Research Article
Tomar A, Vyas R, Bainerjee S, Abhishek G (2015) Effect of Copper Sulphate on the Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in the Rita rita Fish
Anita Tomar1, Rashmi Vyas1, Suchitra Bainerjee2 and Abhishek G3*
1Government M.L.B Girls P.G Autonomous College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
2Institute for Excellence in Higher Education, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
3Institute for Microbiology and Biotechnology, Bhopal, India
- *Corresponding Author:
- Abhishek G
Director for Molecular biology and
Immunology, Institute for Microbiology
and Biotechnology, Bhopal, India
Tel: 9926578424
E-mail: abhi2biotech@gmail.com
Received Date: October 06, 2015; Accepted Date: November 18, 2015; Published Date: November 30, 2015
Citation: Tomar A, Vyas R, Bainerjee S, Abhishek G (2015) Effect of Copper Sulphate on the Regulation of Nitrogen Metabolism in the Rita rita Fish. J Fisheries Livest Prod 3:146. doi:10.4172/2332-2608.1000146
Copyright: © 2015 Tomar A, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Effect of copper sulphate (CuSO4.5H2O) to Rita rita (catfish) species was investigated using toxicity index of 96 hours LC50 and the quantal response determined by the statistical probit analysis method. In response to the lethality of the copper toxicant, behavioral anomalies (locomotor response) of the exposed fish species were studied as indication of toxic effects of the heavy metal. Fish species shows different mortality responses to the varying concentrations of copper sulphate studied (10-50 ppm) due to toxicity. Copper was significantly (no overlap in 95% C.L of 96 hrs LC50 values) more toxic to Rita rita fish. 96 hrs LC50 values were revealed to be 34 mg/l. On termination of the experimental period (7 days, 15 days and 30 days) the biochemical analysis: tissue protein; total free amino acids; ammonia and urea. There is need to control the use of copper because of its observed toxicity and fish avoidance test shows to be an important predictive and sensitive biomarker in aquatic monitoring and pollution management.
