TOXICITY OF WATER SOLUBLE FRACTIONS OF CRUDE OIL TO FISH, LUTJANUS ARGENTIMACULATUS AND SHRIMP, PENAEUS MONODON

Document Type : Research Note

Authors

1 Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, I. R. Iran, 71344

2 Faculty of Applied Science and Technology, U K T, Mengabang Telipod, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia, 21030

3 Veterinary Faculty and Animal Science, UPM 43400 Serdang, Malaysia

Abstract

The acute toxicity of a Malaysian crude oil to red snapper, Lutjanus argentimaculatus, black
tiger shrimp and Penaeus monodon were investigated. The animals were exposed to water soluble
fractions (WSF) of crude oil in a flow-through bioassay system and the toxicants were analyzed by gas
chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography and mass spectrometer (GC-MS). The 96 h LC50 values
of the WSF of crude oil for fish and shrimp were 3.24 ± 0.21 and 8.52 ± 0.89 ppm of WSF of crude oil,
respectively. In this investigation, the fish were more sensitive to crude oil than the shrimp, with respect
to the similarity in their habitations.

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Iranian Journal of Science
Volume 28, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
May and June 2004
Pages 169-175

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