Influence of cadmium on hematological indicators of carp

The article is devoted to the assessment of the toxic effects of cadmium acetate on fish. The research topic is relevant, since heavy metals, and especially cadmium, are ones of the most dangerous pollutants for the aquatic environment. After the emission of the already used water by the electricity-power plants into the reservoirs of circulating water, a sharp increase in the maximum permitted concentrations of heavy substances can be observed often, which act on hydrobionts for a rather short period of time. That is why, modeling this effect is necessary to study the effects of heavy metals. The aim of the assay was to study the hematological parameters of carp after exposure to various concentrations of cadmium acetate. During the experiment, 5 groups of fish were formed - 1 control group (10 fish), 4 experimental groups - 10 fish each. The experimental groups of fish were exposed in a solution of cadmium acetate (Cd (CH3COO) 2) with concentrations of 0.05 mg / l, 0.5 mg / l, 5 mg / l, 50 mg / l (exceeding the maximum permissible concentration of cadmium for fisheries in 10, 100, 1000 and 10000 times respectively). We have investigated: the erythrocyte sedimentation rate, the number of red blood cells in the blood and the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood. During the study, the authors noted an increase in the erythrocyte sedimentation rate due to the formation of conglomerates of blood cells with plasma proteins, as well as a decrease in the number of red blood cells due to the toxic effect of cadmium acetate. A decrease in the concentration of hemoglobin in the blood was also observed, probably associated with a decrease in the number of red blood cells due to their lysis. With an increase in the concentration of the metal under study, there is a significant increase in ESR, a decrease in the level of hemoglobin and the number of red blood cells.

токсикоз, тяжелые металлы, кадмий, карп, гематология, toxicosis, heavymetals, cadmium, carp, hematology

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