P.E. Ndimele
Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Science, Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos, Nigeria
A. Jenyo-Oni
Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
C.C. Jibuike
Department of Microbiology and Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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P.E. Ndimele, A. Jenyo-Oni and C.C. Jibuike, 2010. Comparative Toxicity of Crude oil, Dispersant and Crude Oil-Plus-Dispersant to Tilapia guineensis. Research Journal of Environmental Toxicology, 4: 13-22.
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2010.13.22
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjet.2010.13.22
DOI: 10.3923/rjet.2010.13.22
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=rjet.2010.13.22
SEUN MAKANJUOLA Reply
THE ARTICLE ADDRESSES IMPORTANT ISSUES IN NIGERIA PETROLEUM INDUSTRY, WHICH IS THE USE OF DISPERSANTS IN OIL SPILL CASES. IT ALSO COMPARES THE TOXICITIES OF CRUDE OIL, DISPERSANT, SODIUM DODECYL SULPHATE (REFERENCE COMPOUND) AND THE MIXTURE OF OIL AND DISPERSANT TO A VERY IMPORTANT FISH SPECIES IN NIGERIAN WATERS, TILAPIA GUINEENSIS. THIS ARTICLE IS TIMELY AND HAS ADDED TO THE EXISTING KNOWLEDGE IN CRUDE OIL AND DISPERSANT TOXICITY.