Ingestion of crude oil: sublethal effects in herring gull chicks
Journal Article
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· Science; (United States)
OSTI ID:6629194
A single small oral dose of Kuwait or South Louisiana crude oil caused cessation of growth, osmoregulatory impairment, and hypertrophy of hepatic, adrenal, and nasal gland tissue in herring gull chicks living in a simulated marine environment. These findings suggest that ingesting crude oil causes multiple sublethal effects that might impair a bird's ability to survive at sea.
- OSTI ID:
- 6629194
- Journal Information:
- Science; (United States), Journal Name: Science; (United States) Vol. 199:4326; ISSN SCIEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADRENAL GLANDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
BODY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DISEASES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GLANDS
GROWTH
HYPERTROPHY
INGESTION
INTAKE
OIL SPILLS
ORAL ADMINISTRATION
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PETROLEUM
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADRENAL GLANDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
BODY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DISEASES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
ECOSYSTEMS
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GLANDS
GROWTH
HYPERTROPHY
INGESTION
INTAKE
OIL SPILLS
ORAL ADMINISTRATION
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PETROLEUM
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES