Abstract:Photoproducts can be formed rapidly
in the initial phase of a marine
oil spill. However, their toxicity is not well understood. In this
study, oil was irradiated, chemically characterized, and tested for
toxicity in three copepod species (Acartia tonsa, Temora longicornis, and Calanus finmarchicus). Irradiation led to a depletion
of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and n-alkanes
in oil residues, along with an enrichment in aromatic and aliphatic
oil photoproducts. Target lipid model-based calculations o… Show more
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