Concentration of Heavy Metals (Copper and Lead) in Channa punctatus and Wallago attu with Special Reference to Upper Lake of Bhopal
Mangla Raibole¹ and Y. P. Singh²¹Department of Zoology, Regional Institute of Education Shyamla Hills NCERT Bhopal India.
²Jawahar Lal Nehru PG College Shyamlla Hills, Bhopal - 462 003 India.
Abstract: The aim of present investigation is to assess the concentration of heavy metals (Pollutants) copper and lead in fish samples of (Channa punctatus and Wallago attu) by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS).The lower Concentration of copper and lead is determined about 2.0 mg/kg and 0.2 mg/kg in Channa punctatus respectively and The lower Concentration of copper and lead is determined about 2.2 mg/kg and 0.4 mg/kg in Wallago attu respectively from the site of khano gaon ,this site not contain any agriculture waste. The higher concentration of copper is about 3.5mg/kg and lead is determined 1.4mg/kg in Channa punctatus, and in Wallago attu copper is about 3.5mg/kg and lead is present 1.5mg/kg respectively the site of Beta Gaon these two sites belong to Upper Lake of Bhopal. Author determined the Upper Lake of Bhopal. The lower and higher concentration of copper and lead in Channa punctatus and Wallago attu The. high load of pollutant in Beta Gaon site which is received rural and agriculture waste it is main caused of pollution this area used by fisher man for the catching of fishes .
Keywords: Copper and lead; concentration; freshwater fish; ecosystem; consumers Back to TOC