International Journal of Zoology and Applied Biosciences
Volume (2) - Issue (6), 2017 pp 315-319
Title
Assessment of heavy metals concentration in water and fish from Krishna river, Vijayawada, India
Author
Srinivasa Naik Banavathu and Jagadish Naik Mude
Abstract
The present study was conducted to assess the levels of heavy metals for Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd), Zinc (Zn) and Lead (Pb) in water and fish (Labeo rohita). Water and various tissues (liver, kidney and muscle) of fish were analyzed Metals for using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The assessment showed Zn (1.64 mgL-1) and Pb (0.05 mgL-1) highest followed metal in water and average mean of Cd (1.28 mg/kg-1) were found to be high in the total three organs of fish were above the permissible limits than recommended benchmarks by WHO and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (2009) and therefore, not safe for human consumption. So, there is need for a constant monitoring of the heavy metals concentrations in fresh water ecosystem.
Keywords
Krishna river, Heavy metals, Labeo rohita, Toxicity.
Article History
Received on 25/10/2017, Accepted on 09/11/2017, Published on 28/11/2017
