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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
卷 54, 期 5, 页码 2892-2901出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b06419
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- EPA Rare Grant [DW1492426401]
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Mission Area-Hydrological Ecological Interactions Branch, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- National Science Foundation [DMR-1332208]
Aquatic ecosystems worldwide face growing threats from elevated levels of contaminants from human activities. Toxic levels of selenium (Se) shown to cause deformities in birds, fish, and mammals can transfer from parents to progeny during embryonic development or accumulate through Se-enriched diets. For migratory species that move across landscapes, tracking exposure to elevated Se is vital to mitigating vulnerabilities. Yet, traditional toxicological investigations resolve only recent Se exposure. Here, we use a novel combination of X-ray fluorescence microscopy and depositional chronology in a biomineral to reveal for the first time provenance, life stage, and duration of toxic Se exposure over the lifetime of an organism. Spinal deformities observed in wild Sacramento Splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus), an imperiled migratory minnow, were attributed to elevated Se acquired through maternal transfer and juvenile feeding on contaminated prey. This novel approach paves the way for diagnosing sources, pathways, and potential for a cumulative exposure of Se relevant for conservation.
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