The disposition of aromatic hydrocarbons in adult spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) and the formation of metabolites of naphthalene in adult and larval spot shrimp

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1. Adult spot shrimp (Pandalus platyceros) exposed to 110 p.p.b. (μg/l) of the water-soluble fraction of Prudhoe Bay crude oil for one week accumulated a variety of lowmolecular weight aromatic hydrocarbons (primarily C1-C5 substituted derivatives) in thoracic and abdominal tissues. 2. Adult and larval spot shrimp were exposed to 3H- and 14C- labelled naphthalene (a component of the water-soluble fraction) in seawater to delineate the types of metabolites formed. Both adults and larvae converted naphthalene to conjugated and non-conjugated structures such as the glucuronide, sulphate, dihydrodiol and phenolic derivatives. The presence of a quinone was also indicated.

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