Increased temperature and lower resource quality exacerbate chloride toxicity to larval Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frog)

Environmental Pollution
Frank B Green, Christopher J Salice

Abstract

A chemical contaminant of growing concern to freshwater aquatic organisms, including many amphibians, is chloride ion. The salinization of freshwater ecosystems is likely caused, in part, by the application of massive amounts of road de-icing salts to roadways during winter months. The issue of freshwater salinization has become the subject of many toxicity studies and is often investigated in conjunction with other chemical stressors. However, few published studies attempt to investigate the interactions of elevated chloride concentration and increased temperature. Further, no studies have investigated the gap between the recommended feeding conditions typically used in standard toxicity tests and those that may exist in natural amphibian habitats. This study addressed the critical issues of elevated chloride, increased temperature, and variation in food quality. We conducted a 96-h acute toxicity test to investigate acute chloride toxicity as impacted by different diets, as well as a chronic toxicity test to investigate the impacts of chloride, temperature, and resource quality on the survival and development of larval Lithobates sylvaticus (wood frogs). Chloride LC50s ± 1 SE were 3769.22 ± 589.05, 2133.00 ± 185.95, and 2644....Continue Reading

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