This study investigated the sensitivity of two deepsea species using mortality of northern shrimp (Pandalus borealis) and polyp activity of stony coral (Lophelia pertusa) to dispersant, Corexit 9500 and aromatic hydrocarbons (toluene, 2-methylnaphthalene, phenanthrene) in 96-h tests. Resulting hydrocarbon toxicity data were fit to the Target Lipid Model to generate predictive models and determine species sensitivity. Toxicity of chemically enhanced water accommodated fractions of Alaskan North Slope crude oil (ANS-oil) was also investigated with shrimp using nominal loading, total petroleum hydrocarbons and biomimetic extraction (BE) as oil exposure metrics. Coral were more sensitive to dispersant than shrimp while similar sensitivity was observed for hydrocarbons. Study and literature findings indicate deepsea species exhibit acute sensitivities to dispersant, hydrocarbons and oil that are comparable to pelagic species. Results support use of passive sampling methods to quantify dissolved oil for interpreting oil toxicity tests and suggest models for predicting time-dependence of toxicity warrant re-evaluation.

这项研究利用北部虾（Pandalusboalis）的死亡率和石珊瑚（Lophelia pertusa）的息肉活性来研究两种深海物种的敏感性。）分散剂，Corexit 9500和芳烃（甲苯，2-甲基萘，菲）在96小时的测试中。将所得的烃毒性数据拟合至目标脂质模型，以生成预测模型并确定物种敏感性。还使用标称负荷，总石油烃和仿生提取物（BE）作为油暴露指标，对虾进行了化学增强的阿拉斯加北坡原油（ANS-oil）含水部分馏分的毒性研究。珊瑚对分散剂的敏感性高于对虾，而对碳氢化合物的敏感性也相似。研究和文献发现表明，深海物种对分散剂，碳氢化合物和石油表现出与中上层物种相当的急性敏感性。