Crayfish near industrial developments are commonly exposed to polyaromatic hydrocarbons such as Benzo[alpha]Pyrene which has been shown to bioaccumulate or metabolize. To test this, sample groups of crayfish were fed B[a]P contaminated food followed by clean food at 7 designated time points. Extracted tissue samples were analyzed using HPLC. Increased B[a]P concentrations or possible metabolites correlated with the amount of B[a]P ingested. This process will help to understand how keystone organisms are affected by common carcinogens in their natural environment.

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Creator

• Owusu-Ansah, Benjamin Kwame
• Briseno, Taylor Isabel
• Chadwick, Michael G.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042914-113430

Advisor

• Whitefleet-Smith, JoAnn L.

Year

• 2014

Date created

• 2014-04-29

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Biology & Biotechnology

Rights statement

• In Copyright