Effects of the Lampricide 3-Trifluoromethyl-4-Nitrophenol on the Pink Heelsplitter: Resource Publication 183. Methods for Detoxifying the Lampricide 3-Trifluoromethyl-4-Nitrophenol in Streams. Resource Publication 184.
Abstract
The lampricide 3-frifluorometbyl-4-nltrephenol (TFM) is used to selectively kill sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus) in the tributaries of the Great Lakes. Over the years, TFM was tested most often on nontarget fishes and only occasionally on invertebrates, including freshwater mussels. We exposed pink heelsplitters (Potamilus alatus) to TFM concentrations and exposure times similar to those in lampricide treatments. Tests were conducted in water similar in quality to the Poultney River, New York, a stream that contains pink heelsplitters and is scheduled for lampricide treatment in 1991. Mussels were exposed to TFM for either 12 or 24 h and observed daily in well water for 14 days. Ninety percent of the mussels exposed to 3.5 mg/L of TFM for 12 h survived, however, only 500/c of the mussels exposed to that concentration for 24 h survived. TFM seems to narcotize or anesthetize mussels. Mortality of mussels exposed to 3.5 mg/L TFM for 12 h seemed to be 60% immediately after treatment, but the actual mortality was only 10% after a 14-day recovery period. Our data suggest that several days of postexposure observation are required to correctly assess the effects of TFM on mussels.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA322711
Entities
People
- George E. Howe
- Jeffrey J. Rach
- Leif L. Marking
- Philip A. Gilderhus
- Terry D. Bills