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Bioassay Evaluation of Acute Toxicity Levels of Lead Chloride to Channa punctatus Bloch


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1 Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Sciences and Technology, Allahabad, U.P., India
2 Department of Zoology, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra, U.P., India
     

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The present study deals with the acute toxicity of lead chloride on the behaviour and mortality of Channa punctatus. The LC50 values for 24, 48, 72 and 96h have been determined. The results indicate that the fish exposed to different concentrations of lead chloride exhibited slow abnormal behaviour, skin depigmentation and a dose and dose-time dependent mortality rate.

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Channa Punctatus, Lead Chloride, Acute Toxicity, Behavioural Changes, Mortality
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Authors

Vipin F. Lal
Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Sciences and Technology, Allahabad, U.P., India
K. K. Gaur
Department of Zoology, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra, U.P., India
Sasya Thakur
Department of Zoology, Raja Balwant Singh College, Agra, U.P., India

Abstract


The present study deals with the acute toxicity of lead chloride on the behaviour and mortality of Channa punctatus. The LC50 values for 24, 48, 72 and 96h have been determined. The results indicate that the fish exposed to different concentrations of lead chloride exhibited slow abnormal behaviour, skin depigmentation and a dose and dose-time dependent mortality rate.

Keywords


Channa Punctatus, Lead Chloride, Acute Toxicity, Behavioural Changes, Mortality

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