Benthic organisms are good indicators of oil pollution because they live in the sediment for all or most of their lives with limited mobility and differ in their tolerance to amount and types of pollution. Much of the benthic ecosystem/habitat have been either lost or destabilized due to pollution resulting from exploration and production activities in the Niger Delta areas of Nigeria.
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Benthic organisms are good indicators of oil pollution because they live in the sediment for all or most of their lives with limited mobility and differ in their tolerance to amount and types of pollution. Much of the benthic ecosystem/habitat have been either lost or destabilized due to pollution resulting from exploration and production activities in the Niger Delta areas of Nigeria.