Air pollution is associated with detrimental effects on human health, including decreased
cardiovascular function. However, the causative mechanisms behind these effects have yet …

With major oil spills in Korea, the United States, and China in the past decade, there has
been a dramatic increase in the number of studies characterizing the developmental toxicity …

The Deepwater Horizon disaster released more than 636 million L of crude oil into the
northern Gulf of Mexico. The spill oiled upper surface water spawning habitats for many …

Petroleum exploration and production in the Nigeria's Niger Delta region and export of oil
and gas resources by the petroleum sector has substantially improved the nation's economy …

Atlantic killifish populations have rapidly adapted to normally lethal levels of pollution in four
urban estuaries. Through analysis of 384 whole killifish genome sequences and …

The Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster in 2010 led to the discharge of 4.9 million barrels of
oil into the Gulf of Mexico. This occurred during the peak spawning time for the severely …

Exposure to high concentrations of crude oil produces a lethal syndrome of heart failure in
fish embryos. Mortality is caused by cardiotoxic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widespread environmental contaminants that
occur in complex mixtures. Several PAHs are known or suspected mutagens and/or …

Abstract The 1989 Exxon Valdez disaster exposed embryos of pink salmon and Pacific
herring to crude oil in shoreline spawning habitats throughout Prince William Sound, Alaska …