Is chemically dispersed oil more toxic to Atlantic cod (<it>Gadus morhua</it>) larvae than mechanically dispersed oil? A transcriptional evaluation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The use of dispersants can be an effective way to deal with acute oil spills to limit environmental damage, however very little is known about whether chemically dispersed oil have the same toxic effect on marine organisms as mechani...

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Main Authors: Olsvik Pål A, Lie Kai K, Nordtug Trond, Hansen Bjørn Henrik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/702