Development of water quality criteria for phenanthrene and comparison of the sensitivity between native and non-native species. (January 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Jiang-Yue; Yan, Zhen-Guang; Liu, Zheng-Tao; Liu, Ji-dong; Liang, Feng; Wang, Xiao-Nan; Wang, Wei-Li
• Is Part Of: Environmental pollution. Volume 196(2015)
• Page Start: 141
• Page End: 146
• Publication Date: 2015-01
• Subjects: Phenanthrene -- Water quality criteria -- Species sensitivity distributions -- Native species -- Risk assessment; Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Environmental Pollution -- Periodicals; Pollution -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Aspect de l'environnement -- Périodiques; Pollution -- Effets physiologiques -- Périodiques; Pollution; Pollution -- Environmental aspects; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 363.73
• DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2014.09.024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0269-7491

Abstract

Abstract: Phenanthrene (PHE) is a priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) which is toxic to aquatic organisms. However, there has been no paper dealing with water quality criteria (WQC) of PHE due to the shortage of toxicity data of different taxonomic levels. In the present study, toxicity data were obtained from 8 acute toxicity tests and 3 chronic toxicity tests using 8 Chinese native aquatic species from different taxonomic levels, and the water quality criteria was derived using 3 methods. Furthermore, differences of species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) between native and non-native species were compared. A criterion maximum concentration of 0.0514 mg/L and a criterion continuous concentration of 0.0186 mg/L were developed according to the US EPA guidelines. Finally, by using risk quotient (RQ) to assess the site-specific ecological risk in Liao River, the results indicated that the PHE might pose no risk to local aquatic species. Highlights: Toxicity tests of phenanthrene on 8 Chinese native aquatic species were conducted. Water quality criteria for phenanthrene were derived. There is no significant difference in sensitivity between native and non-native species to PHE. Abstract : We derived water quality criteria of phenanthrene using 8 native aquatic species and compared the sensitivity between native and non-native species.