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Research and Reviews : Journal of Veterinary Science and Technology

Toxicity of Alpha-Cypermethrin on Fish

  1. Pallabi Mohanta
  2. Chandan Sarkar

Abstract

Alpha-cypermethrin is a type II synthetic pyrethroid. Synthetic pyrethroids are used extensively for the control of insect pest and public health purpose. A fresh water fish was exposed to lethal concentration and sub lethal concentration of alpha-cypermethrin, respectively to observe the enzyme activity in functionally two different tissues—gills and liver. The present article focusses on non-target organism in fresh water environment and critically evaluates the toxicity of these pyrethroids in terms of growth inhibition, neurotoxicity, effect of reproductive physiology, enzymatic dysfunction, haematological alterations, metabolic disorders and tissue damage.

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