RESPONSE OF PLANKTONIC ORGANISMS TO AN ACCIDENTAL OIL SPILLAGE IN THE ARABIAN GULF ECOSYSTEM | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 24, Volume 3, Issue 4, June 1999, Page 493-507 | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.1999.3462 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Hamed EI-Serehy | ||||
| Suez Canal Univ., Faculty of Science, Ismal Ia, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| On January 7, 1998, an accidental oil spillage was detected at Umm Al-Quwain shores of the United Arab Emirates in the Arabian Gulf. The source of spillage was found to be a sinking down of the oil tanker "Banton 300", 5 miles far from Umm Al-Quwain shores. The response of planktonic organisms to an accidental spillage of 10000 tons of Iranian crude oil was studied. Bacterioplankton, protozooplankton as well as, phytoplankton groups were the more tolerant organisms on one hand, and the zooplankton group was a sensitive indicator of environmental hydrocarbon contamination of the accidental spillage on the other. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Oil spill impacts; Plankton; Arabian Gulf | ||||
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