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Volume 18 No 5 (2020)
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A Review of the Effect of Water Pollution on the Biochemistry of Fishes
P. Jasmin Lena and S. Maneemegalai
Abstract
Industrialization and growth of human population have led to a progressive deterioration in the
quality of the earth environment. The aquatic habitat is polluted by xenobiotic compounds released
by industrial, agricultural and urban activities. Environmental pollution can cause poisoning, disease
and even death of fish and the accumulation of different pollutants on biological tissues. The
absorption of heavy metal elements of various biological tissues caused alteration in haematological
parameters, generated reactive oxygen species, altered genetic and protein components along with
many biological markers. Consumption of toxicant accumulated fishes for longer duration might be
detrimental to human health.
Keywords
Pollution, Fishes, Haematology, Reactive oxygen species, Proteins, Genetic materials
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