EFFECTS OF THE HEAVY METAL, ZINC, ON THE FRESHWATER FISH TILAPIA NILOTICA L.

Gills, gonads, and blood of Tilapia nilotica exposed to different concentrations of zinc sulfate (ZnSO4. 7H2O) exhibited histological effects. Gills of posthatch larvae exposed chronically for 21 days to 2 ppm zinc sulfate and fingerlings to 10 ppm sublethal zinc concentrations exhibited hyperplasia...

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Main Author: VIRGINIA S. CARING
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SEAMEO, BIOTROP 1992-01-01
Series:Biotropia: The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Biology
Online Access:http://journal.biotrop.org/index.php/biotropia/article/view/108/81