Data are provided describing reproduction, length, weight, liver weight, and ovary weight in fish exposed to sediment spiked with weathered oil. Data are also provided on analytical chemistry of water and sediment to which fish were exposed in various treatments. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Raimondo , S., B. Hemmer , C. Lilavois , J. Krzykwa , A. Almario , J. Awkerman , and M. Barron. Effects of Louisiana crude oil on the sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) during a life-cycle exposure to laboratory oiled sediment. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY. John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Indianapolis, IN, USA, 31(11): 1627-1639, (2016).

The US Environmental Protection Agency conducts ecological risk assessments with a battery of fish toxicity tests that include acute, early life stage, and reproduction tests. While endpoints in these tests (survival, growth and reproduction) are conceptually related, because they are measured in separate exposures, the quantitative relationships between them are difficult to determine and largely ignored. In the current test, fathead minnows (FHM) were exposed for 28 days to 1 mg/L or 2 mg/L carbaryl, a well-studied carbamate insecticide, in early life stages and then reared in clean water until adulthood, when reproduction was assessed. Also. weekly growth measurements were taken throughout the test to determine growth rates during and after exposure. Growth curves derived from these measurements were then compared to the reproductive output. The data indicate that carbaryl reduced growth rate only for a brief time early in the exposure. However, this brief effect impacted overall growth into adulthood and lowered the reproductive output of exposed FHM. The effect of a transient exposure early in life to carbaryl could have later population-level impacts by causing mortality, lowering growth rates, and reducing reproductive output. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Flynn, K., S. Kadlec, V. Kurker, and M. Etterson. Effects of a 28-day early life stage exposure to carbaryl on fathead minnow long-term growth and reproduction. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 242: 106018, (2022).

The US Environmental Protection Agency conducts ecological risk assessments with a battery of fish toxicity tests that include acute, early life stage, and reproduction tests. While endpoints in these tests (survival, growth and reproduction) are conceptually related, because they are measured in separate exposures, the quantitative relationships between them are difficult to determine and largely ignored. In the current test, fathead minnows (FHM) were exposed for 28 days to 1 mg/L or 2 mg/L carbaryl, a well-studied carbamate insecticide, in early life stages and then reared in clean water until adulthood, when reproduction was assessed. Also. weekly growth measurements were taken throughout the test to determine growth rates during and after exposure. Growth curves derived from these measurements were then compared to the reproductive output. The data indicate that carbaryl reduced growth rate only for a brief time early in the exposure. However, this brief effect impacted overall growth into adulthood and lowered the reproductive output of exposed FHM. The effect of a transient exposure early in life to carbaryl could have later population-level impacts by causing mortality, lowering growth rates, and reducing reproductive output. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Flynn, K., S. Kadlec, V. Kurker, and M. Etterson. Effects of a 28-day early life stage exposure to carbaryl on fathead minnow long-term growth and reproduction. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY. Elsevier Science Ltd, New York, NY, USA, 242: 106018, (2022).

Aquatic toxicity of chemical herding agents to multiple species. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Alloy, M., D. Sundaravadivelu, B. Moso, P. Meyer, and M. Barron. Comparative Toxicity of Oil Spill Herding Agents to Aquatic Species. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Pensacola, FL, USA, 41(5): 1311-1318, (2022).

The dataset contains fish mortality associated with various treatment of oil and dispersants in water accommodated fractions and sediment. The dataset also contains analytical chemistry associated with each experimental treatment. This dataset is associated with the following publications: Barron, M. Photoenhanced Toxicity of Petroleum to Aquatic Invertebrates and Fish. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY. Springer, New York, NY, USA, 73(1): 40-46, (2017). Barron, M., J. Kryzwa, C. Lilavois, and S. Raimondo. Photoenhanced toxicity of weathered crude oil in sediment and water to larval zebrafish. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY. Springer, New York, NY, USA, 100(1): 49-53, (2018).

The goal of the study in which the data were collected to determine the non-target effects of the molluscicide Zequanox on the survival and reproductive success of Fathead minnows in simulated open-water applications. The specific objectives were to evaluate effects of 8-h exposure to 50 mg/L and 100 mg/L AI Zequanox on: 1) survival of adult Fathead minnows, 2) egg deposition, 3) hatchability of eggs, and 4) survival and growth of newly hatched fry.

This data set contains sensitive biological resource data for marine, estuarine, anadromous, and freshwater fish species in the Hudson River. Vector polygons in this data set represent fish distribution, concentration areas, and spawning areas. Species-specific abundance, seasonality, status, life history, and source information are stored in relational data tables (described below) designed to be used in conjunction with this spatial data layer.This data set comprises a portion of the Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) data for the Hudson River. ESI data characterize the marine and coastal environments and wildlife by their sensitivity to spilled oil. The ESI data include information for three main components: shoreline habitats, sensitive biological resources, and human-use resources.