Rapid screening of shellfish tainting from oil spills using an antibody-based biosensor.

ABSTRACT: Tainting of shellfish by polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) following an oil spill poses possible health risks as well as socioeconomic impacts. Traditional screening approaches for evaluating PAH contamination have limitations that can prevent timely, objective spill response decisions. The objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between PAH concentrations measured in the oyster, Crassostrea virginica, interstitial fluid using a rapid antibody-based biosensor method, with PAH concentrations in oyster tissues determined using conventional gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis. To accomplish this objective, bioconcentration tests were performed to simulate oil spill exposures using a crude and heavy fuel oil containing different PAH compositions. This design allowe

SUBMITTER: Prossner KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11790208 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature