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Record Nr.

UNINA9910253996503321

Autore

Rokade Pramod Baburao

Titolo

Impacts of Tannery Operations on Guppy, Poecilia reticulata  / / by Pramod Baburao Rokade

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-57654-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 45 p. 158 illus., 100 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science, , 2191-5547

Disciplina

675.23

Soggetti

Environmental toxicology

Pollution prevention

Wildlife

Fishes

Marine sciences

Fresh water

Ecotoxicology

Industrial Pollution Prevention

Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management

Marine & Freshwater Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. Methodology -- 3. Structure and Morphology of Testis in Control Group -- 4. Structure and Morphology of Ovary in Control Group -- 5. Structure and Morphology of Pituitary Gland in Control Group -- 6. Effect of Tannery Effluent on Behavior of Fishes -- 7. Effect of Tannery Operations on Testis -- 8. Effect of Tannery Operations on Ovary -- 9. Effect of Tannery Operations on Pituitary Gland -- 10. Summary -- 11. Conclusions.             .

Sommario/riassunto

This book focuses on the effects of industrial effluents, specifically those generated from tanneries, on aquatic life i.e. fish. Readers will learn about the impacts of untreated effluents that find its way into potable water bodies, rivers and lakes. A detailed analysis of the morphological and reproductive responses of fish to Chromium VI, a carcinogen and hazardous metal, will be provided.  Particular attention



is given to the effects of these effluents on the guppy, a fish used for the biological control of malaria. Students and researchers in environmental science, biology, ecology, marine and freshwater sciences will find the book most appealing. Freshwater ecologists working in the field and managers responsible for the protection and monitoring of natural areas will also find this book interesting.