Effects of naphthalene and phenanthrene on the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio (Holthuis).

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dc.contributor.authorYoung, G.P.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:57:43Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:57:43Z
dc.date.issued1977en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.description67 p., Thesisen_US
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dc.description.abstractThe biological effects of two petroleum derived aromatic hydrocarbons-- naphthalene and phenanthene--on the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio were investigated in the laboratory. For naphthalene, the effects of salinity stress on acute toxicity and whole body uptake were studied. For phenanthrene, the following parameters were included: 24 h TLm (median lethal tolerance); effects of salinity stress on acute toxicity, uptake-release kinetics (whole body), and water permeability during phenanthrene exposure; acute and chronic effects of phenanthrene on larval and postlarval growth and development. Salinity effects were more pronounced in the naphthalene studies, while phenanthrene had a greater overall toxicity. In development studies, chronic phenanthrene exposure resulted in physical abnormalities and decreased size in postlarvae. These effects disappeared after shrimp were returned to uncontaminated seawater.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://gbic.tamug.edu/request.htmen_US
dc.geo-codeTexas coasten_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/20453
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dc.locationNOT AVAILABLE IN-HOUSE.en_US
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dc.notesen_US
dc.placeCollege Station, Texasen_US
dc.publisherTexas A&M University.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries2655.00en_US
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dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectPalaemonetes pugioen_US
dc.subjectgrass shrimpen_US
dc.subjectnaphthaleneen_US
dc.subjectphenanthreneen_US
dc.subjectpesticidesen_US
dc.subjectinsecticidesen_US
dc.subjectbiologyen_US
dc.subjectsalinity toleranceen_US
dc.titleEffects of naphthalene and phenanthrene on the grass shrimp Palaemonetes pugio (Holthuis).en_US
dc.typeBooken_US
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