Toxicity of dispersed oil on Gold–saddle rabbit fish Siganus guttatus fry

The acute toxicity of dispersant Mardeus-455 added to water accommodated fractions (WAF) were evaluated in Gold-saddle rabbitfish Siganus guttatus fry after 72 h exposure under laboratory conditions. Mortalities of fry exposed to different concentrations of dispersed oil were recorded every hour for the first 6 h, every 3 h for the next 12 h, and every 6 h thereafter. Results showed that the higher the ratio of dispersant and WAF, the higher the mortality of the rabbitfish fry which may be due to the enhanced availability of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAH). The LC50 was computed at 3.692% of the oil volume. The application of dispersant in cleaning oil spills must be limited to reduce its harmful effect in the marine environment. Assessing toxicity of dispersed oil in fish fry may help understand the extent of environmental damage after cleaning oil spill using dispersant.

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