[en] The affects of dispersed oil and hydrocarbons on Atlantic cod were examined in this study in which water accommodated fractions (WAF) of two types of oil were generated in a wave tank or in a baffled flask. Oil droplet sizes of the two systems were comparable. Chemically enhanced water accommodated fractions (CEWAF) of combinations of two oils and two dispersants were prepared in a similar manner. Juvenile Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) were exposed to a broad range of concentrations of either WAF or CEWAF before being transferred to clean seawater. Periodic sampling of 5 fish confirmed the liver ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylas (EROD) activity. At the end of a 4 hour exposure, EROD activity was no different from the controls, but it was much higher after 20 hours at CEWAF concentrations above 2 percent v/v regardless of oil or dispersant type. Over the next 48 hours, EROD activity declined and did not return to control or pre-treatment levels even after 72 hours. EROD in livers from cod exposed to WAF was much higher after 24 hours at concentrations of 12 percent v/v or higher, reaching a maximum of 8 picomoles/mg protein/min. After 72 hours, EROD activity in WAF-exposed livers decreased to pre-treatment levels. The study showed that a brief 4 hour exposure to WAF and CEWAF can induce EROD activity in livers of juvenile cod and that the surge in enzyme activity can continue for 24-48 hours.