Nonlethal Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Oiled Sediment Exposed Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma): Utility for Field-Base Monitoring Exposure and Potential Recovery
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-17-2019
Keywords
Anatomy, Geological materials, Lipids, Genetics, Biomarkers
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.9b05930
Abstract
The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) blowout resulted in the deposition of toxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), in the coastal sediments of the Gulf of Mexico. The immediate effects on an ecosystem from an oil spill are clearly recognizable, however the long-term chronic effects and recovery after a spill are still not well understood. Current methodologies for biomonitoring wild populations are invasive and mostly lethal. Here, two potential nonlethal biomonitoring tools for the assessment of PAH toxicity and induced biological alterations in the field, were identified using laboratory-validated methods. In this study, subadult southern flounder (
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Citation / Publisher Attribution
Environmental Science & Technology, v. 53, issue 24, p. 14734-14743
Scholar Commons Citation
Sherwood, Tracy A.; Medvecky, Rebecca L.; Miller, Christelle A.; Tarnecki, Andrea M.; Schloesser, Ryan W.; Main, Kevan L.; Mitchelmore, Carys L.; and Wetzel, Dana L., "Nonlethal Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress in Oiled Sediment Exposed Southern Flounder (Paralichthys lethostigma): Utility for Field-Base Monitoring Exposure and Potential Recovery" (2019). C-IMAGE Publications. 69.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cimage_pubs/69
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