Abstract:In order to assess the potential impact from oil spills and decide the optimal response actions, prediction of population level effects of key resources is crucial. These assessments are usually based on acute toxicity data combined with precautionary assumptions because chronic data are often lacking. To better understand the consequences of applying precautionary approaches, two approaches for assessing population level effects on the Arctic keystone species polar cod (Boreogadus saida) were compared: a prec… Show more
“…Oil spills can have disastrous and deleterious consequences for the affected ecosystems that only worsen if left unchecked. 1 To achieve effective oil spill control, monitoring, and clean-up, it is important to have reliable and well-established oil spill identification methods. Furthermore, ensuring that applied methods are reliable is vital for legal accountability purposes; the claim that an oil identification method can be trusted must be supported by solid analytical results defensible in court.…”
In this study, direct analysis in real time time-of-flight mass spectrometry (DART/TOFMS) was used to successfully develop an efficient oil identification method.
“…Oil spills can have disastrous and deleterious consequences for the affected ecosystems that only worsen if left unchecked. 1 To achieve effective oil spill control, monitoring, and clean-up, it is important to have reliable and well-established oil spill identification methods. Furthermore, ensuring that applied methods are reliable is vital for legal accountability purposes; the claim that an oil identification method can be trusted must be supported by solid analytical results defensible in court.…”
In this study, direct analysis in real time time-of-flight mass spectrometry (DART/TOFMS) was used to successfully develop an efficient oil identification method.
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