Evaluation of Some Heavy Metals and Total Petroleum Hydrocarbon in Water and Palaemonid Shrimps (Macrobrachium vollenhovenii) of Egboko River, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria
Aims: To compare the levels of heavy metals and total petroleum hydrocarbons in water and Macrobrachium vollenhovenii samples from different locations of anthropogenic activities.
Study Design: Factorial design.
Place and Duration of Study: Egbokodo River, located in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, between October, 2014 and March, 2016.
Methodology: Four (4)...
Published at Journal of Applied Life Sciences International
Volume 6
Issue 4
Pages 1-12
Published in 2016
Isibor Patrick Omoregie and Oluowo Elohor Freeman
Patrick Omoregie Isibor » Dr. Patrick Omoregie Isibor possesses B.Sc. Zoology (Ekpoma), M.Sc. Pollution Studies & Ecotoxicology (Benin), and Ph.D. Pollution Studies & Ecotoxicology (Benin).
He has been actively involved in biomonitoring investigations of fresh, brackish, and marine water bodies. He conduct environmental surveys of seabed and open waters using indicator species. Notable projects on research... view full profile