Abstracto

Toxicity Effect of Fish Channa punctatus from Vaigai River

Karuna Pilaini Karuppaiah, Uthandakalai Ramesh

In this study aimed investigate the water quality data and heavy metal analysis results in Vaigai River by using multivariate statistical analysis methods. Samples were collected from different sites in Vaigai River and analyzed for the level of heavy metals such as Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, and Zn. Also hematological parameters like RBC, WBC, PCV, HB, platelets, MCV, MCH, MCHC, and enzymes like ALS, ATL, CK, TP were analyzed for fresh water fish Channa punctatus. Histological study reveals the morphological changes in kidney, liver, heart, intestine and mussels. Influence of heavy metals, pesticide and industrial waste, changes normal to abnormal physiological characters in Channa punctatus.