Toxicity of Oil Slicks to Arctic Amphipods
Author(s) -
M. Busdosh,
Robert Atlas
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
arctic
Language(s) - French
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1923-1245
pISSN - 0004-0843
DOI - 10.14430/arctic2688
Subject(s) - racing slick , arctic , oil spill , environmental science , crude oil , toxicity , the arctic , petroleum , acute toxicity , environmental chemistry , ecology , oceanography , chemistry , environmental protection , biology , petroleum engineering , geology , organic chemistry
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 6mm. HsysaJIOCb OTpaBJImql?e n&CTBHe H+RIIbIX ILRTeH Ha apXTHeCKHX 60KOUjraBOB. nOIIWWI€W 3fEHBOTHEJX B YY~CTKH, UOKpbITbIe CJIOeM lIe@TH, IIPHBOjTIiT K IIX m6en~. APKTE- wxoe nusenmoe TOUJIHBO o6nanae.r 6onee cHnbmm TomnsecKm AeihXBEeM, 9eM cbIpaa HetjjTb IIpaAxo-Beti. IIpeprronaraeTca , mo ToKcwmocTb chapo~ He@n IIpaffxo-Eea cBaaaHa c conepxcameM B Het4 na atjjmomrx H apoMaTnsecmx CO~~H- HeHd. fCoHTaKT CO CMOJIHCTOfi aC&WIbTOBOti dg,LUCI(Eeti CbIpog He4TH He 6b1n AJIX ~OKOIIJI~B~B CMepTeJIbHbIM.
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