Copper and Salmon

See more on coho and copper on NOAA's web page - be sure to watch the video!

Further Information (Alphabetically)

Baker, R. J., M. D. Knittel, and J. L. Freyer. 1983. Susceptibility of chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus and tshawytscha (Walbaum), and rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri Richardshon, to infection with Vibrio anguillarum following sublethal copper exposure. Journal of Fish Diseases. 6:267-275. (pdf file 4.78 mb)

Baldwin, D. H., J. F. Sandahl, J. S. Labenia, and N. L. Scholz. 2003. Sublethal effects of copper on coho salmon: Impacts on nonoverlapping receptor pathways in the peripheral olfactory nervous system. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 22(10):2266-2274. (pdf file 176 kb)

Boone Kaufman, J., R. L. Beschta, N. Otting, and D. Lytjen. 1997. An ecological perspective of riparian and stream restoration in the Western United States. Fisheries. Special Issue on Watershed Restoration. 22(5):12-24. (pdf file 474 kb)

Chapman, G. A. 1978. Toxicities of cadmium, copper, and zinc to four juvenile stages of chinook salmon and steelhead. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 107(6):841-847. (pdf file 123 kb)

Eisler, R. 1998. Copper hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates: A synoptic review. Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, U. S. Geological Survey. Biological Science Report USGS/BRD/BSR--1997-0002, Contaminant Hazard Reviews Report No. 33. (pdf file 1.96 mb)

Farag, A. M., D. F. Woodward, W. Brumbaugh, J. N. Goldstein, E. MacConnell, C. Hogstrand, and F. T. Barrows. 1999. Dietary effects of metals-contaminated invertebrates from the Coeur d'Alene River, Idaho, on cutthroat trout. Trans. Amer. Fish. Soc. 128:578-592. (pdf file 618 kb)

Feris, K., P. Ramsey, C. Frazar, J. N. Moore, J. E. Gannon, and W. E. Holben. 2003. Differences in hyporheic-zone microbial community structure along a hevy-metal contamination gradient. Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 69(9):5563-5573. (pdf file 374 kb)

Hecht, S. A., D. H. Baldwin, C. A. Mebane, T. Hawkes, S. J. Gross, and N. L. Scholz. 2007. An overview of sensory effects on juvenile salmonids exposed to dissolved copper: Applying a benchmark concentration approach to evaluate sublethal neurobehavioral toxicity. U.S. Dept. Commer., NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-NWFSC-83, 39 p. (pdf file 901 kb)

Lundebye, A. K., M. H. G. Bernstssen, S. E. Wendelaar Bonga and A. Maage. 1999. Biochemical and physiological responses in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) following dietary exposure to copper and cadmium. Marine Pollution Bulletin. 39(1-12):137-144. (pdf file 573 kb)

McIntyre, J. K., D. H. Baldwin, J. P. Meador, and N. L. Scholz. Chemosensory deprivation in juvenile coho salmon exposed to dissolved copper under varying water chemistry conditions. Environ. Sci. Technol. 42(4):1352-8. (pdf file 163 kb)

Nagorski, S. A., J. N. Moore, and T. E. McKinnon. 2003. Geochemical response to variable streamflow conditions in contaminated and uncontaminated streams. Water Resources Research. 39(2), 1044, doi:10.1029/2001WR001247. (pdf file 1.23 mb)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2007. Aquatic life ambient freshwater quality criteria - copper. U.S. EPA. Washington, DC. 204 pp. (pdf file 2.21 mb)