Effects of the water-soluble fractions of No. 2 fuel oil on the cytokinesis of the quahog clam

Journal Article · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01699207· OSTI ID:5695895

Byrne, C

The effects of petroleum and petroleum products on the embryonic and larval stages of marine zooplankton have been studied extensively over the past decade. Research has concluded that these stages are among the most sensitive to petroleum pollution in the marine environment. However, one of the areas of toxicological study which has received little attention has been that of the distortions of cellular components within the developing stages of the marine zooplankton in response to petroleum hydrocarbon contamination. The purpose of this report is to examine the cytokinetic effects of exposure of the water-soluble fractions of No. 2 fuel oil on the embryonic development of the quahog clam Mercenaria mercenaria.

• Research Organization: Florida State Univ., Tallahassee (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5695895
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 42:1
• 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.
ANIMAL CELLS
MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PETROLEUM
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
EMBRYOS
LARVAE
LETHAL DOSES
ONTOGENESIS
WATER POLLUTION
ZOOPLANKTON
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DOSES
ENERGY SOURCES
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
PLANKTON
POLLUTION
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