Saccharina Latissima Toxicity Data for Offshore Corrosion Protection Emissions

Caya de Leeuw van Weenen published laboratory exposure data for the kelp Saccharina latissima on April 23, 2026. The dataset quantifies the effects of metals and chlorine-produced oxidants from corrosion protection systems on early developmental stages over three weeks. It includes measurements of developmental success, survival, and early sporophyte growth across concentrations from 0.5 to 2500 micrograms per liter.

Use Cases

• Establishing sensitivity thresholds for biomonitoring based on exposure concentration data.
• Comparing the toxicity of different corrosion protection emissions (oxidants vs. metals) on marine species.
• Informing safe distance calculations from offshore structures using the provided developmental failure thresholds.
• Assessing the suitability of different kelp life stages (zoospores vs. gametophytes) for environmental monitoring.

Strengths

• Data is derived from controlled laboratory conditions over a three-week exposure period.
• Concentration levels are explicitly defined, ranging from 0.5 to 2500 micrograms per liter.
• Specific biological endpoints are measured: developmental success, survival, and early sporophyte growth.
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The 1.4 MB file size suggests a relatively small dataset.

Provenance

Source

figshare, author Caya de Leeuw van Weenen.

Collection Method

Laboratory exposure experiments under controlled conditions.

Time Range

Experimental period not specified; dataset published in 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 04:21:31; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely based on a laboratory study; specific geographic origin is unknown.