Acute Toxicity of Aluminium to the Fish (Catla
catla, Labeo rohita and Cirrhina
mrigala)
Hamda Azmat*, Muhammad Javed and Ghazala Jabeen
Department of Zoology & Fisheries, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan
*Corresponding author: hamda.azmat@gmail.com
Abstract
Acute toxicity tests (96-hr LC50 and
lethal concentration) of aluminium (Al) were conducted with three fish species
viz. Catla catla,
Labeo rohita and
Cirrhina mrigala of 60, 120 and 240 days age groups at constant
water temperature (30oC), pH (7.50) and total hardness (300 mg.L-1)
in the wet laboratory. At termination of each trial, the fish were dissected and
their organs viz. bones, gills, gut, intestine, kidney, liver, scales, skin,
muscles and fats isolated for the determination of Al concentrations. At 60
days, all the three fish species showed significantly (P<0.05) higher
sensitivity to Al while 240 days fish were significantly least sensitive. Among
the three fish species, Catla catla
were significantly (P<0.05) more sensitivity to Al with the mean 96-hr LC50
and lethal concentration of 81.68±28.54 and 129.81±30.95 mg.L-1,
respectively. Fish organs showed significantly variable ability to concentrate
metal during acute exposure of Al. However, liver and kidneys exhibited
significantly higher potentials for metals accumulation. From the study it was
concluded that all the three fish species responded differently towards Al
toxicity.