Document of bibliographic reference 282303

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Bibliographic resource

Type of document

Journal article

BibLvlCode

AS

Title

Toxicities of oils, dispersants and dispersed oils to algae and aquatic plants: review and database value to resource sustainability

Abstract

Phytotoxicity results are reviewed for oils, dispersants and dispersed oils. The phytotoxicity database consists largely of results from a patchwork of reactive research conducted after oil spills to marine waters. Toxicity information is available for at least 41 crude oils and 56 dispersants. As many as 107 response parameters have been monitored for 85 species of unicellular and multicellular algae, 28 wetland plants, 13 mangroves and 9 seagrasses. Effect concentrations have varied by as much as six orders of magnitude due to experimental diversity. This diversity restricts phytotoxicity predictions and identification of sensitive species, life stages and response parameters. As a result, evidence-based risk assessments for most aquatic plants and petrochemicals and dispersants are not supported by the current toxicity database. A proactive and experimentally-consistent approach is recommended to provide threshold toxic effect concentrations for sensitive life stages of aquatic plants inhabiting diverse ecosystems.

WebOfScience code

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000322425300046

Bibliographic citation

Lewis, M.; Pryor, R. (2013). Toxicities of oils, dispersants and dispersed oils to algae and aquatic plants: review and database value to resource sustainability. Environ. Pollut. 180: 345-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2013.05.001

Topic

Marine

Is peer reviewed

true