Lethal and behavioral impacts of diesel and fuel oil on the Antarctic amphipod Paramoera walkeri

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Brown, Kathryn E., King, Catherine K., Harrison, Peter L.
• Other Authors: Southern Cross University
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2017
• Subjects: Antarc*; Antarctic
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.3778; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fetc.3778; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/etc.3778

Abstract Toxicity testing with Antarctic species is required for risk assessment of fuel spills in Antarctic coastal waters. The lethal and sublethal (movement behavior) sensitivities of adults and juveniles of the Antarctic amphipod Paramoera walkeri to the water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of 3...