Effects of Short-Term Exposure to Dispersed Oil in Arctic Invertebrates

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Mageau, C., Engelhardt, F.R., Gilfillan, E.S., Boehm, P.D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1987
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal physiology; Biodegradation; Canada. Baffin Island Oil Spill Project; Environmental impacts; Enzymes; Hydrocarbons; Lamellibranchiata; Marine oil spills; Marine pollution; Metabolism; Oil spill dispersants; Crude oil; Eclipse Sound; Nunavut; Hatt; Cape; waters; Arctic; Baffin Island; Canada; Arctique*; Baffin
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64865

A series of experimental studies was carried out as part of the Baffin Island Oil Spill (BIOS) Project to define the behavioural, physiological and biochemical reactions of three arctic marine benthic invertebrate species exposed to chemically dispersed crude oil. Behavioural responses and patterns...