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- Title
Acute and Genotoxic Effects of Baku Harbor Sediment on Russian Sturgeon, Acipenser guildensteidti.
- Authors
Bickham, J. W.; Rowe, G. T.; Palatnikov, G.; Mekhtiev, A.; Mekhtiev, M.; Kasimov, R. Y.; Hauschultz, D. W.; Wickliffe, J. K.; Rogers, W. J.
- Abstract
The article offers information about a study conducted to determine acute and genotoxic effects of sediment on the Russian sturgeon, a bottom dwelling species, and on the red shiner (Cyprinella lutrensis ) which is found in the water column. Furthermore, it documents the contaminant levels, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and organochlorines, in the sediment of Baku Harbor. This study employed the use of the micronucleus test, a method that is well suited to detect sublethal, genetic damage from oil because polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which make up the primary mutagenic components of crude oil, are known to cause chromosomal breaks.
- Subjects
POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons; POLYCYCLIC aromatic compounds; MUTAGENS; MUTAGENESIS; POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL toxicology; ENVIRONMENTAL health; ENVIRONMENTAL protection; APPLIED ecology
- Publication
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology, 1998, Vol 61, Issue 4, p512
- ISSN
0007-4861
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s001289900792