Biological significance of ( sup 14 C)phenol accumulation in different organs of a murrel, Channa punctatus, and the common carp, Cyprinus carpio

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Biomedical and Environmental Sciences; (USA)

OSTI ID:6267458

Mukherjee, D; Bhattacharya, S; Kumar, V; Moitra, J ^[1]

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1. Visva-Bharati Univ., Santiniketan (India)

Phenol, a ubiquitous component of industrial effluents, is a common pollutant of water resources and a serious threat to fish. The present work demonstrates that a significant amount of phenol is retained by various tissues of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio, and the snake-headed murrel, Channa punctatus. The rate of ({sup 14}C)phenol accumulation was higher carp than in the murrel. It is suggested that retention of phenol in the brain and ovary may seriously affect the reproductive potential of the fish.

• OSTI ID: 6267458
• Journal Information: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences; (USA), Journal Name: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences; (USA) Vol. 3:3; ISSN 0895-3988; ISSN BESCE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
DISTRIBUTION
FISHES
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
METABOLISM
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHENOL
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
SENSITIVITY
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TRACER TECHNIQUES
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION