The levels of total petroleum hydrocarbons in two commonly consumed benthopelagic shellfishes, Macurareptantia and Procambarusclarkii , harvested from benthic sediment of Qua Iboe Estuarywere determined using a gas chromatograph with flame-ionization detector. Seventy two (72) samples each of benthic sediment and the shellfishes were collected monthly between June 2003 and February 2004…
