Effect of Organophosphate Pesticides on The Oxygen Consumption of A Freshwater Leech, Hirudo Birmanica (Blanchard)

Authors(3) :-Vijay J. Kharat, S. D. Shelar, Nilesh B. Pakhare

The present study was conducted to track changes in the rate of oxygen consumption freshwater leech Hirudo birmanica exposed to sublethal concentration of malathion (0.98 ppm at 96 h) and monocrotophos (1.2 ppm at 96 h). The gradual depletion was observed in oxygen consumption rate after initial couple of hours.

Authors and Affiliations

Vijay J. Kharat
Department of Zoology, L. B. S. Sr. College, Partur, Tq. Partur, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra, India
S. D. Shelar
Department of Zoology, L. B. S. Sr. College, Partur, Tq. Partur, Dist. Jalna, Maharashtra, India
Nilesh B. Pakhare
Department of Zoology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

Hirudo birmanica, Malathion, Monocrotophos, Oxygen consumption.

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Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 8 | May-June 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-06-30
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 685-688
Manuscript Number : IJSRST1848235
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Vijay J. Kharat, S. D. Shelar, Nilesh B. Pakhare, " Effect of Organophosphate Pesticides on The Oxygen Consumption of A Freshwater Leech, Hirudo Birmanica (Blanchard)", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 8, pp.685-688, May-June-2018.
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