Mutagenicity of Fish-Raising Water Containing Effluent / 环境与健康杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To study the mutagenicity of fish-raising water containing effluent. Methods The niuta-genieities of water samples from waste water canal, the fish-raising water(fish-pond water) treated by presedimenta-tion in oxidation tank were detected using micronucleus test of vicia faba root tip cells. The micronucleus test of peripheral red blood cells was carried out among fish raised in water containing effluent. The water samples and fish collected from reservoir as controls. Results The micronucleus test of vicia faba root tip cells showed that the micronucleus rates in treated fish-pond water and waste water were significantly higher than those of negative control group (distilled water) (P 0.05) . The frequencies of micronucleus in peripheral red blood cells of fish raised in treated fish-pond water were significantly higher than those of fish raised in reservior water (P