Alterations in energy metabolism, total protein, uric and nucleic acids in African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus Burchell) exposed to crude oil and fractions

KC Nwizugbo, MC Ogwu, GE Eriyamremu, CM Ahana - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Water contamination by crude oil is a growing challenge and little is known about the
probabilistic and non-probabilistic ecosystem and species consequences. Therefore …

Critical review of the OSPAR risk‐based approach for offshore‐produced water discharges

AF Nielsen, A Baun, SI Andersen… - Integrated …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The management of produced water (PW) discharges from offshore oil and gas installations
in the North Atlantic is under the auspices of OSPAR (Oslo/Paris convention for Protection of …

Risk assessment of sediment PAH, BTEX, and emerging contaminants in Chanomi Creek Niger Delta, Nigeria

AP Onyena, JA Nkwoji, LO Chukwu, TR Walker… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
This study assessed the levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), benzene,
toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX), and emerging contaminants in Chanomi Creek …

Application of a Multispecies Pulse-Exposure Microalgal Bioassay to Assess Duration and Time-of-Day Influences on the Toxicity of Chemicals

S Stone, DJ Koppel, MT Binet, DF Jolley… - Environmental …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Aquatic organisms may frequently be exposed to short-term discharges of contaminants,
including those from pesticide use, stormwater runoff, or industrial effluents entering …

[HTML][HTML] Parsing the toxicity paradox: Composition and duration of exposure alter predicted oil spill effects by orders of magnitude

DP French-McCay, HJ Robinson, JE Adams… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Oil spilled into an aquatic environment produces oil droplet and dissolved component
concentrations and compositions that are highly variable in space and time. Toxic effects on …

Bioconcentration and lethal effects of gas-condensate and crude oil on nearshore copepod assemblages

X Velasquez, AR Morov, P Astrahan, D Tchernov… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
The progressive establishment of gas platforms and increasing petroleum accidents pose a
threat to zooplankton communities and thus to pelagic ecosystems. This study is the first to …

[HTML][HTML] Effectively scaling assessment efforts in the evaluation of environmental risks of offshore produced water discharges using a tiered approach

MGD Smit, K Wadhia, K Cailleaud, C Prosser… - Environmental Impact …, 2024 - Elsevier
For offshore oil and gas production facilities, overboard disposal of treated produced water
(PW) remains a principal waste management option, and regulatory frameworks have been …

Pulse‐Exposure Toxicity of Ammonia and Propoxur to the Tropical Copepod Acartia sinjiensis

S Stone, D Koppel, MT Binet… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Toxicity risk assessments of short‐term discharges of contaminated waters to the aquatic
environment have shown that receptor organisms can tolerate higher pulse‐exposure than …

Bitumen-based plastitar: a novel plastic form variant in terrestrial environments

SM Ehlers, JA Ellrich - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Plastitar has recently been reported in marine environments worldwide. Plastitar is plastic
embedded in crude oil residues. This plastic form, ie, geochemically or-physically altered …

The Influence of Oil‐in‐Water Preparations on the Toxicity of Crude Oil to Marine Invertebrates and Fish Following Short‐Term Pulse and Continuous Exposures

SE Hook, J Strzelecki, MS Adams… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Following an oil spill, accurate assessments of the ecological risks of exposure to
compounds within petroleum are required, as is knowledge regarding how those risks may …