RIVER WATER CONTAMINATED WITH PAPER-MILL EFFLUENT INDUCES MICRONUCLEIIN PERIPHERAL ERYTHROCYTES OF FISH

Authors
TRIPATHY AP DAS RK
Citation
Ap. Tripathy et Rk. Das, RIVER WATER CONTAMINATED WITH PAPER-MILL EFFLUENT INDUCES MICRONUCLEIIN PERIPHERAL ERYTHROCYTES OF FISH, Current Science, 68(7), 1995, pp. 766-767
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
Current Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00113891
Volume
68
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
766 - 767
Database
ISI
SICI code
0011-3891(1995)68:7<766:RWCWPE>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Potential genotoxic effect of two water-bodies-the Ib and the Mahanadi rivers-contaminated with paper mill effluent was evaluated by using t he micronucleus assay in fish exposed in situ. For both the water-bodi es the incidence of micronucleated erythrocytes in downstream fish was nearly three times the value obtained in upstream fish, and the diffe rences were significant. The possible significance of the finding has been discussed.