Mixture toxicity of mercury and cadmium on the mineral content of the Indian major carp, Labeo rohita

Ramesh D; Surendran Appasamy; Joseph Thatheyus Antony

doi:10.30574/wjarr.2019.1.3.0018

Mixture toxicity of mercury and cadmium on the mineral content of the Indian major carp, Labeo rohita

Ramesh D ¹, Surendran Appasamy ² and Joseph Thatheyus Antony^{1, *}

¹ PG and Research Department of Zoology, The American College, Madurai, India.

² PG Department of Food Science & Nutrition, The American College, Madurai, India.

Research Article

World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2019, 01(03), 028–035.

Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2019.1.3.0018

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2019.1.3.0018

Publication history:

Received on 29 January 2019; revised on 11 April 2019; accepted on 14 April 2019

Abstract:

Industrial activities, domestic wastes and agriculture release increased quantities of heavy metals into the environment. As they cannot be degraded, they accumulate in organisms and cause toxic effects. When present in different combinations, their effects can be additive, synergistic, or antagonistic. Hence the present work has been carried out to study the mixture toxicity of mercury and cadmium on the mineral content of the fish, Labeo rohita after ten days of exposure to sublethal concentrations. Except potassium content, the two selected metals were antagonistic in their effects.

Keywords:

Mixture toxicity; Metals; Minerals; Labeo rohita; Mercury; Cadmium

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Mixture toxicity of mercury and cadmium on the mineral content of the Indian major carp, Labeo rohita

Ramesh D 1, Surendran Appasamy 2 and Joseph Thatheyus Antony 1, *

Ramesh D ¹, Surendran Appasamy ² and Joseph Thatheyus Antony^{1, *}