Strontium Isotope Ratios in Fish Otoliths as Biogenic Tracers of Coal Combustion Residual Inputs to Freshwater Ecosystems

被引：11

作者：

Brandt, Jessica E. ^{[1
]}

Lauer, Nancy E. ^{[2
]}

Vengosh, Avner ^{[2
]}

Bernhardt, Emily S. ^{[3
]}

Di Giulio, Richard T. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Duke Univ, Nicholas Sch Environm, Div Environm Sci & Policy, Durham, NC 27708 USA

[2] Duke Univ, Nicholas Sch Environm, Div Earth & Ocean Sci, Durham, NC 27708 USA

[3] Duke Univ, Dept Biol, Durham, NC 27708 USA

来源：

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2018年 / 5卷 / 12期

关键词：

LARGEMOUTH BASS; HABITAT USE; ASH SPILL; CONTAMINATION; VALIDATION; KINGSTON; DISPOSAL; IMPACTS; BORON; LAKE;

D O I：

10.1021/acs.estlett.8b00477

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Permitted and accidental releases of contaminants from coal combustion residual (CCR) storage facilities pose environmental and ecological risks for associated freshwater ecosystems around the world. Previous studies have applied isotope ratios in CCRs as environmental tracers to delineate and quantify the impact of CCRs and other fossil fuel wastes. In this proof-of-concept study, we present data from CCR-receiving as well as non-impacted lakes in North Carolina to assess the applicability of otolith-based strontium isotope ratios as biogenic tracers of CCRs in ecosystems receiving coal-fired power plant effluents. We show that while discrepancies between bulk otolith and surface water ratios likely reflected temporal variations in CCR inputs and/or upstream water sources over fish lifetimes, Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) otoliths consistently reflected those in lake sediment pore waters. Because biogenic Sr-87/Sr-86 ratios are both geochemically and metabolically stable, they are potentially powerful tools for informing contamination sources and timing alongside studies investigating the effects of co-occurring trace elements in fossil fuel waste streams.

引用

页码：718 / 723

页数：11

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