West Bearskin Lake
| West Bearskin Lake Bearskin Lake Birch Lake | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cook County, Minnesota |
| Group | Boundary Waters Canoe Area |
| Coordinates | 48°03′58″N 90°25′36″W / 48.066°N 90.426765°WCoordinates: 48°03′58″N 90°25′36″W / 48.066°N 90.426765°W |
| Type | oligotrophic, glacial |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Surface area | 493 acres (200 ha) |
| Average depth | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 78 ft (24 m) |
| Residence time | 17 years |
West Bearskin Lake is an oligotrophic glacial lake near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in Minnesota, United States. West Bearskin Lake is a source of control sediment for US federal sediment toxicity studies. West Bearskin Lake is also home to Camp Menogyn, a YMCA camp only accessible by boat.
Sediments and Scientific Significance
Due to the cleanliness of this pristine lake and physical attributes of the sediment, West Bearskin Lake sediment is ideal for sediment toxicity testing.[1] West Bearskin Lake sediment is used as a control sediment in the federal government's toxicity tests and was used to develop the US EPA's toxicity testing methods.[2]
Some United States Government Federal Studies That Utilized West Bearskin Lake Sediment
- US EPA. 2000. Methods for Measuring the Toxicity and Bioaccumulation of Sediment-associated Contaminants with Freshwater Invertebrates Second Edition.[3]
- Kemble, N.E., C.G. Ingersoll, and J.L. Kunz. 2001. Evaluation of Toxicity of Sediment Samples Collected from Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge, Texas. United States Geological Survey. http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/sedtox/santaanareport.pdf [4]
- Bechtel Jacobs Company LLC. 1998. Biota Sediment Accumulation Factors for Invertebrates: Review and Recommendations for the Oak Ridge Reservation U.S. Department of Energy. http://rais.ornl.gov/homepage/bjcor-112a1.pdf [5]
- Mierzykowski, S.E., C.G. Ingersoll, and K.C. Carr. 1997 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service New England Field Office Special Project Report: FY97-MEFO-1-EC Toxicity Tests and Sediment Chemistry at Site 9 (Neptune Drive Disposal Site). http://www.fws.gov/northeast/mainecontaminants/EC_Reports.htm [6]
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 1996. Bioavailability of Sediment-Associated Toxic Organic Contaminants, http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Task_rpts/1996/aqland06-3.html [7]
Peer Review Journal Articles That Utilized West Bearskin Lake Sediment
Below is a partial list of studies that utilized West Bearskin Lake sediment.
- Youa, J., A. Brennanb and M.J. Lydy. 2009. Bioavailability and biotransformation of sediment-associated pyrethroid insecticides in Lumbriculus variegatus. Chemosphere75:1477-1482.[8]
- Brennan, A.A., J. You and M. J. Lydy. 2009. Comparison of cleanup methods for fipronil and its degradation products in sediment extracts. Talanta. 78: 1408-1413.
- Heinis, L.J., T.L. Highland, and D.R. Mount. 2004. Method for Testing the Aquatic Toxicity of Sediment Extracts for Use in Identifying Organic Toxicants in Sediments. Environ. Sci. Technol. 38: 6256–6262.[9]
- Dawson, T. D., K. G. Lott, E. N. Leonard and D. R. Mount. 2003 Time course of metal loss in Lumbriculus variegates following sediment exposure. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 22: 886–889.[10]
- Call, D.J., C.N. Polkinghorne, T.P. Markeet, L.T. Brooke, D.L. Geiger, J.W Goruch, K.A. Robillard, 1999. Silver toxicity to Chironomus tentans in two freshwater sediments. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. 18: 30-39.
- Ingersoll, C.G., E.L. Brunson, F.J. Dwyer, N.E. Kemble. 1998. Use of sublethal endpoints in sediment toxicity tests with the amphipod Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17:1508-1523.[11]
- West, C.W. and G. T. Ankley. 1998. A Laboratory Assay to Assess Avoidance of Contaminated Sediments by the Freshwater Oligochaete Lumbriculus variegatus Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 35: 20-24 [12]
- Kosian PA, Hoke RA, Ankley GT, Vandermeiden FM. 1995. Determination of dieldrin binding to dissolved organic material in sediment pore water using a reverse-phase separation technique. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 14:445-450.[13]
- Ankley, GT, Benoit, DA, Balogh JC, Reynolds TB, Day KE, Hoke RA. 1994. Evaluation of potential confounding factors in sediment toxicity tests with three freshwater benthic invertebrates. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 13:627-635.[14]
- Gerald T. Ankley, Duane A. Benoit, Robert A. Hoke, Edward N. Leonard, Corlis W. West, Gary L. Phipps, Vincent R. Mattson and Lee A. Anderson. 1993 Development and evaluation of test methods for benthic invertebrates and sediments: Effects of flow rate and feeding on water quality and exposure conditions. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 25:12-19 [15]
- Ankley, G. T., P. M. Cook, A. R. Carlson, D. J. Call, J. A. Swenson, H. F. Corcoran and R. A.Hoke. 1992. Bioaccumulation of PCBs from sediments by oligochaetes and fishes. Can J Fish Aquatic Sci 49:2080-2085.[16]
- Call, D.J, C.N. Polkinghorne, T.P. Markee, L.T. Brooke, D.L. Geiger, J.W. Gorsuch, and K. A. Robillard. Toxicity of Silver in Water and Sediment to the Freshwater Amphipod Hyalella azteca. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25: 1802–1808.[17]
References
- ↑ http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/cs/library/freshmanual.pdf
- ↑ http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/cs/library/freshmanual.pdf
- ↑ http://www.epa.gov/waterscience/cs/library/freshmanual.pdf
- ↑ http://www.cerc.usgs.gov/pubs/sedtox/santaanareport.pdf
- ↑ http://rais.ornl.gov/homepage/bjcor-112a1.pdf
- ↑ http://www.fws.gov/northeast/mainecontaminants/EC_Reports.htm
- ↑ http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/res/Task_rpts/1996/aqland06-3.html
- ↑ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V74-4VT5CG9-7&_user=10&_coverDate=06%2F30%2F2009&_rdoc=1&_fmt=high&_orig=browse&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=ed7d384e179ce9a42a8e9c60a17bf329
- ↑ http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/es049661c
- ↑ "Time course of metal loss in Lumbriculus variegatus following sediment exposure". Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 22 (4): 886–9. April 2003. doi:10.1897/1551-5028(2003)022<0886:tcomli>2.0.co;2. PMID 12685725.
- ↑ http://www.setacjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1897%2F1551-5028(1998)017%3C1508%3AUOSEIS%3E2.3.CO%3B2
- ↑ http://www.springerlink.com/content/g1a9cm38gkx15kqn
- ↑ http://www.setacjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1897%2F1552-8618%281995%2914%5B445%3ADODBTD%5D2.0.CO%3B2
- ↑ http://www.setacjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1897%2F1552-8618(1994)13%5B627%3AEOPCFI%5D2.0.CO%3B2
- ↑ http://www.springerlink.com/content/r11111228q0h207p
- ↑ http://rparticle.web-p.cisti.nrc.ca/rparticle/AbstractTemplateServlet?calyLang=eng&journal=cjfas&volume=49&year=1992&issue=10&msno=f92-231
- ↑ http://www.setacjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1897%2F1551-5028(1998)017%3C0601:TOSSSS%3E2.3.CO%3B2
External links
- LimnoLogic, Supplier of West Bearskin Lake Sediment
- MN DNR Lake Finder Data
- Lake Assessment Program 1995: West Bearskin Lake
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bearskin Lake
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