Effects of exposure of crocodiles to sublethal concentrations of petroleum waste drilling fluid in the Niger Delta Basin of Midwestern Nigeria

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 291-298

  Ekpubeni, F A ^a   Ekundayo, E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Crocodiles; Mortality; Niger Delta Basin; Petroleum; Toxicant; Waste drilling fluids

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIODIVERSITY; CRUDE PETROLEUM; DRILLING FLUIDS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TOXIC MATERIALS; WASTES;

SUBLETHAL CONCENTRATIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

PETROLEUM; WATER; FRESH WATER;

BIOASSAY; CROCODILIAN; DRILLING FLUID; MORTALITY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DRILL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; SEWAGE; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALLIGATORS AND CROCODILES; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRESH WATER; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PETROLEUM; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ANIMALS;

NIGERIA;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS; CROCODYLUS NILOTICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035990128     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015588111945     Document Type: Article

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