Cytogenetic and Tissue Toxicity by Synthetic Sindoor in Fresh Water Catfish Heteropneustes Fossilis

摘要: Heavy metals are known to be persistent in the aquatic environment and gradually accumulate magnify through process as bioaccumulation biomagnifications. Vermillion, also called Sindoor, a traditional cosmetic of Hindu married women has lead mercury heavy that toxicity animals. Plenty synthetic sindoor used idol immersion finally reaches higher levels food chain can harmful. Our present study was an attempt determine possibility fresh water catfish Heteropneustes fossilis induced by sindoor. The revealed chromosomal aberrations tissue fishes treated with doses However, no such observations were noted at lower doses.