Free amino acid pool of a sea anemone: exposure and recovery after an oil spill. [Sea Anemones]
A number of laboratory studies on marine invertebrates have shown changes in free amino acid (FAA) pools in response to various pollutants. During a nineteen-month field study to determine the effects of natural environmental parameters on the FAA pools to the Gulf Coast sea anemone, Bunodosoma cavernata, an oil tanker collision occurred about 8 miles off Galveston Island. The initial spill from the tanker Burma Agate occurred on November 1, 1979 with large leakages continuing for several weeks. There was no visible sign of oil on the first collection date 13 days after the spill, but 11 days later the anemones were covered with an oil sheen. As a result of this natural exposure to the oil, the authors decided to monitor the sea anemones for changes in the FAA pool during the oil exposure and recovery period.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Houston-Clear Lake, TX
- OSTI ID:
- 6524076
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 33:1
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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