Predicting the toxicity of physically and chemically dispersed oil: a modelling case study with American lobster larvae (Homarus americanus).

IF 3.6 4区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1093/etojnl/vgae012

Benjamin de Jourdan, Danielle Philibert, Joy McGrath

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Abstract

Determining the impact of an oil spill on aquatic ecosystems is a challenge. Because of the chemical complexity of crude oil, risk assessments rely on quantitative structure associated relationships to group chemical classes of compounds based on similar modes of toxicity. Quantitative structure associated relationships like the target lipid model can be used to determine species sensitivity by determining the critical target lipid body burden (CTLBB) and can be used to calculate the toxic units (TU) of a mixture. In this study we used the CTLBB generated from single polycyclic aromatic compound toxicity data and the analytical chemistry of whole oil to predicted and validate toxicity of both water-accommodated fraction (WAF) of crude oil and chemically dispersed WAF (CEWAF) to American lobster (Homarus americanus) larvae. A two-step procedure for modelling whole oil partitioning was utilized to compute the dissolved components in each of the WAF and CEWAF dilutions. Then, a species and life stage specific CTLBB derived for lobster larvae was applied in PetroTox to compute the TUs of exposure solution. The approach used in this study was able to effectively predict the effects observed in the exposures and can be integrated into oil spill fate and effects models to improve the oil spill assessment and response.

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Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 环境科学-毒理学

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7.40

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9.80%

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265

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3.4 months

期刊介绍： The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) publishes two journals: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C) and Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management (IEAM). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry is dedicated to furthering scientific knowledge and disseminating information on environmental toxicology and chemistry, including the application of these sciences to risk assessment.[...] Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry is interdisciplinary in scope and integrates the fields of environmental toxicology; environmental, analytical, and molecular chemistry; ecology; physiology; biochemistry; microbiology; genetics; genomics; environmental engineering; chemical, environmental, and biological modeling; epidemiology; and earth sciences. ET&C seeks to publish papers describing original experimental or theoretical work that significantly advances understanding in the area of environmental toxicology, environmental chemistry and hazard/risk assessment. Emphasis is given to papers that enhance capabilities for the prediction, measurement, and assessment of the fate and effects of chemicals in the environment, rather than simply providing additional data. The scientific impact of papers is judged in terms of the breadth and depth of the findings and the expected influence on existing or future scientific practice. Methodological papers must make clear not only how the work differs from existing practice, but the significance of these differences to the field. Site-based research or monitoring must have regional or global implications beyond the particular site, such as evaluating processes, mechanisms, or theory under a natural environmental setting.