| Abstract: | A recent Canada goose (Branta canadensis) die-off at a petroleum refinery fly ash pond in Delaware was attributed to vanadium (V) toxicity. Because of the paucity of V toxicity data for wild birds, a series of studies was undertaken using the forms of V believed to have resulted in this incident. In 7-d single oral dose trials with mallard drakes (Anas platyrhynchos), the estimated median lethal dose (LD50) for vanadium pentoxide was 113 mg/kg body weight, while the LD50 for sodium metavanadate was 75.5 mg/kg. Sodium metavanadate was found to be even more potent (LD50 = 37.2 mg/kg) in male Canada geese. The most distinctive histopathological lesion of both forms of V was Iympho-granulocytic enteritis with hemorrhage into the intestinal lumen. Vanadium accumulation in liver and kidney was proportional to the administered dose, and predictive analyses based on these data suggest that V concentrations of 10 :g/g dry weight (dw) in liver and 25 ug/g dw in kidney are associated with mortality (>90% confidence that exposure is >LD50) in mallards acutely exposed to sodium metavanadate. Chronic exposure to increasing dietary concentrations of sodium metavanadate (38.5 to 2651 ppm) over 67 d resulted in V accumulation in liver and kidney (25.2 and 13.6 ug/g dw, respectively), mild intestinal hemorrhage, blood chemistry changes, and evidence of hepatic oxidative stress in mallards, although some of these responses may have been confounded by food avoidance and weight loss. Dietary exposure of mallards to 250 ppm sodium metavanadate for 4 wk resulted in modest accumulation of V in liver and kidney <5 ug/g dw) and mild intestinal hemorrhage. Based on these data and other observations, it is unlikely that chronic low-level dietary exposure to V poses a direct lethal hazard to wildlife. However, point sources, such as the V-laden fly ash pond encountered by geese at the petroleum refinery in Delaware, may pose a significant hazard to water birds. |
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| Citation Author: | Rattner, B.A.; McKernan, M.A.; Eisenreich, K. M.; Link, W. A.; Olsen, G. H.; Hoffman, D.J.; Knowles, K. A.; McGowan, P.C. |
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| Citation Language: | English |
| Citation Larger Work Title: | Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | 331-351 |
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| Citation Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Toxicity and hazard of vanadium to mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis); 2006; Article; Journal; Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A; Rattner, B.A.; McKernan, M.A.; Eisenreich, K. M.; Link, W. A.; Olsen, G. H.; Hoffman, D.J.; Knowles, K. A.; McGowan, P.C. |
| Citation Start Page: | 331 |
| Citation Volume: | 69 |
| Citation Year: | 2006 |
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| Text: | Toxicity and hazard of vanadium to mallard ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) and Canada geese (Branta canadensis); 2006; Article; Journal; Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A; Rattner, B.A.; McKernan, M.A.; Eisenreich, K. M.; Link, W. A.; Olsen, G. H.; Hoffman, D.J.; Knowles, K. A.; McGowan, P.C. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15287390500398265 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 16 Jun 2010 00:00 -0500 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
