Dataset for: Effects of Surface-Engineered Nanoparticle-Based Dispersants for Marine Oil Spills on the Model Organism Artemia franciscana

This data set supports the evaluation of the safety and efficacy of dispersants using benzene as a model hydrocarbon. Brine shrimp larvae are used as a model for marine zooplankton with two endpoints. Mortality was evaluated after 24hr exposure to benzene, dispersants, and benzene/dispersant co-exposure in the first data set with an associated set of images showing particle agglomeration on the brine shrimp surface. Heat shock protein 70 (hsp 70) expression data after 24hr exposure to benzene, dispersants, and benzene/dispersant coexposure is used as a sublethal endpoint in the second set to evaluate general stress in the brine shrimp after exposure to low doses of the same material. Dataset supporting the publication.