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. 2013 Jun 28;8(6):e67212. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067212

Table 5. Bioaccumulation factor of PAHs in body tissues, fecal pellets and eggs of the copepod Acartia tonsa exposed to crude oil (5 µl L−1, 48 h, artificial light) with two different food regimes:

Type of food A.tonsa sample Phe Flua Pyr Chr BbF
Rhodomonas sp. body tissues 66 1023 190 68 n.d.
fecal pellets 670 1471 5276
eggs 902 48 n.d.
Oxyrrhis marina Rhodomonas sp. body tissues 4 27 n.d.
fecal pellets 992 288
eggs 102 874 90 n.d.

(1) Rhodomonas sp. and (2) Rhodomonas sp plus Oxyrrhis marina. Phenanthrene (Phe), fluoranthene (Flua), pyrene (Pyr), chrysene (Chr), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF). Dash indicates no bioaccumulation (concentration in experimental treatment was similar or lower than in respective control treatment). n.d. = no detected.