Effects of bioheapleaching technology utilizing metal mine emissions on fish in boreal freshwaters

Emissions from metal mining activities are known to deteriorate the quality of aquatic habitats and impair the condition and reproductive potential of fish. Metal extraction by biomining methods has been considered to cause fewer emissions, but for example in Finland, the impacts of a bioheapleaching technology utilizing metal mine on the local freshwaters have been substantial. In this thesis, the impacts of the bioheapleaching mine emissions on three native fish species, brown trout (Salmo trutta) European perch (Perca fluviatilis) and whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus pallasi), were investigated. Manganese and sulphate concentrations have been elevated in the mining impacted waters, and in …

Taimenen mädin säilyvyys ja alkioiden kasvu Savijoen kipsinlevitysalueella

Pelloille tehtävän kipsinlevityksen vesistövaikutuksia tutkittiin Helsingin yliopiston ja Suomen ympäristökeskuksen yhteishankkeessa ”SAVE - Saaristomeren vedenlaadun parantaminen peltojen kipsikäsittelyllä”. Hanke oli ympäristöministeriön rahoittama hallituksen kärkihanke. Siinä missä kipsin, eli kalsiumsulfaatin, levitys on vähentänyt pelloilta tulevaa fosforikuormitusta, se on toisaalta nostanut pilottialuetta halkovan Savijoen sulfaattipitoisuuden kolminkertaiseksi. Suuren sulfaattipitoisuuden tiedetään olevan haitallista vesieliöille, kuten kaloille. Näin ollen Jyväskylän yliopisto selvitti kipsinlevityksen vaikutuksia taimenen (Salmo trutta) varhaisten elinvaiheiden säilyvyyteen ja ka…

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Tolerance of Whitefish (Coregonus Lavaretus) Early Life Stages to Manganese Sulfate is Affected by the Parents

European whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) embryos and larvae were exposed to 6 different manganese sulfate (MnSO4) concentrations from fertilization to the 3-d-old larvae. The fertilization success, offspring survival, larval growth, yolk consumption, embryonic and larval Mn tissue concentrations, and transcript levels of detoxification-related genes were measured in the long-term incubation. A full factorial breeding design (4 females × 2 males) allowed examination of the significance of both female and male effects, as well as female–male interactions in conjunction with the MnSO4 exposure in terms of the observed endpoints. The MnSO4 exposure reduced the survival of the whitefish early li…