Assimilation of oil-derived elements by oysters due to the deepwater horizon oil spill

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 23, 2012, Pages 12787-12795

  Carmichael, Ruth H ^a,b   Jones, Amanda L ^c   Patterson, Heather K ^a,b   Walton, William C ^d   Pérez Huerta, Alberto ^e   Overton, Edward B ^f   Dailey, Meghan ^g   Willett, Kristine L ^g  

^a DAUPHIN ISLAND SEA LAB   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^f LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; DEEPWATER; IN-SHELL; N VALUE; OYSTER SHELL; STABLE ISOTOPES; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTERS; TISSUE TYPES; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ISOTOPES; NUTRITION; OIL SPILLS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

SHELLFISH;

CARBON 13; NITROGEN 15; OIL;

ASSIMILATION EFFICIENCY; DIET; MOLLUSC; OIL SPILL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SHELL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TROPHIC LEVEL;

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARBON FIXATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD COMPOSITION; MUSCLE; NITROGEN FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; OYSTER; SOFT TISSUE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CRASSOSTREA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

CRASSOSTREA VIRGINICA; OSTREIDAE;

EID: 84870530408     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302369h     Document Type: Article

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