Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) embryos exposed to creosote-treated pilings during a piling-removal project in a nearshore marine habitat of Puget Sound

James E West; Andrea J Carey; Gina M Ylitalo; John P Incardona; Richard C Edmunds; Catherine A Sloan; Laurie A Niewolny; Jennifer A Lanksbury; Sandra M O'Neill

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.028

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii) embryos exposed to creosote-treated pilings during a piling-removal project in a nearshore marine habitat of Puget Sound

Mar Pollut Bull. 2019 May:142:253-262. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.028. Epub 2019 Mar 30.

Authors

James E West¹, Andrea J Carey², Gina M Ylitalo³, John P Incardona⁴, Richard C Edmunds⁵, Catherine A Sloan⁶, Laurie A Niewolny⁷, Jennifer A Lanksbury⁸, Sandra M O'Neill⁹

Affiliations

¹ Marine Resources Division, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA. Electronic address: james.west@dfw.wa.gov.
² Marine Resources Division, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA. Electronic address: andrea.carey@dfw.wa.gov.
³ Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA. Electronic address: gina.ylitalo@noaa.gov.
⁴ Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA. Electronic address: john.incardona@noaa.gov.
⁵ National Research Council Associate Program, under contract to Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA.
⁶ Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA. Electronic address: catherine.a.sloan@noaa.gov.
⁷ Marine Resources Division, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA. Electronic address: laurie.niewolny@ecy.wa.gov.
⁸ Marine Resources Division, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA. Electronic address: jennifer.lanksbury@dfw.wa.gov.
⁹ Marine Resources Division, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1111 Washington St SE, Olympia, WA 98501, USA. Electronic address: sandra.oneill@dfw.wa.gov.

PMID: 31232302
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.03.028

Abstract

We used manually spawned, field-deployed embryos of a common marine fish species, Pacific herring (Clupea pallasii), to evaluate accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with an incomplete creosote-treated piling (CTP) removal project. Embryos near undisturbed 100-year-old CTPs (before removal) accumulated higher PAHs and exhibited higher cyp1a gene expression than embryos from reference areas. Embryos incubated close to CTP debris after CTP removal showed PAHs 90 times higher than reference areas up to a year after CTP removal. cyp1a fold-induction correlated with total embryo PAHs in all three years. Patterns of individual PAH chemicals differed slightly between embryos, wood sampled from CTPs, and passive samplers. This study illustrates the importance of using appropriate techniques and procedures to remove CTPs in aquatic environments to prevent release of toxic chemicals. Of particular concern is that incomplete CTP removal could expose sensitive life stages of fishes to chemicals that may reduce their survival.

Keywords: Creosote; Pacific herring embryos; Passive samplers; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Puget sound; cyp1a.

Published by Elsevier Ltd.

MeSH terms

Animals
Creosote*
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / genetics
Ecosystem
Ecotoxicology / methods
Embryo, Nonmammalian / drug effects
Embryo, Nonmammalian / metabolism
Fish Proteins / genetics
Fishes / embryology*
Fishes / physiology
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / drug effects
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / analysis*
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / toxicity
Washington
Water Pollutants, Chemical / analysis*
Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity
Wood

Substances

Fish Proteins
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Creosote
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1