The Effect of Sublethal Exposure of Chlorpyrifos to Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Case Study of Twin Lakes of West Sumatra, Indonesia

• Main Author: Taufiq Ihsan, Tivany Edwin and Rahma Desri Yanti
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Technoscience Publications 2019-12-01
• Series: Nature Environment and Pollution Technology
• Online Access: http://neptjournal.com/upload-images/NL-72-40-(38)D-863.pdf

Chlorpyrifos is one of the toxic organophosphate insecticides that is often used by farmers in West Sumatra Province. This research was conducted with the aim to analyse the level of consumption, conversion ratio, and growth rate in fish cultivated in the twin lakes of West Sumatra. The concentration variations are 1/7 and 1/14 LC50-96h of chlorpyrifos. The study was conducted for 14 days. Research data analysis found the values of R = 0.75-1 for the relationship of oxygen level, conversion ratio, and growth of tilapia to the duration of exposure which means having a strong correlation. The results obtained were due to chlorpyrifos insecticide exposure on day 1 to day 14. At a concentration of 0.0054 mg/L, there was a decrease in the level of oxygen consumption of 0.0159 mgO2 /L, an increase in feed conversion ratio of 0.8253, and the deviation flow of 2.7048%. Whereas at a concentration of 0.0108 mg/L, there was a decrease in the oxygen level of 0.0213 mgO2 /L, increase in feed conversion ratio of 0.8201, and deviation growth by 2.7048%.