Assessment of the Toxic Effect of Oily Drill Cuttings on Mangrove Littoral Periwinkle ( Tympanotonus Fuscatus ) of the Lagos Lagoon

Igwegbe A. N.*, Chukwu L. O. and Ayo-Olalusi C. I.
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Igwegbe A. N.*: Department of Fisheries Resources, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, 3 Wilmot Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
Chukwu L. O.: Department of Marine Sciences, University of Lagos, Nigeria
Ayo-Olalusi C. I.: Department of Biotechnology, Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research, 3 Wilmot street, Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Agriculture and Crops, 2018, vol. 4, issue 11, 147-151

Abstract: The acute toxicity of oily drill cuttings against the littoral mangrove periwinkle (T. fuscutas) of the Lagos Lagoon was evaluated in the laboratory bioassay. In this study, the result showed that the acute toxicity of oily drill cuttings based on immobility response of Tympanotonus fuscatus increased with time of exposure. The concentration that caused 50% immobility in the organisms at 24hrs, 48hrs, 72hrs and 96hrs were 3808.80ml/L 660.89ml/L, 302.28ml/L and 102.43ml/L respectively. The median lethal concentration of drill cuttings against T. fuscatcus decreased as the duration of exposure increased. The analysis of variance (ANONA) showed that there was significant difference (p

Keywords: Oily drill cuttings; Toxicity; Tympanotonus fuscatus; Periwinkle; Lagos Lagoon. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.32861/jac.411.147.151

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