EFEECTS OF EXPOSURE TO OIL ON MYTILUS CALIFORNIANUS FROM DIFFERENT LOCALITIES
1971 ◽
Vol 1971
(1)
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pp. 485-488
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Keyword(s):
Oil Seep
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ABSTRACT The results of the first two of a series of experiments in a study to determine if organisms exposed to natural oil seepage have a higher tolerance to a spill of similar crude oil than organisms that have not been exposed to natural oil seepage are presented. My tilus californianus from different localities along the California Coast were exposed to varying crude oil concentrations in the laboratory. The data shows a higher tolerance to oil in M. californianus from a natural oil seep area than in M. californianus from non-oil seep areas. There is also a different tolerance to oil between M. californianus from different non-oil seep areas.