Toxicity of oil sands to early life stages of fathead minnows ( Pimephales promelas)

• Published in: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
• Main Authors: Colavecchia, Maria V., Backus, Sean M., Hodson, Peter V., Parrott, Joanne L.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2004
• Subjects: Athabasca River; Canada; Minnows
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1897/03-412; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1897%2F03-412; https://setac.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1897/03-412

Abstract The present study examines the effects of exposure to oil sands on the early life stages (ELS) off fathead minnows ( Pimephales promelas ). Sediments within and outside natural oil sand deposits were collected from sites along the Athabasca River (AB, Canada). The ELS toxicity tests were co...