Tissue |
Control |
Lethal Exposure Period in Days |
Day 1 |
Day 2 |
Day 3 |
Day 4 |
Gill |
0.9937a |
0.9025b |
0.8737c |
0.8152d |
0.7430e |
SD± |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
0.0003 |
0.0003 |
0.0003 |
% change |
---- |
-8.05 |
-13.56 |
-16.34 |
-18.45 |
Muscle |
1.0747a |
0.9872b |
0.9033c |
0.8755d |
0.7267e |
SD± |
0.0002 |
0.0003 |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
0.0003 |
% change |
---- |
-8.07 |
-15.89 |
-18.48 |
-32.33 |
Liver |
0.8837a |
0.8027b |
0.7655c |
0. 7121d |
0.6525e |
SD± |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
0.0002 |
0.0004 |
0.0003 |
% change |
---- |
-9.16 |
-13.37 |
-19.41 |
-26.16 |
|
Data are means ± SD (n = 6) for an organ in a row followed by the same letter are not signifi cantly different (p < 0.05) from each other according to Duncan’s multiple
range test.<`> |
Table 3: Potassium 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. |