Elements in Fish of Malibu Creek and Malibu Lagoon Near Los Angeles, California

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• Personal Author:
  Ambrose RF ; MacNeil SD ; Moeller A ; Que Hee SS
• Description:
  Our aim was to assess whether past discharges from a wastewater treatment plant increased metal pollutant loads in stream mobile species in a one-day baseline sampling study that included a coastal wetland. Mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) of two sizes, black bullhead (Ameiurus melas), and crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) were collected from Malibu Creek, and California killifish (Fundulus parvipinnis) of three sizes, as well as arroyo chub (Gila orcutti) were sampled from Malibu Lagoon near Los Angeles, California. Species from each locality were pooled by length, homogenized, digested by microwave wet ashing, and analyzed by simultaneous inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy for 27 elements. Lagoon killifish 2.0-3.5 cm long contained levels of arsenic and lead above the levels for 95% of California fish, the EDL95. Black bullhead upstream of the discharge contained elevated levels of As, Cr and Se. Young mosquitofish <3 cm in length upstream of the discharge differed greatly in the order of abundance of their elements relative to larger mosquitofish and to other species collected. More sampling than this baseline study allowed was needed to determine if the wastewater treatment plant was a pollution source. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Metals Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Fish California Environmental Contamination Environmental Health Monitoring Environmental Pollution Ground Water Metallic Minerals Wastewater Wetlands
• ISSN:
  0025-326X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  California ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  424-429
• Volume:
  46
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057905
• Citation:
  Mar Pollut Bull 2003 Apr; 46(4):424-429
• Contact Point Address:
  Shane S. Que Hee, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, UCLA School of Public Health, 10833 Le Conte Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA
• Email:
  squehee@ucla.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2003
• Performing Organization:
  University of California, School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19990701
• Source Full Name:
  Marine Pollution Bulletin
• End Date:
  20040630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:5d2e18338a5abf42e2920d5a2157fdf430419b3b2ad64d823348ea87ff444147234c8cddcb4fb59b7885f0f0de255980ff51ed9b5037ce51ad6c794272291e4a
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/215109/cdc_215109_DS1.pdf
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