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Larval Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) Sublethal Exposure to Weathered Deepwater Horizon Crude Oil: Developmental and Transcriptomic Consequences.
Environmental science & technology - 5 Sept 2017
Xu Elvis Genbo, Khursigara Alex J, Magnuson Jason, Hazard E Starr, Hardiman Gary, Esbaugh Andrew J, Roberts Aaron P, Schlenk Daniel
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The Deepwater Horizon (DWH) incident resulted in extensive oiling of the pelagic zone and shoreline habitats of many commercially important fish species. Exposure to the water-accommodated fraction (WAF) of oil from the spill causes developmental toxicity through cardiac defects in pelagic fish species. However, few studies have evaluated the effects of the oil on near-shore estuarine fish species such as red...
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