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INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, THEIR DERIVATIVES, AND HEAVY METALS IN MARINE FISH
Citation:
Gruger, Jr., E., J. Hawkes, AND D. Malins. INTERACTIVE EFFECTS OF AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS, THEIR DERIVATIVES, AND HEAVY METALS IN MARINE FISH. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-81/128.
Description:
Marine organisms living in environments containing toxic chemicals are often exposed simultaneously to many different classes of compounds, which collectively pose a different threat of toxicological effects than is posed separately by the individual compounds. The present research was directed toward elucidating the effect of xenobiotics which alter the metabolism and toxicity of aromatic hydrocarbons by marine fish (salmon and flounder), as evinced through biochemical changes and altered cellular morphology. The xenobiotics used included petroleum aromatic hydrocarbons, chlorinated biphenyls, p-cresol, cadmium and lead.