Petroleum hydrocarbons and oyster resources of Galveston Bay, Texas

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dc.contributor.authorAnderson RDen_US
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dc.description.abstractField and laboratory studies of petroleum hydrocarbons in the tissues of the American oyster, Crassostrea virginica, a primary shellfish resource in the Galveston Bay system, were conducted from 1971-1974. Initial ultraviolet spectrophotometric and gas chromatographic analyses of tissues revealed significant amounts of oil-derived petroleum hydrocarbons from oysters collected at Morgan's Point Reef at the lower end of the Houston Ship Channel. Lower values, when detectable, were found in oyster meats collected at natural and artificial reefs scattered throughout the lower bay system. Rapid depuration of petroleum hydrocarbons accumulated in field and experimental exposures was found. In oil-free seawater, oysters released saturated chains and most aromatic fractions rapidly with depuration to below a detectable level (0.1 ppm) taking place within 52 days. Transfer of oysters for depuration purposes shows promise of improving the overall quality of this shellfish resourceen_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/22930
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dc.notesPrevention and Control of Oil Pollution, San Francisco, CA (USA), 25 Mar 1975Enquiries to NO. Records keyed from 1976 ASFA printed journalsEnglishEnglishBook MonographMarine1976en_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries50396.00en_US
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dc.series1975 Conference on prevention and control of oil pollution: proceedings. 557 p.en_US
dc.subjectASW,USA,Texas,Galveston Bayen_US
dc.subjectbioaccumulationen_US
dc.subjectCrassostreaen_US
dc.subjectCrassostrea virginicaen_US
dc.subjectHydrocarbonsen_US
dc.subjectoil pollutionen_US
dc.subjectOystersen_US
dc.subjectpetroleumen_US
dc.subjectPollutionen_US
dc.subjectpollution effectsen_US
dc.subjectQ5 01505 Prevention and controlen_US
dc.subjectreefsen_US
dc.subjectUSAen_US
dc.titlePetroleum hydrocarbons and oyster resources of Galveston Bay, Texasen_US
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