title: Hematological effects of textile mill effluent on freshwater fish Oreochromis mossambicus (Trewaves).
abstract: O. mossambicus was exposed to sublethal concentrations of a textile mill effluent to study the hematological changes as a function of feeding/starvation, aeration/non-aeration and concentration. Increase in concentration produced a dose dependent increase in RBCs (0.87 x 10(6) to 1.63 x 10(6)/mm3), WBCs (0.070 x 10(6) to 0.520 x 10(6)/mm3), hemoglobin (3.7 to 5.6%) and hematocrit (9.0 to 12.3%) and a decrease in MCV (111.8 to 88.2 microns 3), MCHC (41.05 to 31.35%) and MCH (44.2 to 33.9 pg).
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Haniffa
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Vijayarani
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count; D005399:Fishes / Q000097:blood*; D006400:Hematocrit; D007220:Industrial Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013783:Textile Industry; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D007220:Industrial Waste; D014873:Water Pollutants