The effect of creosote on membrane integrity in Myriophyllum and Hexagenia exposed in aquatic mesocosms
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- Univ. of Guelph, Ontario (Canada). Centre for Toxicology
- Univ. of Waterloo, Ontario (Canada). Dept. of Biology
- CCLW, Burlington, Ontario (Canada)
Creosote is a complex mixture containing primarily polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). PAHs have been implicated with changes in cell membranes of various organisms. Using 12m{sup 3} aquatic mesocosms as surrogates of the natural environment, Hexagenia sp. (mayfly larvae) and Myriophyllum sp. (an aquatic macrophyte) were sampled over two months following addition of creosote to the mesocosms. Measurements of membrane fluidity and potassium leakage were taken to determine changes in membrane integrity. These changes were related to dose and time after creosote addition.
- OSTI ID:
- 390186
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9511137-; ISBN 1-880611-03-1; TRN: IM9646%%471
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 2. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) world conference, Vancouver (Canada), 5-9 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Second SETAC world congress (16. annual meeting): Abstract book. Global environmental protection: Science, politics, and common sense; PB: 378 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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