Effect of the Hebei Spirit oil spill on intertidal meiofaunal communities in Taean, Korea.
Mar Pollut Bull
; 113(1-2): 444-453, 2016 Dec 15.
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ABSTRACT
In December 2007, approximately 10,900tons of oil from a crude carrier spread rapidly onto the coast of South Korea. We studied the effects of oil on meiofauna by comparing two contaminated intertidal sites with an uncontaminated site. During 2008-2009, the density of meiofauna fluctuated among the contaminated sites but did not vary by season. Seasonal changes in density were observed at contaminated sites 3years after the oil accident. Meiofauna appeared to be more sensitive to oil pollution stress at the more heavily contaminated site than at the less contaminated site. CLUSTER analysis showed that meiofauna communities in the 3years immediately following the accident significantly differed from those sampled later. A non-metric multidimensional scaling analysis showed that nematode species composition in the first month after the accident significantly differed from those sampled later. Long-term monitoring is needed to assess the effects of oil on the meiofaunal community.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
1_ASSA2030
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2_ODS3
Problema de salud:
1_surtos_doencas_emergencias
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2_quimicos_contaminacion
Asunto principal:
Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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Petróleo
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Contaminación por Petróleo
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Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Nematodos
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Mar Pollut Bull
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article