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doi: 10.1038/nature02527a.Pathology: whales, sonar and decompression sickness
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Pathology: whales, sonar and decompression sickness
Claude A Piantadosi et al. Nature..
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We do not yet know why whales occasionally strand after sonar has been deployed nearby, but such information is important for both naval undersea activities and the protection of marine mammals. Jepson et al. suggest that a peculiar gas-forming disease afflicting some stranded cetaceans could be a type of decompression sickness (DCS) resulting from exposure to mid-range sonar. However, neither decompression theory nor observation support the existence of a naturally occurring DCS in whales that is characterized by encapsulated, gas-filled cavities in the liver. Although gas-bubble formation may be aggravated by acoustic energy, more rigorous investigation is needed before sonar can be firmly linked to bubble formation in whales.
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- Gas-bubble lesions in stranded cetaceans.Jepson PD, Arbelo M, Deaville R, Patterson IA, Castro P, Baker JR, Degollada E, Ross HM, Herráez P, Pocknell AM, Rodríguez F, Howie FE, Espinosa A, Reid RJ, Jaber JR, Martin V, Cunningham AA, Fernández A.Jepson PD, et al.Nature. 2003 Oct 9;425(6958):575-6. doi: 10.1038/425575a.Nature. 2003.PMID:14534575No abstract available.
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