The sea-surface microlayer of Puget Sound: Part 2. Concentrations of contaminants and relation to toxicity

The sea-surface microlayer of Puget Sound: Part 2. Concentrations of contaminants and relation to toxicity

Many aquatic contaminants, because of low water solubility (hydrophobicity) or association with floatable particles, concentrate at the sea surface. Thirty-six samples of the sea-surface microlayer (SMIC), the upper 50 mu m, were collected from sites in Puget Sound, Washington State. Sites included...

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Veröffentlicht in:Marine environmental research 1987-01, Vol.23 (4), p.251-271
Hauptverfasser: Hardy, J T, Crecelius, E A, Antrim, L D, Broadhurst, V L, Apts, C W, Gurtisen, J M, tman, T J
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Zusammenfassung:Many aquatic contaminants, because of low water solubility (hydrophobicity) or association with floatable particles, concentrate at the sea surface. Thirty-six samples of the sea-surface microlayer (SMIC), the upper 50 mu m, were collected from sites in Puget Sound, Washington State. Sites included three urban bays, central Puget Sound, and a rural reference site. Exposure of floating fish eggs to approximately half of these samples resulted in sublethal and lethal toxic effects.
ISSN:0141-1136