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PHOTOACTIVATED TOXICITY IN AMPHIPODS COLLECTED FROM POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-CONTAMINATED SITES
Citation:
Diamond, S A., Milroy, V R. Mattson, L J. Heinis, AND D. R. Mount. PHOTOACTIVATED TOXICITY IN AMPHIPODS COLLECTED FROM POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-CONTAMINATED SITES. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. SETAC Press, Pensacola, FL, 22(11):2752-2760, (2003).
Description:
The risk of photo-activated PAH toxicity in contaminated aquatic systems has not been well characterized. To better indicate this potential, amphipods (Gammarus spp.) were collected from two PAH contaminated sites (Hog Island and USX), as well as a reference site (Chipmunk Cove), and were exposed, in two separate, replicate tests, to controlled intensities of solar radiation for three days...The results indicate that organisms residing in PAH contaminated environments can accumulate PAH concentrations sufficient to be at risk for photo-activated toxicity. Although these particular species will be at lower risk of PAH photo-activated toxicity because their exposure to sunlight is limited, they suggest the potential for risk to other species that are not comparably protected.