Relative toxicity of spent lubricant oil and detergent against benthic macro-invertebrates of a west African estuarine lagoon

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 479-484

  Chukwu, L O ^a   Odunzeh, C C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Detergent; Macroinvertebrate; Relative toxicity; Spent oil

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; LUBRICATING AGENT; OIL DISPERSANT;

AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM; BIOMONITORING; DETERGENT; LAGOON; MACROINVERTEBRATE; OIL; TOXICITY; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

AFRICA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; ESTUARY; INVERTEBRATE; LAGOON; MOLLUSC; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

AFRICA; LAGOS LAGOON; LAGOS [NIGERIA]; NIGERIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; CLIBANARIUS; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; TYMPANOTONUS FUSCATUS;

EID: 33745751123     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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