Are aromatic hydrocarbons the primary determinant of petroleum toxicity to aquatic organisms?

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages

  Barron, M G ^a   Podrabsky, T ^a   Ogle, S ^b   Ricker, R W ^c  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b Pacific EcoRisk   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND GAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatics; Mysids; Oil; PAH; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; OIL; PETROLEUM DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PETROLEUM; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LC 50; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHRIMP;

AMERICAMYSIS BAHIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); MYSIDAE; MYSIDOPSIS;

EID: 0345034621     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-445X(98)00127-1     Document Type: Article

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