Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead (Channidae) in Bangladesh.

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Main Authors: Parvez, Imran, Ahmed, Sharmin, Tasnim, Nazifa, Pervin, Rubaiya, Alam, Md Ashraful, Khan, Md Nasir, Ara, Yeasmin, Rashid, Harunur, Pradit, Siriporn
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author Parvez, Imran
Ahmed, Sharmin
Tasnim, Nazifa
Pervin, Rubaiya
Alam, Md Ashraful
Khan, Md Nasir
Ara, Yeasmin
Rashid, Harunur
Pradit, Siriporn
author_facet Parvez, Imran
Ahmed, Sharmin
Tasnim, Nazifa
Pervin, Rubaiya
Alam, Md Ashraful
Khan, Md Nasir
Ara, Yeasmin
Rashid, Harunur
Pradit, Siriporn
Parvez, Imran
Ahmed, Sharmin
Tasnim, Nazifa
Pervin, Rubaiya
Alam, Md Ashraful
Khan, Md Nasir
Ara, Yeasmin
Rashid, Harunur
Pradit, Siriporn
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead (Channidae) in Bangladesh. Parvez, Imran Ahmed, Sharmin Tasnim, Nazifa Pervin, Rubaiya Alam, Md Ashraful Khan, Md Nasir Ara, Yeasmin Rashid, Harunur Pradit, Siriporn Heavy metal bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms of open water aquatic ecosystems was detected globally, including Bangladesh. This study evaluated the hypothesis of whether heavy metal contamination in aquatic habitats impacts fish growth and reproduction using wild as an experimental animal. The growth and reproductive health of a wild freshwater fish, , collected from five freshwater habitats, were assayed with heavy metal bioaccumulation. Atomic absorption spectrometry detected the bioaccumulation of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) in the muscle of . Cd, Cr, and Pb concentrations were the highest in the specimen collected from the Turag River and the lowest in the Dharla River. The highest concentration of Hg was found in specimens collected from the Karatoya River (0.093 ± 0.004 mg/kg). The length-weight relationship and condition factor of indicated a negative allometric growth pattern (
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spellingShingle Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead (Channidae) in Bangladesh.
Parvez, Imran
Ahmed, Sharmin
Tasnim, Nazifa
Pervin, Rubaiya
Alam, Md Ashraful
Khan, Md Nasir
Ara, Yeasmin
Rashid, Harunur
Pradit, Siriporn
Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead (Channidae) in Bangladesh. Parvez, Imran Ahmed, Sharmin Tasnim, Nazifa Pervin, Rubaiya Alam, Md Ashraful Khan, Md Nasir Ara, Yeasmin Rashid, Harunur Pradit, Siriporn Heavy metal bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms of open water aquatic ecosystems was detected globally, including Bangladesh. This study evaluated the hypothesis of whether heavy metal contamination in aquatic habitats impacts fish growth and reproduction using wild as an experimental animal. The growth and reproductive health of a wild freshwater fish, , collected from five freshwater habitats, were assayed with heavy metal bioaccumulation. Atomic absorption spectrometry detected the bioaccumulation of cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) in the muscle of . Cd, Cr, and Pb concentrations were the highest in the specimen collected from the Turag River and the lowest in the Dharla River. The highest concentration of Hg was found in specimens collected from the Karatoya River (0.093 ± 0.004 mg/kg). The length-weight relationship and condition factor of indicated a negative allometric growth pattern (
title Heavy metal contamination in freshwater habitats impairs the growth and reproductive health of wild spotted snakehead (Channidae) in Bangladesh.
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40028566/