Toxicity of Oil Slicks to Arctic Amphipods

Authors

  • M. Busdosh
  • R.M. Atlas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic2688

Keywords:

Amphipoda, Animal behaviour, Animal mortality, Animal respiration, Diesel fuels, Environmental impacts, Marine oil spills, Crude oil, Toxicity, Elson Lagoon, Alaska, Nuwuk Lake

Abstract

A study was conducted to measure the toxicity of oil spills to Arctic amphipods. Exposure to oil resulted in death, especially if animals physically entered the slicks. Arctic diesel was more toxic than Prudhoe crude oil. Toxicity of Prudhoe crude oil was associated with the paraffinic and aromatic components. Exposure to the tarry asphaltic fraction of crude oil did not result in amphipod mortality.

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Published

1977-01-01

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 2 (1977): June: 69–132

Section

Articles