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Atrazine Toxicity in Nile Tilapia [Oreochromis niloticus].

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Last updated: 24 Dec 2024

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Earth and environmental sciences.

Abstract

The herbicide atrazine is currently the most popular in the world's agriculture. The aim of the current study was to assess the toxicity of the commercial herbicide atrazine [Gesaprim] and its divers effects on haematological and biochemical indices in Nile Tilapia [Oreochromis niloticus]. By using probit analysis, the atrazine's 96-hour LC50 was determined [29.889 mg/L]. Fish were subjected to atrazine at varying concentrations [1/2 LC50=14.945 mg/l, 1/3 LC50=9.96 mg/l, 1/5 LC50 = 5.978, and 1/10 =2.989 mg/l] for a month in the study on chronic toxicity. WBC, MCHC, MCH, cholesterol, triglycerides, creatinine, uric acid, glucose, AST, and ALT demonstrated a significant increase with increasing concentrations and days [P<0.05], whereas RBCs, Hb, Ht, MCV, protein, albumin, and globulin demonstrated a significant decrease [P<0.05]. Hence, the study has demonstrated that atrazine exposure is hazardous to O. niloticus. Therefore, the use of the herbicide atrazine must be at a minimum level and these parameters can be used as effective guidelines for the toxic level indices for farmed tilapia fish.

DOI

10.21608/ajbas.2023.207254.1155

Keywords

atrazine, chronic toxicity, Hazardous, biochemical indices, probit analysis

Authors

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

El-Matary

MiddleName

Adel

Affiliation

pollution lap. - national institute of oceanography and fisheries

Email

fatmaelmatary@gmail.com

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First Name

Mokhtar

Last Name

Beheary

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Environmental Sciences Department, Faculty of Science, Port Said University, Port Said, Egypt

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beheary@hotmail.com

City

Port Said

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Volume

4

Article Issue

4

Related Issue

43711

Issue Date

2023-10-01

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2023-04-25

Publish Date

2023-10-01

Page Start

712

Page End

726

Online ISSN

2682-275X

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310,965

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947

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Publication Title

Alfarama Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences

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https://ajbas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Atrazine Toxicity in Nile Tilapia [Oreochromis niloticus].

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Created At

24 Dec 2024