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Ecotoxicology of Deep Ocean Spills

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Central issues in the ecotoxicology of oil spills in the subsea are the unknown sensitivity of deep ocean species and the complexity and diversity of habitats that may be affected in subsea, offshore, and coastal environments. This chapter reviews and discusses the unique aspects of assessing spill risks and impacts to deep ocean species and approaches for toxicity extrapolation across a diversity of ecological communities and environments. The focus of this chapter is on aquatic species, based primarily on the Gulf of Mexico (GoM) with information and experiences drawn from the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill.

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  1. Adriana C. Bejarano

    Present address: Shell Oil Company, Shell Health - Americas, Houston, TX, USA

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  1. Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Ecology Division, Gulf Breeze, FL, USA

    Mace G. Barron

  2. Loyola University, Biological Sciences, New Orleans, LA, USA

    Susan C. Chiasson

  3. Research Planning Inc., Columbia, SC, USA

    Adriana C. Bejarano

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  1. College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, FL, USA

    Steven A. Murawski

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    Cameron H. Ainsworth

  3. College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

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Barron, M.G., Chiasson, S.C., Bejarano, A.C. (2020). Ecotoxicology of Deep Ocean Spills. In: Murawski, S., et al. Deep Oil Spills. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_27

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