
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ahsanullah, M 
A1  - Edwards, RRC 
A1  - Kay, DG 
A1  - Negilski, DS 
T1  - Acute toxicity to the crab <I>Paragrapsus quadridentatus</I> (H. Milne Edwards), of Kuwait light crude oil, BP/AP dispersant, and an oil-dispersant mixture
JF  - Marine and Freshwater Research
JO  - Mar. Freshwater Res.
Y1  - 1982
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
SP  - 459
EP  - 464
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9820459 
N2  - The acute toxicity to P. quadridentatus, of Kuwait light crude oil, BP/AR dispersant and an oil-dispersant mixture was determined. Observed 96-h LC50 values averaged 1555 mg 1-1 for oil added to water. A statistically valid 96-h LC50 value for the dispersant was not obtained, but results indicated that a solution containing between 1300 and 2200 mg I-1 might be expected to produce 50% mortality. A mixture of oil and dispersant in the ratio 4 : 1 gave an observed 96-h LC50 value of 96 mg 1-1, a 16-fold increase in toxicity over oil alone. The implications of the results are discussed. 
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