Open AccessBioaccumulation of Lead in Rohu (Labeo rohita) Fish Collected from Four Different Locations of Yamuna River in Delhi Region
Author(s) -
Sapna Gupta,
Vartika Singh,
Manjeet Aggarwal
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
asian journal of chemistry/asian journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.145
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 0975-427X
pISSN - 0970-7077
DOI - 10.14233/ajchem.2021.23468
Subject(s) - labeo , bioaccumulation , pollutant , environmental chemistry , fish <actinopterygii> , heavy metals , bioavailability , chemistry , fishery , biology , bioinformatics , organic chemistry
Heavy metals are ubiquitous and persistent pollutants thus pose a huge risk in nature. Lead is one suchheavy metals, which is known to cause many lethal/sub-lethal toxicities in aquatic animals. Lead isalso known to cause phytotoxicities in aquatica and terrestrial plants. This study is an attempt toidentify the bioaccumulation of lead in Labeo rohita and the location differences of the bioavailabilityin different tissues. High concentration and bioaccumulation were observed in specimens collectedfrom various locations and found to be higher than the permissible limits for human consumption.