In Situ Analysis of Gut Residue of Corophium Volutator (Pallas) by Electron Probe Microanalysis after Exposure to Barytes Spiked Sediments

Authors

  • Alison M. Coats Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Old Aberdeen AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
  • Iain L. Marr Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Old Aberdeen AB24 3UE, United Kingdom
  • Tariq M. Ansari Department of Chemistry, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan 60800, Pakistan
Abstract:

Corophium volutator (Pallas) has been recommended by the paris Commission as one of the standard species for testing chemical used in offshore oil and gas exploration/production. In the present study, gut contents of Corophium volutator have been analysed by electron probe microanalysis (EPMA) for BaSO4 and other heavy metal impurities after exposure tto spiked sediments following a standard ASTM sediment bioassay protocol. Results show that depuration of Corophium gut for 48 h in clean filtered seawater after exposure to sediments containing barites, prior to whole body metal analysis, is required to reflect the true metal burdens

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volume 21  issue 1

pages  47- 54

publication date 2002-07-01

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