Bioaccessibility of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons dependence on ingested plant species

• Main Author: Armstrong, Sarah Anne
• Other Authors: Siciliano, Steve, Germida, Jim, Wickstrom, Mark, Blakley, Berry, Van Kessel, Andrew
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Saskatchewan 2005
• Subjects: Arctic; Canada; Inuvik; Northwest Territories; Carex aquatilis
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10388/etd-05222012-141107

Herbivores ingesting polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) contaminated plants may be chronically exposed to PAHs through their diet. This PAH exposure, can result in toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, and teratogenic effects. However, little is known about how differences in morphology and physiology...