South Dakota State University Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange South Dakota State University Agricultural Bulletins Experiment Station 3-1-1991 Impact of Agricultural Chemicals on Wetland Habitats and Associated Biota with Special Reference to Migratory Birds: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography C. F. Facemire Follow this and additional works at: http://openprairie.sdstate.edu/agexperimentsta_bulletins Recommended Citation Facemire, C. F., "Impact of Agricultural Chemicals on Wetland Habitats and Associated Biota with Special Reference to Migratory Birds: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography" (1991). Bulletins. Paper 713. http://openprairie.sdstate.edu/agexperimentsta_bulletins/713 This Bulletin is brought to you for free and open access by the South Dakota State University Agricultural Experiment Station at Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange. It has been accepted for inclusion in Bulletins by an authorized administrator of Open PRAIRIE: Open Public Research Access Institutional Repository and Information Exchange. For more information, please contact [email protected]. B 708 Impact of Agricultural Chemicals on Wetland Habitats and Associated Biota with Special Reference to Migratory Birds: A Selected and Annotated Bibliography U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Region 6 Environmental Contaminants Program North and South Dakota Fish and Wildlife Enhancement Offices South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station South Dakota State University Published in accordance with an act passed in 1881 by the 14th Legislative Assembly, Dakota Territory, establishing the Dakota Agricultural College and with the act of re-organization passed in 1887 by the 17th Legislative Assembly, which established the Agricultural Experiment Station at South Dakota State University. Educational programs and materials offered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin. An Equal Opportunity Employer. 1,000 copies printed by Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, SDSU, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service at $2.25 each. This publication reports the results of research only. Mention of a trademark, proprietary product, or vendor does not constitute a guarantee or warranty of the product by the South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and does not imply its approval to the exclusion of other products or vendors that may also be suitable. B 708 Comments or terms added forclarifica tion or explana­ tion are in [ ]. Editorial comments are those of the author and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) or of South Dakota Impact of State University (SDSU). Scientificnames of birds and fishare listed in the appendix. Both common and scientificnames of birds Agricultural are in accordance with the sixth edition of the AOU Check List of North American Birds. Common and sci­ entificnames of fishare as listed in Fishes of Missouri by W. L. Pflieger(Missouri Dept. of Conservation, 1975) Chemicals or as listed in the source. Theindex on page 62 groups all papers on a particular on Wetland Habitats subject. The numbers under each heading refer tothe and Associated Biota citation numbers andnot to page numbers. The bibliography was produced under a cooperative agreement between the North and South Dakota field with Special Reference officesof the Service and the Fish and Wildlife CooperativeResearch Unit at SDSU. Primary to Migratory Birds: resources included the H.M. Briggs Library at SDSU and various online databases. It is hoped that this bibliography will not only benefit A Selected Service Environmental Contaminant Specialists, for whom it was primarily intended, but all others who are and Annotated interested in the effects of agricultural chemicalson the environment. Bibliography Abbreviations These abbreviations have been used throughout the Prepared for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service text to conserve space. under Cooperative Agreement 14- 16-CXXl9- 1549 Research Work Order 20 AI activeifigredient by BChE butyrylcholinesterase Charles F. Facemire ChE cholinesterase South Dakota Cooperative DDD 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane Fish and Wildlife Research Unit DDE dichlorodi phenyldichloro-ethylene South Dakota State University DDT 1, 1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane Brookings, SD 57007- 1696 EC50 concentration at which some behavioral or physiological end point is noted in 50% of the This bibliographydocuments the impact of pesticides organisms tested and other agricultural chemicals on northernprairi e GI gastrointestinal wetlands and the migratorybirds using the wetlands. LC50 concentration at which 50% of the organisms It alsorecommends variouspract ices or techniques testeddie which could mi tigate, ameliorate, or prevent such LD50 dose at which 50% of the organisms tested die impacts. oc chlorinated hydrocarbon or organochlorine Such a subject covers a varietyof topics. Included are OP organophosphate papers from basic laboratory researchto determine the PCB polychlorinatedbiphenyl acute, and sometimes chronic, toxicityof a varietyof chemical pesticides. Also included are papers covering This bibliography and its associated index are available alternative pest control and agricultural methods and on either 5 1/4- or 3 1/2-inch disks. The fileis in variousbioassa y techniques. WordPerfect 5.1 and is compatible with all MS/DOS hardware. 'lbreceive a copy of this software, contact Generally, only those reports published since 1970 are Dr. Wal ter G. Duffy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, included, thus excluding those dealing with many Cooperative Research Unit, South Dakota State chemicals no longer in use. For the same reason, many University, Box 2206, Brookings, SD 57007-1696. papers reportingorganochl orine contamination were Requests must be in writing and specify the disk size not included unless the research was performed during desired. Phone orders will not be honored. the past 10 years. 1 1. A.A. AQUATI C RESEARCHLtd. 1985. and 84% of the terbufos and 67 and 70% of the phor­ Implications of reduced and no-tillage systems ate was lost from the two treatment areas, respec­ on chemical use in theprairie provinces. EPS tively. Concentrations of the oxidized products ofter­ 4/AG/1. Environmental Protection Service, bufos and phorate (terbufoxon and phoratoxon sul­ Environment Canada, Ottawa. 20 pp. fones) increasedin the soil concomitant with the Ve ryfew reduced and no-tillage systems existed decrease of th e parent product and were more persis­ in 1985 in the prairie provinces. The high cost of tent than the parent product. The half life of phorate herbicides and the need for moreintensive farm and terbufos did not change significantlywith appli­ management were given as major limiting factors. cation rate; the half life of fonofos increased with Although the southernregions of the prairie increased application rate. [Correspondence from provinces have the greatest potential for reduced and one of the authors (DDW to J. Cooper, March 14, no-tillage farming, the change fromconventional 1990) stated"that an at-planting application of phor­ farmingwould favor the growth of perennial weeds ate at labeled rates would not present a hazard to and a concomitant increase in the need forherbicide waterfowl and most certainly [would] be in insuffi­ control. Reduced and no-tillage systems substantial­ cient concentration for secondary poisoning."] ly reduce soil erosion, however. As a result, the transport of nutrients and herbicides to nearby sur­ 5. ALEXANDER,H.C., F.M. Gersich, and M.A. face waters is greatly reduced as compared to con­ Mayes. 1985. Acute toxicity of four phenoxy ventional tillage. herbicides to aquatic organisms. Bull Environ Contam Tuxicol35:314-321. 2. ABEL, P.D. 1980. Tuxicity of gamma-hex­ The acute toxicitiesof 2,4-D, 2,4-D dimethy­ achloro-cyclohexane (lindane) to Gammarus lamine salt (2,4-DD), 2,4-D isooctyl ester, and MCPA pulex: mortality in relation to concentration isooctyl ester to three fish species and Daphnia and exposure. Freshwater Biol 10:251-259. magna were determined. MCPA was non-toxic at con­ In standard acute toxicity tests, the median sur­ centrations up to 1500 times its water solubility of vival time ranged from 0.57 h at a concentration of 2 0.003 mg/L. Likewise, 2,4-D in the isooctyl ester form mg/L to 116 hat a concentration of 0.01 mg/L. was not toxic to the aquatic organisms at 1000 times its water solubility of 0.006 mg/L. D. magna was most 3. AHLF, W. , W. Calmano, J. Erhard, and U. sensitive to the other two phenoxyacids. The48-h Forstner. 1989. Comparison of five bioassay LD5os were 25.0 and 184 mg/L to 2,4-D and 2,4-DD, techniques for assessing sediment-bound respectively. Ofthe three fish species tested,bluegill contaminants. Hydrobiol 188/189:285-289. were most sensitive to 2,4-D (96-h LD50, 263 mg/L). Many pollutants are preferentially associated Rainbow trout were most sensitive to 2,4-DD (96-h with sediments in aquatic systems. The relative sen­ LD50 250 mg/L). The96-h acute toxicity of both com­ sitivities of five different bioassay techniques were pounds to fathead minnows was >300 mg/L. compared. The Neubauer phytoassay, which evalu­ ates seed germination and plant growth of Lolium 6. ALLEN, J.D., and R.E. Daniels. 1980. multi/forum and Lep idium sativum in serially dilut­ Sublethal effects of pollutants: test of the use­ ed sediment concentrations, was the most sensitive. fulness of life tables for evaluating the impact Tests involving microbial biomass and algal growth, of chronic toxicity. U.S. NTIS PB Rep PBS0-216, however, were good indicators of contaminant and 674:1-69. nutrient availability. The authors recommended To test th e usefulness of the intrinsic rate of using a variety ofbioassays in toxicity testing of con­ population increase, r, as a chronic bioassay statistic, taminated sediments to increase the information estuarine copepods (Eurytemore affinis) and freshwa­ gained. ter daphnids (Daphnia pulex) were exposed to dield­ rin.