Survival of the hermit crab, Clibanarius vittatus, exposed to selenium and other environmental factors

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5242656

Recent investigations of water quality criteria have frequently examined the effects of a pollutant; however, a more realistic investigation would consider effects of multiple environmental factors and their interactions with the pollutant. Awareness of selenium as a pollutant is increasing. The growing sulfur and petroleum industries are only two of the potential sources of the element on the Texas coast. This study examined the toxicity of selenium to hermit crab Clibanarius vittatus (Bosc) under twelve different combinations of temperature and salinity. Additionally, the impact of the organisms' original environment was considered as an environmental factor.

• Research Organization: Texas Chiropractic College, Pasadena
• OSTI ID: 5242656
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 37:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CRABS
MORTALITY
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
COASTAL WATERS
SALINITY
SEAWATER
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TEXAS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
CRUSTACEANS
DECAPODS
FEDERAL REGION VI
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
NORTH AMERICA
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WATER
560304* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Invertebrates- (-1987)