Impact ID |
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Impact Description
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2720
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Waterfowl that consume contaminated Dreissena have higher concentrations of pesticides and PCBs in...
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16453
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2788
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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Zebra mussels may be altering contaminant movement (PCBs and cadmium) in Lake Erie.
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20500
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2887
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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Both zebra mussels and round gobies can transfer Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and...
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20614
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2936
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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The levels of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in benthic fish was not attributed to the ingestion...
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22541
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3100
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Experimental
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N/A
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Zebra mussels were predicted to bioaccumulate PCBs. As a result many other organisms were predicted...
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23318
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3101
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Zebra mussels showed significantly higher levels of PCB contamination than native mussels. Zebra...
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20404
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3102
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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"Dreissena represents a much larger contaminant pool than native mussels. The studies suggest that...
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20404
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8258
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Experimental
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Laboratory
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Biomagnification of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) was observed in Gammarus amphipods...
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20409
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8259
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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Biomagnification of toxic contaminants through the food web is another concern of zebra mussel...
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20614
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8260
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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Declines in Diporeia spp., another benthic invertebrate, have been highly correlated with...
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24624
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8261
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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Like other mollusks, Dreissena polymorpha is capable of hosting a variety of parasites...
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24593
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8262
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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In particular, Dreissena polymorpha acts as an intermediate host of the trematode...
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9177
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9484
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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In Lake Témiscouata, Quebec, Canada, a juvenile Dreissena polymorpha was found byssally...
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42873
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9859
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Dreissena polymorpha
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Disease/Parasites/Toxicity
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Observational
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Field
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Mercury concentrations increased 77% in walleye (Sander vitreus) and 157% in yellow perch...
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43572
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