Journal or Publishing Institution: Medycyna Weterynaryjna
Study: https://www.cabdirect.org/cabdirect/abstract/20002221384
Author(s): Sopinska, A., Grochola, A. and Niezgoda, J.
Article Type: Report
Record ID: 2186
Abstract: The effects of sublethal concentrations of Roundup [glyphosate] (4, 6, 8 mg/litre) in water on non-specific immunity and the liver and kidneys was investigated in 120 healthy carp weighing 60-80 g. Non-specific immunity, phagocytic activity of blood and kidney neutrophils and macrophages, and lysozyme level all decreased during the experiment. Histopathology revealed degenerative changes of the liver and kidneys. Changes in the liver were characterized by oedema, vacuolar degeneration and focal fibrosis. In kidneys, degenerative changes related to tubular cells were noted, as well as necrosis of haemopoietic tissue and focal fibrosis. It is concluded that Roundup is toxic to carp.
Keywords: aquatic animals, aquatic organisms, degeneration, fibrosis, glyphosate, herbicides, histopathology, immune response, immunity, kidneys, liver, renal function, toxicity
Citation: Sopinska, A., Grochola, A. and Niezgoda, J., 2000. Influence of water polluted with herbicide Roundap on the organism of fish. Medycyna Weterynaryjna, 56(9), pp.593-597.
