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Photo-induced toxicity of anthracene in the Antarctic shallow water amphipod, Gondogeneia antarctica

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The photo-induced toxicity of anthracene was investigated as the mortality in Antarctic shallow water amphipod, Gondogeneia antarctica, at different concentrations of anthracene and different periods of exposure to natural sunlight and artificial UVA and UVB radiations. When exposed to natural sunlight, animals contaminated in the dark and placed in clean water or in anthracene solutions showed different degrees of mortality, dose–time dependent. Effects were even more evident when these animals were exposed to artificial UVA or UVB radiations. Depuration seemed to be a slow process. The effects of UV radiation and anthracene alone and the effects of the interactions of these two stressors implied that solar radiation is an important parameter that deserves consideration in the environmental assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Antarctic coastal waters. G. antarctica proved to be a good bioindicator for the phototoxicity of anthracene in Antarctic shallow waters.

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We wish to thank the “Programa Antártico Brasileiro” (CNPq-PROANTAR) for its financial support, the “Secretaria da Comissão Interministerial para os Recursos do Mar” (SECIRM), the “Instituto Oceanográfico da Universidade de São Paulo” (IOUSP) and the “Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais” (INPE) for their logistic support. We also wish to thank Dr. M. Riddle of the Australian Antarctic Division and Dr. B. Obermüller of the British Antarctic Survey for their very constructive comments and valuable suggestions. We are grateful to Dr. Arthur José da Silva Rocha and MSc. Alex Sander Dias Machado for their assistance. We are also grateful to the Brazilian Antarctic Station “Comandante Ferraz” for their assistance and hospitality.

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Gomes, V., Passos, M.J.A.C.R., Leme, N.M.P. et al. Photo-induced toxicity of anthracene in the Antarctic shallow water amphipod, Gondogeneia antarctica . Polar Biol 32, 1009–1021 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-009-0600-y

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