Monday, June 9, 2008

Pathological effects of heavy metal water pollutants on Animals

Pathological effects of heavy metal water pollutants on Animals
1.MercuryAbdominal pain, headache, diarrhoea, hemolysis, chest pain.
2.Lead Anaemia, vomiting, loss of appetite, convulsions, damage of brain, liver and kidney.
3.Arsenic Disturbed peripheral circulation, mental disturbance, liver cirrhosis, hyperkeratosis, lung cancer, ulcers in gastro intestinal tract and kidney damage.
4.Cadmium Diarrhoea, growth retardation, bone deformation, kidney damage, testicular atrophy, anaemia, injury of central nervous system and liver, hypertension.
5.Copper Hypertension, uremia, coma, sporadic fever.
6.Barium Excessive salivation, vomiting, diarrhoea, paralysis, colic pain.
7.Zinc Vomiting, renal damage, cramps.
8.Selenium Damage of liver, kidney and spleen, fever, nervousness, vomiting, low blood pressure, blindness, and even death.
9.Hexavalent chromiumNephritis, gastro-intestinal ulceration, diseases in central nervous system, cancer.
10.Cobalt Diarrhoea, low blood pressure, lung irritation, bone deformities, paralysis.

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