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<p>Pesticides and heavy metals are considered as potent contaminants in aquatic environment. Both contaminants are sourced into the aquatic ecosystems by various types of anthropogenic as well as natural practices. Such types of aquatic contamination drastically affect the normal activity of associated living organisms particularly fish. Both the pesticides and heavy metals toxicity cause several negative effects on fish growth, physiology, immune response, reproduction, embryonic and larval development as well as different histopathology of major organs including fish gill, kidney, liver, gonads, and intestine. Besides, the consumption of contaminated fish possess serious health concern to associated consumers. Considering these serious issues, the current review is designed to investigate the toxic effects of pesticides and heavy metals on different aspects of fishes along with their possible sources, major types, and mode of action as well as role of medicinal herbs to mitigate their toxicity.</p>
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Pesticides and heavy metals are considered as potent contaminants in aquatic environment. Both contaminants are sourced into the aquatic ecosystems by various types of anthropogenic as well as natural practices. Such types of aquatic contamination drastically affect the normal activity of associated living organisms particularly fish. Both the pesticides and heavy metals toxicity cause several negative effects on fish growth, physiology, immune response, reproduction, embryonic and larval development as well as different histopathology of major organs including fish gill, kidney, liver, gonads, and intestine. Besides, the consumption of contaminated fish possess serious health concern to associated consumers. Considering these serious issues, the current review is designed to investigate the toxic effects of pesticides and heavy metals on different aspects of fishes along with their possible sources, major types, and mode of action as well as role of medicinal herbs to mitigate their toxicity.

Pesticides and heavy metal toxicity in fish and possible remediation – a review

Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources

Department of Basic Sciences, Sanandaj Branch

Department of Natural Resources, Fishery Group

Annals of Animal Science

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Pesticides and heavy metals are considered as potent contaminants in aquatic environment. Both contaminants are sourced into the aquatic ecosystems by various...

Pesticides and heavy metal toxicity in fish and possible remediation – a review

Publié en ligne: 24 janv. 2024

Pages: -

Reçu: 31 mai 2023

Accepté: 14 déc. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2024-0012

Mots clés
pesticide, heavy metal, contamination, fish, remediation

© 2023 Hamed Ghafarifarsani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Pesticides and heavy metal toxicity in fish and possible remediation – a review

Publié en ligne: 24 janv. 2024

Pages: -

Reçu: 31 mai 2023

Accepté: 14 déc. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aoas-2024-0012

Mots cléspesticide, heavy metal, contamination, fish, remediation

© 2023 Hamed Ghafarifarsani et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
pesticide, heavy metal, contamination, fish, remediation