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Assessment of coastal storm impacts on contaminant body burdens of oysters collected from the gulf of Mexico

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This study evaluated changes in oyster tissue contaminant levels following North Atlantic tropical cyclones to determine if changes in contaminant concentrations were predictable. The basis for this study was analysis of coastal chemical contaminant data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Status and Trends Mussel Watch Program and NOAA’s National Weather Service storm track data. The tendency for contaminant (metals and organic compounds) body burdens to increase or decrease in oyster tissue after a storm was assessed using contingency and correspondence analyses. Post-storm contaminant levels in oysters revealed a consistent pattern of distribution, which could be described as follows: (1) most of the organic contaminants stay within their long-term concentration ranges, (2) very few organic contaminants decreased, and (3) metals overwhelmingly tend to increase.

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    Dennis A. Apeti, Gunnar G. Lauenstein, John D. Christensen, Edward W. Johnson & Andrew Mason

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Apeti, D.A., Lauenstein, G.G., Christensen, J.D. et al. Assessment of coastal storm impacts on contaminant body burdens of oysters collected from the gulf of Mexico. Environ Monit Assess 181, 399–418 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-010-1837-1

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