According to many intenstigations, oil pollution cause difficult changes of structure and function of natural ecosystems, as well as violation of metabolic processes, production and destruction of organic matter, and consequently leads to a decrease in species diversity. Studies show that planktonic animals are quite sensitive to oil pollution of sea water, which accelerates their death in the concentration of 0.01 mg·dm-3.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPolish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE) Narocz 3, 02-678 Warszawa, Poland
PublisherElsevier
Pages26-29
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)22998993
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

    Research areas

  • hydrobionts, petroleum products, oil pollution

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