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Vignier, J.; Soudant, P.; Chu, F. L. E.; Morris, J. M.; Carney, M. W.; Lay, C. R.; Krasnec, M. O.; Robert, Rene; Volety, A. K.. |
In April 2010, crude oil was spilled from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil platform for 87 days, coincident with the spawning season and recruitment of the oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in the Gulf of Mexico. Impacts of acute exposures to surface-collected DWH oil (HEWAF), dispersed oil (CEWAF) and dispersant alone (Corexit 9500A®) on planktonic larval stages of C. virginica (veliger, umbo and pediveliger) were tested in the laboratory. Exposures to HEWAF, CEWAF and dispersant were toxic to larvae impairing growth, settlement success and ultimately survival. Larval growth and settlement were reduced at concentrations of tPAH50 ranging from 1.7 to 106 μg L−1 for HEWAF and 1.1–35 μg L−1 for CEWAF, concentrations well within the range of water sampled during... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Deepwater Horizon oil spill; Crassostrea virginica; Corexit 9500A (R); Larvae; Growth; Settlement; PAH. |
Ano: 2016 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00345/45572/45181.pdf |
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