Toxicity of Oil Slicks to Arctic Amphipods
ABSTRACT. A study was conducted to measure the toxicity of oil spills to Arctic amphipods. Exposure to oil resulted in death, especially if animals physically entered the slicks. Arctic diesel was more toxic than Prudhoe crude oil. Toxicity of Prudhoe crude oil was associated with the paraffinic and...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT. A study was conducted to measure the toxicity of oil spills to Arctic amphipods. Exposure to oil resulted in death, especially if animals physically entered the slicks. Arctic diesel was more toxic than Prudhoe crude oil. Toxicity of Prudhoe crude oil was associated with the paraffinic and aromatic components. Exposure to the tarry asphaltic fraction of crude oil did not result in amphipod mortality. RlbUMfi. Toxicite ' des nappes de pe'trole pour les amphipodes de l'drctique. On effectua une 6tude destink B mesurer la toxicit6, pour les amphipodes, du p6trole d6vers6 dans I'Arctique. L'aposition au fitrole fut mortelle pour ces aniniaug particulikrement s'ils avaient p6n6tr6 physiquement dans les nappes. Le diesel de l'Arctique s'av6ra plus toxique que le gtrole brut de Prudhoe. La toxicit6 du p6trole brut de Prudhoe 6tait li6e 21 ses composants paraf6niques et aromatiques. L'exposi-tion a la fraction asphaltique goudronneuse du p6trole ne fut pas mortelle pour les amphipodes. PEBIOME. Tmcuumcm ~ ne@m.%nm n~men u apxmuuecxue 6 m m. H s y s a J I O C b |
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