Title: Bioaccumulation of nickel in the organs of the freshwater fish, , and the freshwater mussel, , under lethal and sublethal nickel stress
Abstract: Nickel concentration, measured by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (AAS), increased significantly in the gill, kidney, liver, brain and white muscle of the freshwater fish, C. carpio, and in the ctenidium, hepatopancreas, mantle, adductor muscle and foot of the freshwater mussel, L. marginalis, at 1, 2, 3 and 4 days on exposure to lethal and at 1, 5, 10 and 15 days on exposure to sublethal concentrations of nickel. The amount of nickel accumulated was higher in the organs of animals exposed to lethal but, it increased over time of exposure in both the concentrations. Further, the nickel accumulated was significantly higher in the organs of mussel than fish. The degree of accumulation also differed in different organs of the fish and mussel, the significance of which is discussed.
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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