Toxicity of neem pesticides on a fresh water loach, Lepidocephalichthys guntea (Hamilton Buchanan) of Darjeeling district in West Bengal

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Mondal, Debashri ^a   Barat, Sudip ^a   Mukhopadhyay, M K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH BENGAL   (India)

^b ICAR CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Lepidocephalichthys guntea; Neem pesticides; Tea gardens; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CHLORIDE ION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; FRESH WATER; PESTICIDE;

ABNORMALITY; BIOASSAY; BIOPESTICIDE; BODY MASS; CYPRINID; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY;

ALKALINITY; ARTICLE; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; LEPIDOCEPHALICHTHYS GUNTEA; NONHUMAN; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER HARDNESS;

ASIA; DARJEELING; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COBITIDAE; LEPIDOCEPHALUS GUNTEA;

EID: 33846666569     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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