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Toxicity of Crude Oil to Fresh Water Shrimp, Macrobrachium macrobrachion and Macrobrachium vollenhovenii From Nigerian Coastal Water

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The water soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil was tested against Macrobrachium macrobrachion and Macrobrachium vollenhovenii, at 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 mg/L in glass aquaria stocked with ten animals for 96 h under observations for changes. Moribund swimming, restlessness, respiratory difficulties, depigmentation and mortalities were observed in the WSF exposure groups, but not in the controls. LC50 values were estimated at 5 ± 1.76 and 4 ± 1.76 mg/L for M. macrobrachion and M. vollenhovenii respectively. There was no significant difference in mortalities between the two species (p > 0.05), leading to the conclusion that the WSF of crude oil in the Nigerian coastal waters may be equally toxic to M. macrobrachion and M. vollenhovenii.

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  1. Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Fish Diseases and Histopathology Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

    A. P. Ekanem

  2. Department of Marine Chemistry, Environmental Quality and Assesment Unit, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

    F. Emile Asuquo

  3. Integrated Coastal Zone Management Programme, Institute of Oceanography, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria

    E. J. Ndick

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Ekanem, A.P., Asuquo, F.E. & Ndick, E.J. Toxicity of Crude Oil to Fresh Water Shrimp, Macrobrachium macrobrachion and Macrobrachium vollenhovenii From Nigerian Coastal Water. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 86, 394–397 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-011-0229-8

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