Chemical composition and effects of water extracts of petroleum on eggs of the sand dollar Melitta quinquiesperforata.

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dc.call-noAcc# 1143en_US
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dc.contributor.authorNicol, J.A.C.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDonahue, W.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWang, R.T.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWinters, K.en_US
dc.contributor.otherMarine Biologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-02-15T16:48:21Z
dc.date.available2010-02-15T16:48:21Z
dc.date.issued1977en_US
dc.degreeen_US
dc.descriptionp. 309-316.en_US
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dc.description.abstractSperm and eggs of sand dollars, Melitta quinquiesperforata (Leske), were subjected to two petroleum oils, and effects determined. The oils chosen were Kuwait crude and No. 2 fuel oil, supplied by the American Petroleum Institute. Water soluble extracts (WSF) from oil-sea water mixes were prepared and the major aromatic components in the WSF of the fuel oil were identified. WSF of No. 2 fuel oil depressed respiration, mobility of sperm, interferred with fertilization and cleavage, and retarded larval development. The effects were detectable at dilutions of 4% and less (about 0.6ppm of WSF). Kuwait crude was much less toxic. There was no effect on water permeability of the egg membrane. Results are compared with similar studies on other marine organisms.en_US
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dc.geo-codeGalveston Bayen_US
dc.historyen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1969.3/18875
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dc.locationGBIC Collection file roomen_US
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dc.relation.ispartofseries1143.00en_US
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dc.seriesen_US
dc.subjectechinoderm fisheriesen_US
dc.subjectMellita quinquiesperforataen_US
dc.subjectoil pollutionen_US
dc.subjectsublethal effectsen_US
dc.subjecttoxicity toleranceen_US
dc.titleChemical composition and effects of water extracts of petroleum on eggs of the sand dollar Melitta quinquiesperforata.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.vol-issue40en_US

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