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toxicity in the dinoflagellate Gonyaulax excavata, a new bioassay system.] Boln Inst. esp. Oceanogr., 3(3):55-60. (In Spanish, English abstract.) Seccion de Genetica, Hospital Materno-Infantil Teresa Herrera, INSALUD, La Coruna, Spain.

87:6574 Dauvin, J.-C., 1987. [Long-term evolution (1978--

1986) of amphipod populations of the fine sand community of Pierre Noire (Bay of Morlaix, western English Channel) after the Amoco Cadiz catastrophe.] Mar. environ. Res., 21(4):247-273. (In French, English abstract.) Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris VI, 29211 Roscoff, France.

87:6575 Grainger, R.J.R., C.B. Duggan, D. Minchin and D.

O'Sullivan, 1984. Investigations in Bantry Bay following the Betelgeuse oil tanker disaster. Ir. Fish. Invest., (B)27:24pp.

In 1979 ~30,000 tons of Arabian light crude oil and some bunker oil were released during a tanker explosion. Although much of the oil was burned initially, some was polymerized and sank or coated beaches, and some leakage continued from the vessel for over a year. Aerial application of dispersants was used in some areas of the bay. Results of studies by the Department of Fisheries and Forestry following the incident, in conjunction with baseline studies, show that although fishing activities were disrupted, neither larvae and post-larvae nor adult commercial stocks (with the exception of periwinkles) were adversely affected. Some scallop contamination was observed. Dept. of Fish. and Forestry, Fish. Res. Centre, Abbotstown, Castelknock, Dublin 15, Ire- land. (gsb)

87:6576 Guarino, A.M., 1987. Aquatic versus mammalian

toxicology. Applications of the comparative approach. Environ. Hlth Perspect., 71:17-24.

This review emphasizes the similarities and differ- ences between mammalian and aquatic systems, e.g., lung vs gill as site of absorption and toxicity, which must be considered when designing aquatic toxicity studies. Studies of phenol red in dogfish shark show physiologic-based pharmacokinetic modeling is use- ful for investigating and predicting species differ- ences in xenobiotic disposition and drug differences within the same species. Both laboratory and modeling procedures are now available to carry out sophisticated studies of xenobiotic fate and dispo- sition in fish. Fish. Res. Branch, Food and Drug Admin., P.O. Box 158, Dauphin Island, AL 36528, USA.

87:6577 James, M.O., 1987. Conjugation of organic pollutants

in aquatic species. Environ. Hlth Perspect., 71: 97-103.

Aquatic organisms take up organic pollutants from their environment and subsequently excrete the pollutant or its biotransformation products. These products are usually less toxic than the unmeta- bolized organic pollutant. For many organic pol- lutants, the extent to which conjugates are formed is extremely important in determining the rate of excretion of the pollutant. Most conjugates are organic anions, readily water-soluble and rapidly excreted by fish (and probably higher invertebrates) by a combination of glomerular filtration and tubular transport. Each major conjugation pathway is discussed with respect to what is known about its occurrence in fish and aquatic invertebrates, from in-vivo and in-vitro data and ho~ each conjugation reaction affects the toxicity and potential for renal and biliary excretion of organic xenobiotic sub- strates is considered. Dept. of Medicinal Chem., Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

87:6578 Krishnaja, A.P., M.S. Rege and A.G. Joshi, 1987.

Toxic effects of certain heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Pb, As, and Se) on the intertidal crab Scylla serrata. Mar. environ. Res., 21(2):109-119. Med. Div., Modular Lab., Bhabha Atomic Res. Centre, Bombay 400 085, India.

87:6579 Landau, Matthew and Richard Pierce, 1986. Mer-

cury content of shrimp (Penaeus vannameO reared in a wastewater-seawater aquacuitural system. Progressive Fish-Culturist, 48(4):296-300. Univ. of Connecticut, Dept. of Molecular and Cell Biol., Storrs, CT 06268, USA.

87:6580 Lorenzen, Sievert, Mark Prein and Claus Valentin,

1987. Mass aggregations of the free-living marine nematode Pontonema vvlgare (Oneholalmldae) in organically polluted fjords. Mar. Ecol.-Prog. Ser., 37(1):27-34. Zool. Inst. der Univ., Olshausenstr. 40, D-2300 Kiel, FRG.

87:6581 Miramand, P., P. Germain and J.C. Arzur, 1987.

Uptake of curium (U4Cm) by five benthic marine species. (Arenicola marina, Cerastoderma edule, Corophium volutator, Nereis diversicolor and Scrobicularia plana): comparison with americ- ium and plutonium. J. environ. Radioactivity, 5(3):209-218. Inst. Natl. des Tech. de la Mer, BP 262, 50107 Cherbourg Cedex, France.