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Paper Title : Heavy Metals Uptake by Oreochromis Mossambicus of Budhasagar Pond

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Authors : Subhadip Sarkar

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Abstract :
Food consumption is a major source through which humans as well as other animals are exposed to toxic heavy metals. Many reported studies have confirmed that contamination of heavy metals via the food chain can cause human health risk because of their toxicity, long persistence, bioaccumulation, and biomagnification. Heavy metals disrupt cellular events including growth, proliferation, damage-repairing processes, and apoptosis. Studies have widely used fishes as a bioindicator of metal pollution in the aquatic ecosystem for advantages discussed in the previous sections. Studying heavy metals presence in fishes has another advantage. Since we eat fish, it also tells us about possible health risks it poses for us to consume contaminated fish. We measured the presence of heavy metals, namely, mercury, lead, cadmium, and chromium in gills, livers, and muscles of Oreochromis mossambicus of Budhasagar pond using Target Hazard Quotient (THQ) and Hazard Index (HI). An HI of >1 indicates health risks, that <1 indicates a safe level of exposure. HI was recorded at safe levels in gills, livers, and muscles for both adults and children. Similarly, THQ too was found within the safe limits of 1 for each of the four heavy metals across the study period.

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Keywords : Oreochromis mossambicus, heavy metals contamination, Budhasagar pond

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Available at : https://discoveryjournal.in/dashboard1/papers/DISCOVERY1797545574.pdf

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Publication Details :
Registration ID DISCOVERY42
Published Paper ID DISCOVERY1797545574
Published in Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2023
Page number 53-72
ISSN Number XXXXXXX

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