Does light-stick content pose any threat to marine organisms?
Light-stick is a light attractor used in longline fishing which is often dumped or lost into the ocean after used, becoming a potential pollutant to marine organisms. In the present study, toxicity was evaluated by exposing Artemia to light-stick contents. The effects were observed on the survival o...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2009 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG) |
| Repositorio: | Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG) |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.furg.br:1/1891 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/1891 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Artemia Cyst hatchability LC50 Light-stick Toxicity |
| Sumario: | Light-stick is a light attractor used in longline fishing which is often dumped or lost into the ocean after used, becoming a potential pollutant to marine organisms. In the present study, toxicity was evaluated by exposing Artemia to light-stick contents. The effects were observed on the survival of nauplii and hatchability of cysts. The LC50 was 0.063mLL−1 after 24 h of exposure, whilst hatchability was 100% reduced after 48 h of exposure to 0.8mLL−1. The results showed that its content can be toxic to marine organisms, especially under low dilution conditions or direct contact. |
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