Sericano, Jose Luis2010-02-152010-02-151993http://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/25770242 pgs.The uptake and depuration of trace organic contaminants by oysters (Crassostrea virginica) including polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and butyltin species were examined in this study. Transplantation experiments were used to examine these two aspects of bioaccumulation.American oyster (Crassostrea virginica)oceanographybioaccumulationpolynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)tributyltin (TBT)oysterenvironmental aspectspolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonshydrocarbonsDissertation