Field Verification Program (Aquatic Disposal). Use of Bioenergetics to Investigate the Impact of Dredged Material on Benthic Species: A Laboratory Study with Polychaetes and Black Rock Harbor Material.
Abstract
Both solid phase and particulate phase assays were conducted with two species of polychaetes to determine the accuracy and reproducibility of conducting bioenergetic studies on polychaetes exposed to highly contaminated dredged sediment. The two species tested were Nephtys incisa, and errant burrowing sediment ingestor, and Neanthes arenaceodentata, a tube-building surface feeder. Exposure to various treatments was for 10 days. Results with both species of polychaetes indicate that, with few exceptions, all of the physiological parameters measured (rates of feeding, growth, reproduction, and ammonia excretion can be made with accuracy. Changes in growth (determined as dry weight) between treatments, for example, can be measured following a 10-day exposure period providing that care is taken to adequately size the individual polychaetes prior to initiation of the experiment. The bioenergetic endpoints measured in this study were found to be repeatable. In addition, physiological responses were found to be repeatable. In addition, physiological responses were found to be dose-dependent. Dosage was based on the relative proportion of reference and Black Rock Harbor sediment in a particular treatment. Keywords: Marine pollution.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA161050
Entities
People
- D. M. Johns
- Paul Schauer
- Ruth Gutjahr-gobell