环境化学
污染
生物量(生态学)
环境科学
生态毒理学
昆虫
最大污染物水平
焊剂(冶金)
生物
生态学
化学
有机化学
作者
Connor I. Olson,Gale B. Beaubien,Ryan R. Otter,David Walters,Marc A. Mills
摘要
Merolimnic insects can accumulate and transport considerable amounts of aquatic contaminants to terrestrial systems. The rate of contaminant biotransport, termed insect-mediated contaminant flux (IMCF), depends on emergent insect biomass and contaminant accumulation, both functions of environmental concentration. We developed a mathematical model of IMCF and apply it to three ecotoxicological studies obtained through the US Environmental Protection Agency's ECOTOX database to determine at which concentration maximum IMCF occurs. Model results demonstrate that the maximum IMCF depends on competing rates of biomass loss and contaminant accumulation and does not necessarily occur at the highest insect or environmental contaminant concentration. In addition, modeling results suggest that sublethal contaminant effects (e.g., decreased growth) on insect biomass can be an important and potentially underappreciated control on IMCF. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;42:1982-1992. © 2023 SETAC. This article has been contributed to by U.S. Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
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