cleanup
was automated gel permeation chromatography-'° followed by modified
silicic acid chromatography59. Quantitation of toxaphene residues
was done by gas liquid chromatography (GLC) with 63Ni-electron
capture detection. A 2.1 m long x 2 mm i.d. coiled glass column
packed with 3% (w/w) OV-7 on chromosorb W-hp was utilized with
a nitrogen flow rate of 40 ml/min. A column temperature of 200 C
was used for total toxaphene residues to reduce the long retention
time, and a column temperature of 180 C was optimum for toxaphene
isomer resolution. The minimum detection limit of toxaphene in
fish tissue was 0.05 /ug/g, but below 0.1 /ug/g was difficult to
quantitate. Complete details on the toxaphene residue technology
used in this study are described by Stalling and Huckins" .
Recovery of toxaphene from spiked tissue samples was 97% & 100%,
from water spiked at 100 ng/1 was 97% & 104%, at 50 ng/1 was
75.6% & 84.7% and at 25 ng/1 was 44% & 56%.
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SECTION V
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
GROWTH, REPRODUCTION, AND MORTALITY
After three months of exposure to toxaphene, the yearling brook
trout were easily excitable and of lighter coloration in the 288
and 502 ng/1 concentrations. The presence or absence of fin
erosion appeared to be an index to the excitability of the fish.
While conducting the three month growth measurements, examination
of the fish revealed an incidence of fin erosion of 3, 7, 3, 10,
31, and 50% in the 0, 39, 68, 139, 288, and 502 ng/1 concentrations,
respectively. By late August, the nervousness had subsided and
most of the eroded fins had healed. Warner, Peterson, and
Borgman^l also reported an increased responsiveness to external
stimuli in goldfish (Carassius auratus) continuously exposed to
1.8 fig/1 of toxaphene for 96 hours.
The last measurements to determine the effect of toxaphene on
growth were completed October 5. The growth of the fish was
significantly decreased (P<0.05) in the 288 and 502 ng/1 toxaphene
concentrations only after six months of continuous exposure (Table 3),
All fish visually appeared to be in good health and no mortality had
occurred. However, just prior to spawning, the additional stress
of physiological changes occurring before and during spawning
caused a 50 and 100% mortality in the 288 and 502 ng/1 toxaphene
concentrations, respectively (Fig. 1). Eight percent of the fish
died in each of the 39, 68, and 139 ng/1 concentrations, but no
fish died in the controls. Histopathological analyses of selected
tissues indicated atrophy of liver cells, degeneration of pancreatic
acinar tissue, and proliferation of interrenal tissues of the kidney
in all fish exposed to toxaphene.
The 96-hr LC50 of toxaphene for 16-month-old brook trout was
10.8 /ug/1 (Table 4) and was approximately 38 times that amount of
toxaphene killing 50% of the fish in the chronic study.
Egg viability was reduced at a much lower concentration of toxaphene
than was parental growth (Table 5). Concentrations of toxaphene
of 68 ng/1 and higher significantly reduced viability (P<0.05).
No relationship between the number of females spawning or numbers
of spawns and toxaphene exposure was evident except in the highest
concentration. The reduction in the number of females spawning
and numbers of spawns in the high concentration was due to the
extensive mortality prior to spawning. The number of eggs per
spawn tended to be less in the higher toxaphene concentrations,
but the difference was not statistically significant.
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Due to the loss of the eggs in the first part of the study,
additional eyed eggs were obtained and exposed to toxaphene
for 22 days before hatching. No effect on hatching was
observed. The resulting fry were continuously exposed to
toxaphene for an additional 90 days for growth determination.
Growth of the fry as measured by length, was significantly
affected (P<0.05) after 30 days of toxaphene exposure in the
139 and 288 ng/1 concentrations (Table 6). All fry in the
502 ng/1 treatments were dead by the end of the 30 day period.
After 60 days exposure, growth was significantly reduced in all
groups of fish exposed to toxaphene (39-502 ng/1). The effects
on the weight of fry were the same as on length at 90 days.
Mortality of the brook trout fry in all toxaphene concentrations
was higher than that in the control fish at 30 days and thereafter
(Table 7). The mortality rate of fry in the controls was also
high during the first 60 days of exposure and all fish fed poorly.
However, no disease organisms or other problems could be found.
The rate of mortality in the control fish decreased after 60
days of exposure and the fish began feeding normally.
In our 12 month study, the no-effect concentration of toxaphene
to brook trout under continuous exposure conditions was below
39 ng/1 based on fry growth and mortality. Nicholson, et al.
reported toxaphene concentrations ranging from 7-410 ng/1 in
water from Flint Creek, Alabama. Concomitant studies by Grzenda,
et al. were conducted on zooplankton, bottom fauna, and fish
populations of Flint Creek. There was no convincing evidence
that continuous toxaphene contamination resulted in any gross
damage to the aquatic organisms. The fish that Grzenda, et al.
studied were warm water fish and may have been more tolerant to
toxaphene. Also, the fish in Flint Creek may have developed
resistance to toxaphene as described by Ferguson, et al. ^ In
Mississippi.
Mount and Stephan"^ proposed that an application factor, calculated
by dividing the maximum acceptable toxicant concentration (MATC),
the highest continuous toxicant concentration that has no adverse
effect on growth, reproduction, and survival, by the 96-hr LC50
value, be used to determine safe concentrations of toxic pollutants.
However, Eaton^ states that the lethal threshold concentration
might provide better acute values for calculating application
factors than 96-hr LC50 values. Further, Mount and
Stephan suggest that the application factor for a given toxicant,
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species. The MATC of a given toxicant could be estimated there-
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concentration for the species of concern in the appropriate water
quality and multiplying by the previously determined application
factor for the toxicant.
The MATC of toxaphene for brook trout was not established in
this study. However, the effects of toxaphene on fry growth
were supported by physiological and biochemical determinations
(see PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY) and a MATC of toxaphene for
brook trout would have to be below 39 ng/1. An application factor
of 0.0095 was derived by using the 39 ng/1 concentration from the
chronic study and the lethal threshold concentration of 4.1 /ug/1
(Table 4). The application factor closely approximates the 0.01
factor recommended in establishing water quality criteria for
organochlorine insecticides^.
PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
Development of trout fry is usually evaluated by making length
and weight measurements. In the present study we evaluated the
effects of toxaphene on differentiation and development of brook
trout fry by the conventional method as well as by biochemical
techniques to ascertain if a method for evaluating toxicant effects
on development prior to discernible effects on weight and length
gain could be established. The biochemical technique applied
was measuring the synthesis of the amino acid hydroxyproline and
the protein collagen. The use of collagen as a representative
"differentiated" protein for study of embryonic development has
been reported in amphibian embryological investigations-^ >53t
During the first cleavage stages of frog embryos (Xenopus laevis)
collagen synthesis is repressed, but during gastrulation collagen
synthesis begins and increases 500-fold through neurulation,
hatching, and posthatching stages.
Collagen is the major fibrous protein of all vertebrates and most
of the invertebrate phyla^^. Its most important function in
vertebrates is serving as the major component of the organic matrix
of connective tissues and bones. It is around and within the
collagen fibrils that calcification and mineralization takes place
and as development proceeds, more calcium and phosphate salts are
deposited resulting in mature bone.
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Hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine in the collagen molecule are
derived from the hydroxylation of their respective precursors,
proline and lysine, after their incorporation into the
polypeptide (protocollagen). The enzyme collagen hydroxylase
or peptidyl proline hydroxylase, which commences its activity
during gastrulation, catalyzes the hydroxylation . Ascorbic
acid, ketoglutarate, and ferrous iron are cofactors for the
enzyme.
Toxaphene significantly decreased growth in brook trout fry after
30, 60, and 90 days of exposure as determined by both length-
weight measurements and biochemical analyses. Only biochemical
analyses were performed on whole fry after the 7 and 15 day
samplings, since the fry were too small to be handled for length-
weight measurements; however, significant decreases in growth,
as determined biochemically, were observed. In the 7 and 15
day samplings, toxaphene concentrations of 68, 139, and 288 ng/1
significantly decreased (?<0.05) the concentration of hydroxy-
proline in the sac fry (Table 8). The no-effect toxaphene
concentration was between 39 and 68 ng/1. These results suggest
that toxaphene significantly decreased collagen synthesis and
consequently decreased the precursor molecules of the organic
framework of skin, scale, and bone. The use of whole-fry
hydroxyproline analyses as an indicator or predictor of future
growth and development appears to be quite adequate based upon
length-weight and biochemical analyses performed on fry from
the 30, 60, and 90 day samplings. Instead of whole-fry analyses
from these latter sampling periods, we performed collagen, as well
as mineral analyses on the backbones.
All toxaphene concentrations significantly altered (P<0.05)
the composition of backbones after 30, 60, and 90 days of exposure
(Table 9). More pronounced effects were observed after 90 days
of exposure than after 30 and 60 days of exposure. These
results demonstrate changes similar to those thought to be in-
dicated by the hydroxyproline measurements from the 7 and 15
day samplings, i.e., collagen content was significantly de-
creased by toxaphene, and the effect of toxaphene on collagen
synthesis prior to the 30 day sample had a significant impact
on bone composition and development. Concomitantly, toxaphene
decreased the growth of the trout fry as determined by length
measurements (Table 6). However, only the 139 and 288 ng/1
exposures decreased growth during the first 30 days, whereas all
toxaphene concentrations decreased growth as determined biochem-
ically. These results illustrate that the actual growth (length)
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Table 9. BACKBONE COMPOSITION OF BROOK TROUT FRY AS AFFECTED
BY TOXAPHENE
Days
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60
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All fish were dead.
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of the fry was altered by a toxaphene concentration of 139 ng/1
or greater, but the development or composition of bone which
will ultimately reflect the structure and size of the fry is
altered by a concentration less than 39 ng/1.
After 60 days of exposure, toxaphene had a similar biochemical
effect as after 30 days of exposure (Table 9). The collagen
concentration was significantly decreased (P<0.05) by toxaphene,
the phosphorous concentration in the bone from the 139 ng/1
group was significantly decreased (P<0.05), and the calcium
concentration was unchanged by all toxaphene concentrations.
The significance of the phosphorous decrease was not completely
understood. The main point to note, however, was the decrease
in the percentage of collagen between the 30 and 60 day sampling
periods. This decrease was apparently due to the increase in
calcium and phosphorous salts which occurred as the backbone
matured. It appeared that the process of mineralization began
most extensively between the 60 and 90 day period, as judged by
the increase in phosphorous and calcium concentrations. The
mineralization process did not appear to be affected by toxaphene
as was the collagen content. The length measurements in all
groups exposed to toxaphene were significantly decreased (Table 6),
which support the collagen analyses. Thus, the biochemical
analyses and length measurements reflected the same effects
after 60 days of toxaphene exposure.
Similar results as in the 30 and 60 day samples were observed
after 90 days of toxaphene exposure, except that the mineral
contents were significantly altered (P<0.05). The length and
weight measurements were also decreased by all toxaphene exposures
which reflect the same effects as the biochemical analyses. The
no-effect concentration of toxaphene on growth and development
as determined by both length-weight and biochemical measurements
was below 39 ng/1. However, evaluation of collagen and mineral
concentrations after 90 days of exposure gave an indication of
not only status of growth and development, but also the quality
of bone. The mineralization of bone is accomplished by a complex
mechanism which involves the immature bone tissue accumulating
phosphorous salts and then calcium salts^7. The data presented
in Table 9 supports this fact. Also, the mineralization process
can take place independently of the collagen matrix, i.e., the
organic substrate is not believed to be necessary for initiation
of mineralization^?.
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The data presented in our study suggested that toxaphene decreased
collagen synthesis which resulted in whole-body collagen and
backbone collagen concentrations being decreased. Concomitantly,
the rate of mineralization appeared to proceed normally and was
not affected by toxaphene. The increase in calcium and phosphorous
in the backbone of fry exposed to 68 and 139 ng/1 of toxaphene
after 90 days of exposure, was hypothesized to be due to the
decrease in collagen content. The resulting effect of toxaphene
on bone composition was an increase in the ratio of minerals:
collagen which is depicted in Fig. 2. The implication of this
type of bone composition on trout fry development beyond 90
days remains to be elucidated, as does the mode of action of
toxaphene causing this condition.
RESIDUE DYNAMICS
Toxaphene in water was concentrated by yearling brook trout from
5,000 times in the low concentration to 16,000 times in the high
concentration (Table 10). Equilibria between water concentrations
of toxaphene and residues in brook trout were reached after
approximately 140 days of continuous exposure. After 161 days,
whole body residues of toxaphene in fish from the 288 and 502 ng/1
concentrations were 2.4 and 8.0 ;ug/g, respectively. Toxaphene
concentrations in adult brook trout of this magnitude would be
considered detrimental since extensive mortality occurred in the
288 and 502 ng/1 toxaphene exposures just prior to and during
spawning activities (Fig. 1). Kallman, Cope, and Navarre also
reported symptoms of poisoning associated with toxaphene concent-
trations of 8 to 15 Aig/g in bullheads (Ictalurus natalis and I_.
melas). Fish from all toxaphene exposures were analyzed for the
distribution of toxaphene residues between the fillet and the
remaining tissue (offal) after 161 days. Toxaphene residues in
the offal were 2.8 to 4.2 times that found in the fillet (Table
11). The highest residue detected in the fillets was 4.9 /ag/g,
whereas, residues in offal were 13 /ug/g- All toxaphene residues
in fillets were below the allowable FDA limit of 5 ug/g for
toxaphene in foods consumed by man .
Residues of toxaphene in the eggs immediately after spawning were
0, 0.4, 0.9, 1.8, 2.9, and 5.2 Mg/g for the 0, 39, 68, 139, 288,
and 502 ng/1 exposure concentrations, respectively. Egg viability
was significantly reduced (P<0.05) when egg concentrations of
toxaphene were equal to or greater than 0.9 jug/g (Table 5). Since
the original eggs died in the eyed stage, no relationship between
toxaphene residues in eggs and egg hatch-ability could be determined.
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Brook trout fry from the second batch of eggs (adults not exposed)
concentrated toxaphene up to 76,000 times that in the exposure
water in only 15 days (Table 12). Uptake in all toxaphene exposures
passed through a maximum after 15 days, declined through 60 days,
and then tended to increase again between 60 and 90 days of exposure.
Accumulation factors of toxaphene in the fry exposed for 90 days
was similar to that found in the adults. The reason for the
greater uptake of toxaphene during the first 15 days may have
been due to anatomical differences present during this stage of
life. Gills are generally not functional until the yolk sac
is absorbed and most respiration occurs through a vascular
network enveloping the yolk^^. Also, the yolk contains glyceride
fat droplets in which toxaphene would be readily stored and these
nutrients are utilized towards the end of the yolk sac phase
of development"^. Shortly after the yolk sac is absorbed and
just prior to the time that the fry begin to feed (30-34 days
post-hatch), fat content is probably lowest and therefore a
lower equilibrium between toxaphene in the water and that in
the fish occurs. As the fry begin to feed actively (35-36
days post-hatch) and lipid content increases, the accumulation
of toxaphene again increases.
The decline in whole body residues in adult brook trout 56 days
after transfer to uncontaminated water varied with toxaphene
concentration and ranged from 0 to 54% (Table 13). Toxaphene
residues in fish from the 68 and 139 ng/1 exposures did not
decline. However, residues in fish from the 288 and 502 ng/1
exposures were reduced by 32 and 51%, respectively. The elim-
ination of toxaphene was reflected by a marked decrease in
toxaphene isomers with GLC retention times less than 1.48
relative to jD,j3/-DDE (Table 14). These isomers are generally
less chlorinated, more hydrophilic, and therefore can be more
easily degraded and/or excreted than higher chlorinated compo-
nents. However, the abrupt change that occurred in the
elimination of toxaphene isomers up to a relative retention time
of 1.48 and the accumulation of later eluting ones is not fully
understood. Differences of isomer storage in toxaphene residues
from fish during the uptake portion of the study were not as
dramatic as those changes observed in the elimination study
(Table 15). However, with few exceptions the more chlorinated
toxaphene isomers were stored to a greater extent by brook trout
than were the less chlorinated isomers. Preferential storage of
the more chlorinated isomers was probably due to their being
more lipophilic and less easily degraded than the less chlor-
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different toxaphene isomers in brook trout were not due to any
alterations in the toxaphene that the fish were exposed to.
Water samples from the 502 ng/1 concentration were analyzed
using difference chromatography and the resulting curves
demonstrated that no major changes in early or late eluting
toxaphene isomers occurred in water prior to uptake by brook
trout.
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SECTION VI
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SECTION VII
LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
Mayer, F. L., Jr., P. M. Mehrle, and W. P. Dwyer. Brook Trout
Development as Affected by Toxaphene. 35th Midwest Fish & Wildlife
Conference Abstracts. St. Louis, Missouri. December 1973. p. 58-59.
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TECHNICAL REPORT DATA
(Please read Instructions on the reverse before completing}
1 REPORT NO
EPA-600/3-75-013
3. RECIPIENT'S ACCESSION-NO.
4. TITLE ANDSUBTITLE
TOXAPHENE EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION, GROWTH, AND
MORTALITY OF BROOK TROUT
5. REPORT DATE
November 1975 (Issuing Date)
6. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION CODE
7. AUTHOR(S)
Foster L. Mayer, Jr., Paul M. Mehrle, Jr., and
William P. Dwyer
8. PERFORMING ORGANIZATION REPORT NO.
9 PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME AND ADDRESS
Fish-Pesticide Research Laboratory
Fish and Wildlife Service
United States Department of the Interior
Columbia, Missouri 65201
10. PROGRAM ELEMENT NO.
1BA021 (RQAP/Task 16AAK)
11. CONTR ACT/BHXNX NO.
EPA-IAG-0153(D)
12. SPONSORING AGENCY NAME AND ADDRESS
Environmental Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Duluth, Minnesota 55804
13. TYPE OF REPORT AND PERIOD COVERED
Final (A/72-3/74)
14. SPONSORING AGENCY CODE
EPA-ORD
15. SUPPLEMENTARY NOTES
16. ABSTRACT
Yearling brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) were continuously exposed to toxaphene
(0, 39, 68, 139, 288, and 502 ng/1) in a flow-through diluter system. Day length
and water temperature were altered monthly to correspond to natural conditions.
Adult growth was reduced in the 288 and 502 ng/1 toxaphene exposures, and the added
stress of spawning activities caused extensive mortalities in these concentrations.
The numbers of eggs spawned and percent viability were inversely related to
increasing toxaphene concentrations. All groups of fry exposed to toxaphene had
reduced rates of growth and survival. Biochemical investigations on fry backbones
demonstrated that bone collagen may be a sensitive indicator of normal and abnormal
growth and development prior to being observed in the whole fish. Toxaphene was
accumulated by brook trout 5,000 to 76,000 times that in the water and the more
chlorinated isomers of toxaphene were preferentially stored.
7.
KEY WORDS AND DOCUMENT ANALYSIS
DESCRIPTORS
b.IDENTIFIERS/OPEN ENDED TERMS
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Growth
Collagens
Reproduction (biology)
Mortality
Pesticides
Trout
Brook trout
Toxaphene
Chronic effects
Continuous exposure
Residue dynamics
Salmonids
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6F
6T
3. DISTRIBUTION STATEMENT
RELEASE TO PUBLIC
19. SECURITY CLASS (This Report)
UNCLASSIFIED
21. NO. OF PAGES
51
20. SECURITY CLASS (This page)
UNCLASSIFIED
22. PRICE
EPA Form 2220-1 (9-73)
43
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