Pcbs and Oranochlorine Pesticide Residues in Young-Of-Year Fish
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PCBs and Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Young-of-Year Fish From New and Traditional Near-shore Sampling Areas in the Western Portion of New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009 (Includes temporal trends for Aroclor 1254/1260 and p,p’-DDE, 1984 - 2009) Timothy L. Preddice, Biologist 1 (Aquatic), Project Leader Hale Creek Field Station, Gloversville, NY 12078 Lawrence C. Skinner, Biologist 3 (Ecology), Project Manager Central Office, 625 Broadway, Albany NY 12233-4756 Anthony J. Gudlewski, Environmental Chemist II Analytical Services Unit Hale Creek Field Station, Gloversville, NY 12078 Bureau of Habitat Division of Fish, Wildlife and Marine Resources New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Albany, NY January 2011 CONTENTS PAGE LIST OF TABLES........................................................................................ iii LIST OF FIGURES.................................................................................... v ABSTRACT…………………………………………………................. viii INTRODUCTION................................................................................................. 1 METHODS............................................................................................................ 1 RESULTS.............................................................................................................. 4 DISCUSSION....................................................................................................... 7 CONCLUSIONS.................................................................................................. 16 LITERATURE CITED....................................................................................... 22 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT…………………………………………………….. 24 -ii- LIST OF TABLES PAGE Table 1. Description of sampling locations, species and number of y-o-y fish composites from new and traditional near-shore sites within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009………………………………. 25 Table 2. NYSDEC method detection limits (MDL) and estimated quantitation limits (EQL) for PCBs and organochlorine pesticides [values as ug/Kg]…………… 28 Table 3. Individual length (mm) and composite weight (g) field data for young-of- year fish collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009……………………………………………. 29 Table 4. Summary of length and weight field data, by sampling location, for young-of- year fish from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009…………………………………………………… 36 Table 5. Aroclor 1242 and Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg wet weight and lipid adjusted in young-of-year fish from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009…………………. 38 Table 6. DDT and metabolite concentrations (ug/Kg wet weight and lipid adjusted) in young-of-y e a r fish from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009……………………………………………... 44 Table 7. HCB, mirex, and alpha and beta HCH, concentrations (ug/Kg wet weight and lipid adjusted) in young-of-year fish from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009……………………….. 50 Table 8. Mean concentrations (ug/Kg wet weight) of PCBs (Aroclors and total), p,p’-DDE and Mirex for young-of-year fish composites from Pettit Flume, Twomile, upstream Little River, and Bergholtz, Cayuga and Gill Creeks, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 1997 and 2009………………………….. 53 Table 9. Sampling locations where total PCB and Mirex concentrations (ug/Kg wet weight) in young-of-year fish composites exceed criteria to protect sensitive fish consuming wildlife within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, Dunkirk to Olcott, NY, 2009……………………………………………………………....... 55 Table 10. Percent recovery (%R), percent relative standard deviation (RSD) and method detection limits (MDLs) for PCB Aroclors and organochlorine pesticides in nine matrix spikes, nine reference material samples and nine pairs of replicate analyses, all pertinent to the analysis of young-of-year fish composites from near-shore areas in NYS’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009……........ 56 -iii- List of Tables (continued) PAGE Table 11. PCB Aroclor and organochlorine pesticide residue data (ug/Kg wet weight) for young-of-year fish composites (15 fish/ composite) collected from Cayuga and Bergholtz Creeks in the vicinity of the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and the Niagara Falls International Airport, Niagara Co., NY, Sept., 2005………. 57 Table 12. NYSDEC analytical data selected to determine temporal trends for AR1254/1260 and p,p’-DDE detected in young-of-year fish composites collected from near-shore locations in the western portion of NYS’s Great Lakes Basin, 1984 - 1987, 1992, 1997, 2003 and 2009…………………………………………. 58 -iv- LIST OF FIGURES PAGE Figure 1. Overview of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario showing the general area from Dunkirk to Olcott where young-of-year fish samples were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009……………. 59 Figure 2. Location of the Lake Erie site at Dunkirk Harbor where young-of-y e a r fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 009……………………………………………………………………….... 60 Figure 3. Location of the Buffalo River site where young-of-year fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009………. 61 Figure 4. Locations for the Buffalo River, Twomile Creek, Erie Canal, and Niagara River sites at Beaver Island, Niawanda Park, Pettit Flume, between Pettit Flume and GRP, Gratwick-Riverside Park and upstream edge of the 102nd Street Landfill sites where young-of-year fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009…………. 62 Figure 5. Locations for the upstream edge of the 102 Street Landfill site, and for the upstream and downstream Little River sites where young-of-year fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009………………………………………………………………………………. 63 Figure 6. Locations for the Cayuga Creek sites at Porter Road and Lindberg Avenue, and for the upstream and downstream Bergholtz Creek sites where young-of- year fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009………………………………………………………………… 64 Figure 7. Locations for the upstream and downstream Gill Creek sites where young- of-year fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009…………………………………………………………. 65 Figure 8. Location of the Niagara River site at Lewiston where young-of-year fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009……………………………………………………………………….. 66 Figure 9. Location of the Lake Ontario site in Krull Park, Olcott where young-of-y e a r fish were collected from near-shore areas within New York State’s Great Lakes Basin, 2009……………………………………………………………………….. 67 Figure 10. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Dunkirk Harbor, Lake Erie, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin…………………. ……. 68 -v- List of Figures (continued) PAGE Figure 11. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Beaver Island State Park, Niagara River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin………… 69 Figure 12. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Buffalo River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin……………………………………. 70 Figure 13. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Gratwick- Riverside Park, Niagara River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin………….. 71 Figure 14. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from downstream Little River, Niagara River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin………………………………………………………………………………. 72 Figure 15. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Lewiston, Niagara River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin……………………………. 73 Figure 16. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for Aroclor 1254/1260 concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Krull Park, Lake Ontario, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin………………………. 74 Figure 17. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for DDE concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Dunkirk Harbor, Lake Erie, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin………………………………………. 75 Figure 18. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for DDE concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Beaver Island State Park, Niagara River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin……………………………. 76 Figure 19. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for DDE concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Buffalo River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin…………………………………………………. …….. 77 Figure 20. Boxplot (by species) and descriptive statistics for DDE concentrations (ug/Kg) for young-of-year fish samples collected from Gratwick-Riverside Park, Niagara River, New York State’s Great Lakes Basin……………………… …….. 78 -vi- List of Figures (continued) PAGE Figure 21. Boxplot (by species)