Oil spills and fish health: exposing the heart of the matter.
The chemical complexity of crude oil and its fuel products poses many important challenges for exposure science in marine ecosystems that support productive fisheries throughout the world. Meeting these challenges will enable better decisions on approaches to protecting and restoring these ecosystems.
Environmental Conservation Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, USA. john.incardona@noaa.gov
John P
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Incardona
Tracy K
TK
Collier
Nathaniel L
NL
Scholz
D000818:Animals; D001580:Benzopyrenes / Q000633:toxicity; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000187:drug effects*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000009:adverse effects; D005398:Fisheries; D005399:Fishes / Q000196:embryology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D010578:Petroleum / Q000633:toxicity*; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / Q000633:toxicity; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*
D001580:Benzopyrenes; D010578:Petroleum; D011084:Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical