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Kevin Cailleauda, Anne Bassèresa, Patrick Baldoni-Andreya, Klaas Den Haanb Miriam Leon Paumenc, Mike Comberd, Andy Girlinge and Graham Whalef
a: Pôle d’études et de Recherche de Lacq, TOTAL, RN 117 BP47 64170 Lacq, Franceb: CONCAWE, The European Oil Companies’ Association for Environment, Health and Safety in Refining and Distribution, Boulevard du Souverain 165, B-1160 Brussels, Belgiumc: ExxonMobil Petroleum and Chemical. Hermeslaan 2, 1831 Machelen, Belgiumd: Mike Comber Consulting, Wheal Augusta, Bridford, Exeter, EX6 7LD, UKe: Consultant, Canterbury, CT4 8JT, UK f: SHELL Technology Centre, Thornton, P.O. Box 1, Chester CH1 3SH, UK
REFERENCESCailleaud, K., et al., 2013, Assessing petrochemical effluents using mesocsoms - Designing large scale experiments, SETAC Glascow
Comber, M., et al., 2013c, Assessing petrochemical effluents using mesocosms: Comparison of predicted toxicity and laboratory and mesocosm measured toxicity of petrochemical effluents, SETAC Glasgow
Leslie, H., et al., 2005, Prioritization in WEA : Screening whole effluents using solid-phase microextraction. SETAC Lille
Lenat, D. R., and D. L. Penrose. 1996. History of the EPT taxa richness metric. Bulletin North NorthAmerican Benthological Society 13: 305-307.
INTRODUCTION The data described in this poster are derived from a project jointly organised by TOTAL and CONCAWE. The project was designed to determine whether Whole Effluent Toxicity (WET) data obtained from laboratory tests and assessments can be used to predict effects in outdoor artificial stream mesocosms. The project was undertaken in three successive stages which were 1) experimental design and feasibility assessment; 2) understanding the biological responses in effluents and mesocosms and 3) comparing predicted, laboratory and mesocosm effects. In this, the second of three posters, the biological data obtained from the mesocosm experiments is described. Data are presented on benthic invertebrate abundance and bio-diversity, diatom abundance and biodiversity, chlorophyll concentration. Results from short-term (acute) invertebrate (Daphnia magna) and bacteria (Microtox) and longer-term (chronic) green algae (Pseudokirchneriellia subcapitata) bioassays conducted on samples of the unfortified and fortified effluent samples collected from the flexible storage tanks over the treat-ment period are also described. The other two stages of the project are described in Cailleaud et al. (2013) and Comber et al. (2013).
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
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Bacteria μalgae Invertebrates
Site A effluent
Site C effluent
+ Kerosene
Site B effluent+ Diesel
Site A effluent
Site C effluent
+ Kerosene
Site B effluent+ Diesel
Site A effluent
Site C effluent
+ Kerosene
Site B effluent+ Diesel
Bioa
ssay
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Acute
Non toxic toxic toxic - - - Non toxic No effect No effect
Chronic
- - - Non toxic Non toxic Slightly toxic Non toxic Slightly toxic toxic
Ecol
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No effect Low effectobserved
Low effectobserved No effect Low effect
observedLow effectobserved No effect No significant
effectNo significant
effect
Chronic
No effect Low effectobserved
Low effectobserved No effect Low effect
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observed No effect effectobserved
effectobserved
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Relative French IBGN index
ctrl Site A effluent Site B effluent + Diesel Site C effluent + Kerosene
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Site B effluent + Diesel
Site C effluent + Kerosene
Site A effluent
Exposure phase Restoration phase Exposure phase Restoration phase
Coefficient of variation of the control streams
Laboratory toxicity studies of whole effluents (WET)15/30 min Microtox acute toxicity24 h Daphnia magna acute toxicity72 h Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata chronic toxicity
Ecosystem studies of effluents in the streamsStatistical multivariate analysis of diatoms and benthic invertebrate using
CANOCO software (Principal Response Curve)Ecological indices based on biodiversity and abundances (French IBGN,
Ephemeroptera-Plecoptera-Trichoptera (EPT, Lenat & Penrose 1996) index forbenthic invertebrates, and IBD for diatoms)
Flexible tanksExperimental Design
PRC for benthic invertebrates (CANOCO)
P=0.081 <0.1
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Chemical analyses in the streamsTPH analyses PBS analyses using solid phase micro-extraction (SPME) (Leslie et al. 2005)2D-GC analyses (not presented in the poster)
Stream mesocosms fed continuously with natural water from the Gave de Pau River
Gave de Pau RiverNursery
Artificial streams
Benthic invertebrate trap
Aquatic plants
The following biological and chemical analyses were performed during theexperiment:
Exposure phase Restoration phase
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Toxicity in the flexible storage tanks - Microtox
Site A 1 effluent Site A 2 effluent Site B 1 effluent + Diesel
Site B 2 effluent + Diesel Site C 1 effluent + Kerosene Site C 2 effluent + Kerosene
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Toxi
c Uni
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Toxicity in the flexible storage tanks - Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
Site A 1 effluent Site A 2 effluent Site B 1 effluent + Diesel
Site B 2 effluent + Diesel Site C 1 effluent + Kerosene Site C 2 effluent + Kerosene
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xic U
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Toxicity in the flexible storage tanks - Daphnia magna
Site A 1 effluent Site A 2 effluent Site B A effluent + Diesel
Site B effluent + diesel Site C 1 effluent + Kerosene Site C 2 effluent + Kerosene