Abstract
Marine Oil Snow Sedimentation and Flocculent Accumulation (MOSSFA) can pose serious threats to the marine benthic ecosystem as it results in a deposition of oil contaminated marine snow on the sediment surface. In a microcosm experiment we investigated the effects of oil in combination with artificial marine snow or kaolin clay on two benthic invertebrate species and benthic meiofauna. The amphipod showed a dose-dependent decrease in survival for both oil-contaminated clay and oil-contaminated marine snow. The gastropod was only affected by the highest concentration of oil-contaminated marine snow and had internal concentrations of PAHs with a similar distribution as oil-contaminated marine snow. Benthic copepods showed higher survival in presence
of marine snow. This study revealed that marine snow on the sediment after oil spills affects organisms in a trait-dependent way and that it can be a vector for introducing oil into the food web.
of marine snow. This study revealed that marine snow on the sediment after oil spills affects organisms in a trait-dependent way and that it can be a vector for introducing oil into the food web.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 164-175 |
Journal | Marine Pollution Bulletin |
Volume | 141 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Apr 2019 |
Keywords
- MOSSFA
- Marine snow
- benthic invertebrates
- meiofauna
- oil toxicity
- Bioavailability
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van Eenennaam, J. S. (Creator), Rohal, M. (Creator), Montagna, P. A. (Creator), Radović, J. R. (Creator), Oldenburg, T. B. P. (Creator), Romero, I. C. (Creator), Murk, T. (Creator) & Foekema, E. (Creator), Wageningen University & Research, 17 Mar 2019
DOI: 10.7266/n7-bpgc-0b13
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