MA8 Ecotoxicology of Tropical Aquatic Environments
A105 & A106
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM, Monday

8:00 AM -

71A :: Evaluating the ecotoxicology and health status of coral reef scallops along a pollution gradient. Hagger, J1, Bouskill, N1, Depledge, M2, Galloway, T1, 1 University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK2 Environment Agency, Bristol, UK

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8:20 AM -

72 :: Assessing the impacts of local and global stressors on coral reefs in American Samoa. Mielbrecht, E1, Hansen, L2, DiDonato, G3, DiDonato, E4, Adams, N5, Zepp, R6, 1 Emerald Coast Environmental Consulting, Washington, DC, USA2 World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, USA3 National Park of American Samoa, Pago Pago, American Samoa, USA4 American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency, Pago Pago, American Samoa, USA5 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA6 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Athens, GA, USA

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8:40 AM -

73 :: Phototoxicity of PAHs and environmental samples on Caribbean aquatic organisms and Artemia franciscana. Ramírez-Romero, P.1, Guzmán-Martínez, M. C.1, 1 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, México, D. F., México

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9:00 AM -

74A :: Contaminant screening in the agricultural and industrial region of southern Sonora, Mexico. Villegas-Alvarez, M.1, Garcia-Hernandez, J.1, Cadena-Cardenas, L.1, 1 Centro de Investigacion en Alimentacion y Desarrollo A.C. (CIAD) Guaymas Unit, Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico

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9:20 AM -

75A :: Benthic communities and organic enrichment from coastal aquaculture - lessons about ecological relevance. Bright, D1, 2, Klaver, M2, 3, McGreer, E4, Dalby, J4, Takaema, B4, 1 UMA Engineering Ltd., Victoria, BC, Canada2 Royal Roads University, Victoria, BC, Canada3 Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Port Alberni, BC, Canada4 BC Water Land and Air Protection, Nanaimo, BC, Canada

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10:20 AM -

76 :: Biochemical biomarkers in fish caught during MoMAM, a marine monitoring program off the Southeastern coast of Brazil. Ventura, E.1, Gaelzer, L.2, Fernandes, F.2, Danelon, O.2, Marques, M.1, Bainy, A.1, 1 Lab Biomarcadores de Contaminacao Aquatica e Imunoquimica, Departamento de Bioquimica, CCB, UFSC, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil2 Instituto de Estudos do Mar Almirante Paulo Moreira, Arraial do Cabo, RJ, Brazil

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10:40 AM -

77 :: Ecotoxicological Assessment of Contaminant Impacts on Living Marine Resources of Tropical South Florida Watersheds. SCott, G1, Fulton, M1, Bearden, D.1, Sivertsen, S1, Leight, A1, Key, P1, Pennington, P1, Wirth, E1, DeLorenzo, M1, Chandler, G2, 1 NOAA NOS NCCOS Center for Coastal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research, Charleston, SC, USA2 University of South Carolina, School of Public Health, Dept. of Envinronmental health Sciences, Columbia, SC, USA

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11:00 AM -

78A :: Effect and exposure biomarkers in mangrove oysters (Crassostrea rhizophorae) from Brazilian coast. Zanette, J1, Monserrat, J1, Bianchini, A1, 1 Fundação Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil

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