Toxicity of bitumen on Tilapia guineensis from Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR), Buguma, Rivers State
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Research Article
GSC Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 16(03), 138–147.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscarr.2023.16.3.0343
Publication history:
Received on 25 July 2023; revised on 02 September 2023; accepted on 04 September 2023
Abstract:
This study evaluated the toxicity of bitumen on apparently health T. guineensis (condition factor of 1.976) over a period (24 hrs, 48 hrs. 72 hrs and 96 hrs) using standard analytical procedures. The density, API and flash point of the bitumen used in this study at 15oC was 0.9898 g/cm3, API at 60oF value of 11.46 and >200oC respectively. The total TPH and PAH constituent of the bitumen was 20,549.77 mg/l and 924.09 mg/l respectively. Analysis of the effect of different concentrations (10mg/L, 20 mg/L, 30 mg/L, 40 mg/L and 50 mg/L) of bitumen on T. guineensis revealed that the mortality of the organism increased as the concentration of the toxicant and time of exposure increased. The concentration with the longest exposure time where lowest mortality was observed was 40mg/l for 24 hours. The probit analysis on the lethal concentration (LC10, LC20 and LC50) of the toxicant on T. guineensis when exposed for 96 hours revealed a varying mortality status. The LC10, LC20 and LC50 of the bitumen on the T. guineensis was 6.746 mg/L, 10.773 mg/L and 26.38 mg/L respectively. Continuous discharge of untreated wastes especially petroleum-based products should be discouraged as it poses serious threat to aquatic habitat and produces.
Keywords:
Bitumen; Toxicity; Tilapia; Probit; Mortality
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