API PUBL 4594-1995

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A Critical Review of Toxicity Values and an Evaluation of the Persistence of Petroleum Products for Use in Natural Resource Damage Assessments

Published By	Publication Date	Number of Pages
API	1995	195

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State agencies (e.g., Alaska, Washington and Florida) have initiated tabular methods and formulas for assessing natural resource damages associated with oil product or crude oil spills within their jurisdictions. An important aspect in each of the state initiatives deals with the toxicity and persistence of the spilled hydrocarbons. A central aspect of toxicity evaluations are the LC50 values used to denote acute toxicity of oil products. How reliable are LC50S for ranking oil product toxicity? The quality and reliability of the values used for denoting oil product toxicity are the main topics of this investigation. In addition, a more limited effort was made to compare the relative persistence of oil products released into the environment. Finally, a discussion regarding the relative roles of product toxicity and persistence in predicting biological injury is presented.

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