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 Lynton
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: ePublications@SCU 2017
• Subjects: Marine toxicity test; Oil spill; Risk assessment; Hydrocarbon; Antarctic; Amphipod; Environmental Sciences; The Antarctic; Ifo; Antarc*
• Online Access: https://epubs.scu.edu.au/esm_pubs/3375; https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.3778

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 fuels wer...