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2016 Persons Mercury Content Spiders Variation in total mercury content among riparian and non-riparian spider species Hailey Shannon, Derek Wilson, Tara Barbarich, Brian Mangan*, and Matthew Persons Dept. of Biology, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, PA 17870 *Dept. of Biology, King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 ABSTRACT Spiders collected and Mercury is a persistent environmental contaminant that primarily originates from coal-fired Spiders prepared power plants but may arise from other sources including uncontrolled mine fires. Variation in Collected spiders were rinsed total mercury uptake and mobilization through the apex arthropod community is poorly identified (N = 672) with water for at least 10 understood. We measured total mercury among ground and web-building spiders at sites along the Susquehanna River near a coal-fired power plant and compared total mercury levels seconds and placed in small to spiders from uncontrolled coal fire burn sites (Centralia, PA and Laurel Run, PA) and Spiders were labeled containers. Spiders reference sites away from the river or point sources of mercury pollution (agricultural fields collected from 6 sites were kept frozen until and headwater streams). We measured total mercury across species, age classes, and sexes from June to analyzed. for several species of ground spider and a web-building spider at these sites. Spiders from November of 2015 mine fire sites had total mercury levels over 2.5 times higher than those in riparian zones and 2016. Tetragnatha elongata Spiders analyzed for Hg adjacent to the power plant and about six times higher than those from agricultural fields or Spiders were sent to King’s riparian zones away from power plants. We found a significant interaction in total mercury College for total Hg analysis levels between sex and species suggesting possible trophic dimorphism among some species using a Milestone DMA-80 or significant sex-based differences in mercury exposure. We also measured methyl mercury Direct Mercury Analyzer (EPA (MeHg) among select arthropods along one site near a former coal-fired power plant. MeHg Protocol 7473). MeHg tended to be higher among females while total mercury levels tended to be higher among composite samples were Wind rose map made by Dr. Derek Straub displaying males. Wolf spider eggsacs had MeHg levels ca. 3/4th that of the mother. The mechanism for analyzed by Eurofins Frontier predominant wind direction and speed from the Sunbury biomagnification remains unclear, but intraguild predation and MeHg transfer to eggsacs Global Sciences (EPA Protocol power plant between 1997-2015. among females may be contributing to sex differences and vertical biomagnification. Total mercury was concentrated in the abdomens of ground spiders compared to legs and Dolomedes tenenbroses 1630) cephalothorax. Wolf spiders had MeHg levels 8-20 times higher than ground locust or caddisflies from the adjacent water. MeHg is capable of being transported and biomagnified vertically in terrestrial environments through lycosids while mine fire sites are capable of mobilizing mercury trophically across the apex arthropod community. RESULTS Discussion Total Hg by Site Type MeHg among Riparian Species • Spiders from mine fires have the highest mercury levels A 0.03 and riparian sites near the powerplant have higher INTRODUCTION 0.225 0.200 0.025 mercury levels than reference sites (Fig. 1) 0.175 Mercury (Hg) is a persistent neurotoxin that originates in large quantities from coal-fired 0.02 • Although point sources are the likely cause of elevated mercury at power plants. Less than 10% of power-plant derived mercury is methylated into the 0.150 these sites, the coal mine fires are not near a river, suggesting that 0.125 bioavailable and toxic mercury compound methyl mercury (MeHg) (Sullivan et al. 2005). 0.015 aquatic environments are not necessary for significant mercury Terrestrial environments have been largely ignored in studies examining mercury 0.100 B 0.075 MeHg (ppm) 0.01 contamination and trophic transfer to occur. There are 48 contamination due to the putatively low bioaccumulation and toxicity of mercury in (ppm) Hg Total C terrestrial ecosystems relative to aquatic ecosystems (Adriano 2001). Cristol et al. 2008 0.050 0.005 uncontrolled mine fires currently burning in the state of showed that insectivorous birds had higher mercury levels than piscivorous birds at a 0.025 Pennsylvania. This, combined with mine waste areas, likely serve as mercury contaminated site along the Shenandoah River. Cristol et al. (2008) found that 0 0 (3) important but poorly understood point sources for terrestrial (2) spiders had the highest Hg and MeHg levels of any of the insectivorous bird’s prey items. This (21) Mine Fire Not Coal Riparian (33) (24) transport of mercury. suggests that spiders are important in mercury biomagnification possibly transferring mercury Site Impacted Zone Near Tigrosa Tigrosa between aquatic and terrestrial sources, and particularly wolf spiders, which are a major sink Powerplant Pardosa Paratettix helluo helluo • High levels of MeHg in wolf spiders Dolomedes Dolomedes cucullata lapidicina lapidicina Ryacophilia for MeHg. Why wolf spiders are efficient accumulators of MeHg remains unclear. Unlike tenebrosus • Wolf spider MeHg levels were 8-20 times higher than terrestrial or aquatic species, they may be unable to depurate mercury. Further, they may engage in Figure 1: Total Hg in spiders at Laurel Run and Centralia mine fire impacted Figure 2: MeHg concentrations (ppm) of two wolf spider species, an aquatic- cannibalism and/or intraguild predation which may significantly lengthen food chains and areas, agricultural areas and headwater streams away from the powerplant feeding fishing spider, and an aquatic and terrestrial herbivore respectively. aquatic herbivores and even higher than the large aquatic-feeding (not coal impacted) and along the Susquehanna River adjacent to the MeHg levels are based on composite samples of multiple individuals therefore biomagnification potential (Greenwood et al. 2010). Wolf spiders may potentially Sunbury powerplant in Shamokin Dam, PA. ANOVA: F2, 598= 103.183; p< fishing spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus (Fig. 2). Among collected wolf 0.0001; N=604. Different letters denote statistically significant differences vertically transfer Hg and MeHg to their offspring. Here we examine potential sources and between sites. spiders, 65% of Hg is methylated and females pass on 40% of MeHg transfer routes by which mercury may be biomagnified through the wolf spider community Total Hg by Sex and Species to their offspring (Fig. 4). Total mercury varied significantly by along the Susquehanna River compared to non-riparian sites. These sites are at varying 0.250 MeHg among Tigrosa helluo distances from point sources of mercury, and include mine fire sites, riparian sites near a species but many concentrations were comparable to that found in 0.225 Female 0.045 powerplant, and non-impacted agricultural sites and headwater streams. We compared 0.200 Male 0.04 fish. species’ mercury concentration within sites as well as comparing non-riparian and riparian 0.175 0.035 • Mercury levels vary significantly by sex. sites that are close to and farther away from these sources of mercury. 0.150 0.03 • Some sex differences in total Hg were found but these were not 0.125 0.025 0.100 0.02 consistent across species (Fig. 3). Females may offload their mercury 0.075 QUESTIONS (ppm) Hg Total 0.015 into their eggsacs (Fig 6). Differences in sampling between pre- and 0.050 MeHg (ppm) 0.01 post-reproductive females among species may drive these Hg level • Which sources of mercury cause the highest amount of 0.025 0.005 0 0 inconsistencies across sexes since much of the Hg is stored in the mercury contamination? abdomen where eggs are yolked prior to deposition (Fig. 5). (2) (2) (19) Adult lenta Pirata Adult milvina Pardosa Pardosa Hogna Pardosa Pardosa Mother Mother • Juvenile saxatilis Adult spiders have significantly higher mercury Pardosa piraticus Eggsac Eggsac lapidicina • Do closely related species have similar mercury levels? Male (2) Female (1) • Tetragnatha concentration than other age classes (Fig 4 and 6). Do male and female spiders vary in mercury levels? Figure 3: Species and sex differences in Hg across spiders collected in Figure 4: MeHg concentrations (ppm) comparing sex and age among the riparian zones near the Sunbury Power Plant. Species effect: ANOVA: F5,282= wolf spider Tigrosa helluo. MeHg levels are based on composite samples of • Adult spiders have had more time to bioaccumulate mercury than • multiple individuals collected along Susquehanna River near the Shamokin Do spider mercury levels vary by age and where is it 9.68, p< 0.0001; Sex effect: ANOVA F1,282 =6.73, p=0.01; Species *Sex: ANOVA F =5.51, p<0.0001. N=294. Dam powerplant. other age classes and/or cannibalism and intraguild predation may stored? 5,282 Total Hg by Body Segment Total Hg by Age Class for Tigrosa helluo be more common with increasing body size. • How much mercury is methylated in spiders? B 0.120 0.090 A References 0.080 0.100 Adriano, D.C. 2001. Trace elements in terrestrial environments: biogeochemistry, bioavailability, and risk of metals. Springer-Verlag New York Inc, New York. C 0.070 Cristol, D.A., R.L. Brasso, A.M. Condon, R.E. Fovargue, S.L. Friedman, K.K. Hallinger, A.P. Monroe, and A.E. White. 2008. The movement of aquatic mercury through terrestrial food webs. Science. A 0.080 C 320:335. 0.060 A Greenwood MJ, McIntosh AR, Harding JS. 2010. Disturbance across an ecosystem boundary drives cannibalism propensity in a riparian consumer. Behavioral Ecology 21: 1227-1235. 0.050 0.060 Sullivan T.M., B. Bowerman, J. Adams, L. Milian, F. Lipfert, S. Subramaniam, and R. Blake. 2005. Local impacts of mercury emissions from coal fired power plants. Air Quality V, Washington D.C. 0.040 0.040 0.030 (ppm) Hg Total B Acknowledgements Total Hg (ppm) Hg Total This research was supported through a grant from the Susquehanna 0.020 0.020 University R.K.
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