Impact of adsorbed petroleum hydrocarbons on marine organisms |
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| Authors: | CL Ho H Karim |
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| Institution: | Office of Sea Grant Development, Center for Wetland Resources, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Adsorptions of south Louisiana crude oil from seawater by clays, non-clay minerals and sediments were conducted in the laboratory. Effect of sediment-adsorbed and water dispersed crude oil on adult oysters were investigated in aquaria. Hydrocarbons in oyster tissues and surrounding water were identified by gas chromatography. Field specimens from an area of a new oil spill and an area five months after an oil spill were also analysed. Evidence of secondary chemical effect of aged oil in sediments on oyster mortality is presented. Oil coated asbestos surfaces severely reduced recruitment of sedentary larval organisms. |
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