Ecological Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Implications for Immunotoxicity

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 315-320

  Barron, Mace G ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental assessment; immunotoxicity; oil spill; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; BIRD; COASTAL WATERS; DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE SPECIES; FISHING; GULF OF MEXICO; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INTERTIDAL SPECIES; MARINE MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PELAGIC SPECIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTAMINATION; WILDLIFE CONSERVATION;

ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DISASTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GULF OF MEXICO; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PETROLEUM; PETROLEUM POLLUTION;

AVES; CHELONIIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84858779745     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: 15331601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192623311428474     Document Type: Article

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