Field evaluation of benzopyrene hydroxylase induction as a monitor for marine petroleum pollution.
Fish from petroleum-contaminated sites in the marine environment have elevated levels of benzopyrene hydroxylase activity in liver and gill tissue. This sublethal response appears to be a practical biological monitor for marine petroleum pollution.
D000818:Animals; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004790:Enzyme Induction; D005399:Fishes; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009523:Newfoundland and Labrador; D010578:Petroleum / Q000032:analysis; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D010578:Petroleum; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006899:Mixed Function Oxygenases; D001579:Benzopyrene Hydroxylase