TY  - JOUR
T1  - Acute Toxicity Assessment on Biochemical and Histopathological Alterations of Bleaching
Powder-Exposed Fresh Water Fish <i>Labeo rohita</i>
AU - Sinha, Sangeeta AU - Aswale, Manisha AU - Ghongade, Rohini AU - Singh Arora, Manjit 
JO  - Journal of Fisheries International
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 23
EP  - 31
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1817-3381
DO  - jfish.2019.23.31
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jfish.2019.23.31
KW  - Bleaching powder
KW  -sub-lethal
toxicity
KW  -antioxidant enzymes
KW  -histopathology
KW  -environment
AB  - Bleaching power (Calcium hypochlorite) is
commercially used as a laundry detergent and the water used for
such process goes into the aquatic environment such as water
resources. Quality of the water can been indicated by the fishes
living in that environment. In the present study, the freshwater fish,
Labeo rohita fingerlings were exposed to sub-lethal concentration
of bleaching powder for 24, 48, 72 and 96 h. Significant changes
were recorded in various enzyme activities, i.e., cytotoxicity
marker enzyme (LDH), anti-oxidative enzymes Catalase (CAT),
Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) and
Glutathione Reductase (GR) of the bleaching powder treated liver
and gill tissues. Lipid peroxides were also significantly increased
in liver and gills tissues exposed to bleaching powder. The
histological examination of the gills of Labeo rohita revealed the
deterioration of bronchial, fusion of secondary gill lamellae
secondary gill lamellar epithelium due to bleaching powder. The
result showed that acute bleaching powder toxicity severely affects
the normal behavior and vital organs which is deleterious for the
exposed fish.
ER  -