<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Environmental contaminants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, are the most important toxic compounds of aquatic habitats. Heavy metals enter the aquatic environments via natural and anthropogenic pathways while the only source of pesticides is the anthropogenic usage of different types of pesticides including fungicide, insecticide and herbicide. Fish larvae and fingerlings are the most vulnerable life stages of fish which could be severely affected by pesticides as non-target organisms as well as by heavy metal pollution. The most important tissues affected by these pollutants are the gill, kidney and liver. Histopathological alterations of these vital organs could affect the survival rate, biological activities, osmoregulation, reproduction, buoyancy, etc., which finally could lead to failures in stock recruitment and population changes.</p></abstract>

Environmental contaminants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, are the most important toxic compounds of aquatic habitats. Heavy metals enter the aquatic environments via natural and anthropogenic pathways while the only source of pesticides is the anthropogenic usage of different types of pesticides including fungicide, insecticide and herbicide. Fish larvae and fingerlings are the most vulnerable life stages of fish which could be severely affected by pesticides as non-target organisms as well as by heavy metal pollution. The most important tissues affected by these pollutants are the gill, kidney and liver. Histopathological alterations of these vital organs could affect the survival rate, biological activities, osmoregulation, reproduction, buoyancy, etc., which finally could lead to failures in stock recruitment and population changes.

Effects of Environmental Pollution on Fish: A Short Review

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Environmental contaminants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, are the most important toxic compounds of aquatic habitats. Heavy metals enter the aquatic...

Effects of Environmental Pollution on Fish: A Short Review

Published Online: Mar 20, 2017

Page range: 49 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2017-0005

Keywords
heavy metals, herbicide, gill, kidney, liver, histopathology

© 2017 Zahra Khoshnood, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of Environmental Pollution on Fish: A Short Review

Published Online: Mar 20, 2017

Page range: 49 - 60

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/trser-2017-0005

Keywordsheavy metals, herbicide, gill, kidney, liver, histopathology

© 2017 Zahra Khoshnood, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
heavy metals, herbicide, gill, kidney, liver, histopathology