Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Metabolites as a Biomarker of Exposure to Oil in Demersal Fishes Following the <em>Deepwater Horizon</em> Blowout
The Deepwater Horizon blowout occurred on April 20th, 2010, releasing 4.9 million barrels of Louisiana crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Subsequent to the Deepwater Horizon blowout, sediment cores revealed oil on the northern GoM seafloor and abnormal skin lesions were seen in GoM fishes. Exp...
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Scholar Commons
2014
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| Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/5436 https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6633&context=etd |