Development of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) exposed to produced water during early life stages: Effects on embryos, larvae, and juvenile fish

Marine Environmental Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 383-394

  Meier, Sonnich ^a   Craig Morton, H ^a   Nyhammer, Gunnar ^b   Grøsvik, Bjørn Einar ^a,b   Makhotin, Valeri ^c   Geffen, Audrey ^b   Boitsov, Stepan ^a   Kvestad, Karen Anita ^b   Bohne Kjersem, Anneli ^b   Goksøyr, Anders ^b   Folkvord, Arild ^b   Klungsøyr, Jarle ^a   Svardal, Asbjørn ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alkylphenols; Cod; Early life stages; Embryo; Endocrine disruption; Gadus morhua; Larvae; Pigmentation; Produced water; Sex differentiation

Indexed keywords

ALKYLPHENOLS; COD; EARLY LIFE; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; GADUS MORHUA; LARVAE; PIGMENTATION; PRODUCED WATER; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; DRILLING PLATFORMS; FISH; MARINE BIOLOGY; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; PRODUCTION PLATFORMS;

INDICATORS (CHEMICAL);

ALKYLPHENOL; CYTOCHROME P450 1A; ESTRADIOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VITELLOGENIN;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; EMBRYO; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FISH; JUVENILE; LARVA; OIL PRODUCTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TOXICITY;

ARTICLE; ATLANTIC COD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HATCHING; JAW MALFORMATION; JUVENILE ANIMAL; LARVA; MARINE SPECIES; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; SEA; STARVATION; SURVIVAL; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; GADUS MORHUA; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LARVA; MALE; OVUM; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEAWATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; NORTH SEA;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 77957816986     PISSN: 01411136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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