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Toxicity data for modeling impacts of oil components in an Arctic ecosystem

Vitenskapelig artikkel
Publiseringsår
2013
Tidsskrift
Marine Environmental Research
Eksterne nettsted
Cristin
Sammendrag
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Doi
Forfattere
Gro Harlaug Olsen, Chris Klok, Jan Hendriks, Perrine Geraudie, Lisette de Hoop, Fredrik De Laender, Eivind Farmen, Bjørn Einar Grøsvik, Bjørn Henrik Hansen, Morten Hjort, Colin R. Janssen, Trond Nordtug, Elisa Ravagnan, Karel Viaene, Jolynn Carroll

Sammendrag

Ecological impact assessment modeling systems are valuable support tools for managing impacts from commercial activities on marine habitats and species. The inclusion of toxic effects modeling in these systems is predicated on the availability and quality of ecotoxicology data. Here we report on a data gathering exercise to obtain toxic effects data on oil compounds for a selection of cold-water marine species of fish and plankton associated with the Barents Sea ecosystem. Effects data were collated from historical and contemporary literature resources for the endpoints mortality, development, growth, bioaccumulation and reproduction. Evaluating the utility and applicability of these data for modeling, we find that data coverage is limited to a sub-set of the required endpoints. There is a need for new experimental studies for zooplankton focused on the endpoints development and bioaccumulation and for larvae and juvenile fish focused on growth and development.