EFFECT OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE OF SPECKLED PRAWN, METAPENAEUS MONOCEROS (FABRICIUS) TO NAPHTHALENE


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Authors

  • Nandini V Deshmukh Department of Zoology, Kirti College, Dadar, Bombay - 400 028
  • Vasant B Masurekar The Institute of Science, Bombay - 400 032

Abstract

Naphthalene, the most toxic constituent of petroleum hydrocarbon was selected as a pollutant to
study the effects on survival of speckled prawn, Metapenaeus monoceros which is one of the commercially
important species of edible prawns. The prawns were exposed to different concentrations of naphthalene
by employing static bioassay procedure for 1 to 8 week period. Adverse effects on survival in M. monoceros
were found to be directly related to the concentration of naphthalene used. Mortality rates thus
obtained served as index of the effects of chronic exposure to different naphthalene concentrations on the
survival of the animals.

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Author Biographies

  • Nandini V Deshmukh, Department of Zoology, Kirti College, Dadar, Bombay - 400 028
    Department of Zoology, Kirti College, Dadar, Bombay - 400 028
  • Vasant B Masurekar, The Institute of Science, Bombay - 400 032
    The Institute of Science, Bombay - 400 032

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Vol. 35 No. 3 (1988)

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How to Cite

Deshmukh, N. V., & Masurekar, V. B. (2011). EFFECT OF CHRONIC EXPOSURE OF SPECKLED PRAWN, METAPENAEUS MONOCEROS (FABRICIUS) TO NAPHTHALENE. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 35(3), 226-228. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/10711