Chronic toxicity of azo and anthracenedione dyes to embryo-larval life stages of the Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

Synthetic dyes are extensively used in many industrial and consumer products, including paper productions, leather tanning, food colouring, personal care products (examples being; hair colour, deodorant etc.). Synthetic dyes are also used in textile paints. No method has been able to completely remove these pollutants from wastewater and 10-15% of the dyes eventually enter aquatic ecosystem.


In Canada as part of the Government of Canada's Chemicals Management Plan (CMP), substances that are used in industries or imported in as products are being assessed for potential human and environmental toxicity. Azo and anthracenedione dyes are among the groups of substances that have been identified as requiring further study. Since azo and anthracenedione dyes may enter Canadian waterways from municipal wastewater effluents (MWWEs), the objective of this study was to examine the potential effect of azo and anthracenedione dyes within the fish species Pimephales promelas (Fathead minnow) and to compare levels of effect to environmental concentrations and concentrations in Canadian waterways from municipal wastewater effluents (MWWEs).


Over the course of three years (2009-2012) samples were collected on condition of anonymity from 162 municipal wastewater treatment plants across Canada. Wastewater treatment plants featuring different methods of wastewater treatment were chosen (primary treatment, aerated lagoon treatment, lagoon treatment, secondary membrane treatment, and secondary activated sludge treatment). All samples were collected during winter, spring, summer and autumn to account for possible seasonal variability.


Embryo-larval exposures are advantageous because the embryological and larval stages are sensitive to toxicant exposure, survival and growth of hatched larvae can also be assessed, and the duration of the exposures is substantially shorter than full lifecycle tests, making these methods more practical when testing numerous compounds. The Fathead minnow embryo-larval was therefore used to examine lethal and sublethal effects of the four anthracenedione and azo dyes in this dataset: Acid Blue (AB80) and Acid Blue 129 (AB129), Disperse Yellow (DY7) and Sudan Red G (SRG).

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Date Stamp
2022-11-09T14:40:27
Metadata language

eng; CAN
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UTF8
Hierarchy Level
Dataset
Point of contact
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - ACRD Data Management Team
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
 

Data identification

Date (Publication)
2018-05-11
Date (Creation)
2018-05-11
Status
Completed
Metadata language

eng
Metadata language

fra
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Environment
  • Biota
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Spatial representation type
Text, table
Principal investigator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Dr. Joanne Parrott ( Research scientist )
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
Collaborator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Dr. Adrienne Bartlett ( Research scientist )
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada
Collaborator
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada; Science and Technology Branch / Water Science and Technology / Aquatic Contaminants Research Division - Dr. Vimal Balakrishnan ( Research program manager )
867 Lakeshore Rd. , Burlington , Ontario , L7S 1A1 , Canada

Keywords

Theme

  • Azo dye

  • Observation/Measurement

  • Anthracenedione dye

  • Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas)

  • Acid Blue 80

  • Acid Blue 129

  • Disperse Yellow 7

  • Sudan Red G

  • Chemicals Management Plan (CMP)

  • Water Chemistry

  • Measured concentrations

  • Contaminants

  • Wastewater Monitoring Program

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Chemicals

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota

Geography

  • Ontario (ON)

Branch

  • Science and Technology Branch

Directorate

  • Water Science and Technology

GC Security Level

  • Unclassified

Program (PAA)

  • 1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health
 
Use Limitation

Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

Access Constraints
License
Use Constraints
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Begin Date
2009-01-01
End Date
2012-12-31

Extent

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Ref. system Reference Systems

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http://www.epsg-registry.org / EPSG:4326 / 1
 

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Distributor
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Public inquiries centre
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd. , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 , Canada
1-800-668-6767
https://www.canada.ca
 
 

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Keywords

Acid Blue 129 Acid Blue 80 Anthracenedione dye Azo dye Chemicals Management Plan (CMP) Contaminants Disperse Yellow 7 Fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) Measured concentrations Observation/Measurement Sudan Red G Wastewater Monitoring Program Water Chemistry
Branch
Science and Technology Branch
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste Monitor / Assess Substance and Waste Levels in Air, Water, Soil, Biota
Directorate
Water Science and Technology
ECCC Information Category EN
Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
GC Security Level
Unclassified
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Chemicals
Program (PAA)
1.2.1. Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems Health

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