M. Bishop’s scientific contributions

... Direct contact with or exposure to petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated materials, as well as inhalation of volatile compounds or physical contact with crude, including consumption of water and oil-contaminated seafood, can have serious health implications ranging from nausea and dizziness to carcinogenic effects, central nervous system inhibition and disruption, and several long-term reproductive, developmental, and carcinogenic effects (Aguilera et al., 2010;Chang et al., 2014b). Although polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are a widespread class of environmental chemical contaminants which make up about 5% by volume, aliphatic hydrocarbons that constitute the bulk of crude oil and aromatic hydrocarbons are significant petroleum contaminants in the Nigeria's Niger Delta region (Block et al., 1991;Olajire et al., 2005;Osuji and Ozioma, 2007;Ite, 2012). ...

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NIGERIA'S OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION: SOCIOECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS, AND MITIGATION STRATEGIES