Assessing the toxicity of sodium chloride to the glochidia of freshwater mussels: implications for salinization of surface waters |
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Authors: | Gillis Patricia L |
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Affiliation: | National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada, 867 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON L7R-4A6, Canada |
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Abstract: | Chloride concentrations in surface waters have increased significantly, a rise attributed to road salt use. In Canada, this may be a concern for endangered freshwater mussels, many with ranges limited to southern Ontario, Canada’s most road-dense region. The acute toxicity of NaCl was determined for glochidia, the mussel’s larval stage. The 24 h EC50s of four (including two Canadian endangered) species ranged from 113-1430 mg Cl L−1 (reconstituted water, 100 mg CaCO3 L−1). To determine how mussels would respond to a chloride pulse, natural river water (hardness 278-322 mg CaCO3 L−1) was augmented with salt. Lampsilis fasciola glochidia were significantly less sensitive to salt in natural water (EC50s 1265-1559 mg Cl L−1) than in reconstituted water (EC50 285 mg L−1). Chloride data from mussel habitats revealed chloride reaches levels acutely toxic to glochidia (1300 mg L−1). The increased salinization of freshwater could negatively impact freshwater mussels, including numerous species at risk. |
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Keywords: | Freshwater mussels Road salt Chloride toxicity Endangered species Glochidia |
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