Tissue |
Control |
Lethal Exposure Period in Days |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Gill |
0.5457a |
0.4684b |
0.4240c |
0.3365d |
0.3047e |
SD± |
0.0002 |
0.0001 |
0.0002 |
0.0001 |
0.0002 |
% change |
---- |
-14. 52 |
-22.30 |
-38.33 |
-44.16 |
Muscle |
0.4227a |
0.3835b |
0.3338c |
0.2748d |
0.2443e |
SD± |
0.0003 |
0.0001 |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
% change |
---- |
-13.90 |
-22.93 |
-24.54 |
-27.66 |
Liver |
0.5033a |
0.4960b |
0.4128c |
0.3765d |
0.3284e |
SD± |
0.0002 |
0.0003 |
0.0001 |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
% change |
---- |
-7.35 |
-17.98 |
-25.19 |
-34.75 |
|
| Data are means ± SD (n = 6) for an organ in a row followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p < 0.05) from each other according to Duncan’s multiple
range test. |
| Table 2: Sodium ion content (µg/g wet wt. of the organ) in organ of fish, Cyprinus carpio exposure to lethal concentration (7.5 µl/l) of quinalphos. |
