Applied Biology and Biotechnology

 ISSN:  2320 –7825  (Print); eISSN   2320 –7833  (Online)

 Volume No. 5(2)                              June,2017

Bioaccumulation and effects of Copper exposure of Aplocheilus lineatus
 
R. Santhi and M. Seetha Lakshmi

Abstract

The aim of the study to find out the effect of the copper moiety in copper oxychloride on a freshwater fish, Aplocheilus lineatus were exposure for 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days. The experimental medium containing 1/4^th and 1/10^th of copper oxychloride were used for the present study. The accumulation of copper in liver, gill, muscle and intestine was carried out using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The results of chronic exposure of Aplocheilus lineatus to copper oxychloride at 1/4^th and 1/10^th 96h LC₅₀ toxicant levels, the variation in bioaccumulation of copper in four different tissues tested, the maximum accumulation was observed to the liver and gill. 

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