Aaron Balgobin
University of Trinidad and Tobago
3 Papers
16 Citations
Aaron Balgobin is an academic researcher from University of Trinidad and Tobago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Total petroleum hydrocarbon & Population. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications.
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Papers
Source apportionment and seasonal cancer risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons of sediments in a multi-use coastal environment containing a Ramsar wetland, for a Caribbean island.
TL;DR: PAH levels were observed to be significantly higher in the wet season compared to the dry season and in the areas where natural gas is the dominant energy source for industries, compared with those areas where crude oil-based fossil fuel is predominantly used.
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Assessment of toxicity of two types of drill cuttings from a drilling rig on the Trinidad East coast using Metamysidopsis insularis
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative toxicity of water-based cuttings (WBC) and synthetic oil-based cuts (SOBC) to the marine species, Metamysidopsis insularis, was investigated.
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Impact of anthropogenic activities on mussel (Mytella guyanensis) in the Gulf of Paria, Trinidad.
TL;DR: The analysis revealed a high bioavailability of the identified pollutants in the Gulf of Paria from industrial, urban and marine activities, with significant risks from toxic carcinogenic equivalent levels and mutagenic equivalent levels.
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