Biomarker and water analysis data to assess the impact of oil, dispersant and dispersed oil on bay mussels at subarctic conditions in Alaska, 2016

• Main Author: Counihan, Katrina
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Axiom Data Science 2020
• Subjects: Subarctic; Alaska
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.24431/rw1k45j; https://search.dataone.org/#view/10.24431/rw1k45j

This dataset includes the data associated with mussel exposure experiments conducted in March 2016 at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, AK. Mussels were exposed to seawater, oil, dispersant or dispersed oil for 3 weeks and samples were taken at different time points. There are 10 Excel files that contain the following data: genetic damage, heat shock protein levels, hydrogen peroxide production, cytochrome P450 activity, RNA:DNA ratio, shell thickness, morphometrics and superoxide dismutase activity in mussels, and aliphatic and volatile organic compound analysis of water. Genetic damage was assessed using a microscope. Heat shock proteins were detected with a Western blot. Hydrogen peroxide production, P450 activity, RNA:DNA and superoxide dismutase activity were measured using colormetric or fluorescent assays. Morphometrics were measured using calipers and a scale. Shell thickness was measured with a micrometer. Aliphatics and volatile organic compounds were detected with mass spectroscopy. Data are presented as ten CSV files: NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-Genetic-Dmg-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-Heat-Shock-Protein-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-VOC-Analysis.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-P450-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-Shell-Thickness-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-Aliphatics-Analysis.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-Hydrogen-Peroxide-Production-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-RNA-DNA-Ratio-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-Morphometric-Data.csv NPRB-1522-NPRB-1522-SOD-Activity-Data.csv This dataset was generated under NPRB project 1522.