Physiological and Biochemical Effects of Insecticides on Catla catla from Freshwater Ecosystems: A Biomarker-Based Monitoring System for Yeldari Reservoir, Maharashtra
Agricultural insecticides reach freshwater reservoirs through runoff, drainage, leaching and accidental discharge, and fish are exposed continuously through gills, skin and diet. Catla catla (Hamilton), an Indian major carp of high economic and ecological value, is a suitable sentinel species for such contamination. Th...