15Oct 2016

IMPACT OF HEAVY METAL COPPER CHLORIDE ON FISH LABEO ROHITA

  • Associate Professor & Head, Zoology Department, B. P. Baria Science Institute, Navsari – 396445, Gujarat, India.
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The term ‘water pollution’, is generally applied to aquatic various types of contamination. Toxic metals from lead acid battery manufacturing, paint manufacturing, viscose rayon manufacturing, electroplating works, copper pickling, galvanizing and rubber processing, are some of the major industries which discharge effluents containing considerable amounts of heavy metals. The primary metals considered to be toxic are lead, arsenic, copper, cadmium, mercury, nickel. Some agricultural and forestry products also add many toxic pollutants to fresh water. These additions may be indirect. In the current study, the main aim is to access the effect of copper in fresh water edible fish Labeo rohita, also known as major carp. Copper has essentially been a beneficial element in human metabolism. A deficiency of copper gives rise to nutritional problems in infants. Copper imparts some undesirable taste to water and can be been detected in range from 1 to 5 ppm. Small amounts are not generally considered to be toxic, but very large doses may cause sickness, and in extreme cases may lead to liver damage. During the use of copper sulphate in a surface water supply for algal control, the levels have to be closely monitored and controlled. Copper in small amounts does not constitute a health hazard but imparts an undesirable taste to drinking water. Copper occurs in copper plating wastes, copper pickling liquors. Copper compounds are toxic to fish and other aquatic life and microorganisms.


[Alkesh I. Shah. (2016); IMPACT OF HEAVY METAL COPPER CHLORIDE ON FISH LABEO ROHITA Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Oct). 461-466] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr. Alkesh I. Shah


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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/1815      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/1815