Journal
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume 199, Issue -, Pages 65-76Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.03.032
Keywords
Mesocosms; PAH; Dispersant; Fecal pellet production; Egg production; Nauplii
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- COWIfonden
- Innovation Fund Denmark [4135-00045]
- International Association of Oil and Gas Producers, Arctic Oil Spill Response Technology - Joint Industry Programme
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A mesocosm study with oil in ice was performed in Van Mijenfjorden in Svalbard to compare effects of the oil spill responses (OSR) in situ burning, chemical dispersion and natural attenuation on the physiological performance of the Arctic copepod Calanus glacialis. Seawater collected from the mesocosms in winter and spring was used in laboratory incubation experiments, where effects on fecal pellet production, egg production and hatching success were investigated over a period of 14 days. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) seawater concentrations were lowest in winter. Brine channel formation in spring resulted in an 18 times increase in PAH concentration in the chemical dispersion treatment (1.67 mu g L-1), and a 3 fold increase in the natural attenuation (0.36 mu g L-1) and in situ burning (0.04 mu g L-1) treatments. The physiological performance of female C. glacialis was unaffected by the PAH seawater concentrations. However, a higher mortality and deformity of nauplii was observed in the chemical dispersion treatment, highlighting the importance of considering secondary effects on next generation in future environmental risk assessment of OSR. This study shows that during the ice-covered period, chemical dispersion of oil spills leads to higher PAH exposure than natural attenuation and in situ burning, with potential consequences for recruitment of Arctic copepods.
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