Sublethal ammonia exposure of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus L.): Effects on gill, liver and kidney histology

Chemosphere

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1355-1358

  Benli, Aysel Çaǧlan Karasu ^a   Köksal, Gülten ^b   Özkul, Ayhan ^b  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Nile tilapia; Oreochromis niloticus; Sublethal ammonia exposure

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; HISTOLOGY; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

AMMONIA CONCENTRATIONS; NILE TILAPIA; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA;

AMMONIA; CICHLID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SUBLETHAL EFFECT;

AMMONIA TOXICITY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; GILL; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HISTOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPEREMIA; KIDNEY; LAMELLAR BODY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; SWELLING; TELANGIECTASIA; TILAPIA; TOXICITY;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; GILLS; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPEREMIA; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; LIVER; TEMPERATURE;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 46149083696     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.04.037     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. APHA, 1975. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater, 14th ed. Washington, APHA, USA, p. 1134.
2. Benli A.C.K., and Köksal G. The acute toxicity of ammonia on tilapia (O. niloticus L.) larvae and fingerlings. T. J. Vet. Animal Sci. 29 (2005) 339-344
3. Cardoso E.L., Garcia H.C., Ferrira R.M.A., and Poli C.R. Morphological changes in the gills of Lophiosilurus alexandri exposed to un-ionized ammonia. J. Fish Biol. 49 (1996) 778-787
4. Daud, S.K., Hasbollah, D., Law, A.T., 1988. Effects of unionized ammonia on red tilapia (O. mossambicus×O. niloticus hybrid), In: The Second International Symposium on Tilapia in Aquaculture, Bangkok, Thailand. 15, pp. 411-413.
5. Dosdat A., Ruyet J.P., Coves D., Dutto G., Gasset E., Roux A., and Lemarie G. Effect of chronic exposure to ammonia on growth, food utilization and metabolism of the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Aqua. Living Resour. 16 (2003) 509-520
6. El-Shafai S.A., El-Gohary F.A., Nasr F.A., Steen N.P., and Gijzen H.J. Chronic ammonia toxicity to duckweed-fed tilapia (O. niloticus). Aquaculture 232 (2004) 117-127
7. EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency), 1998. Update of Ambient Water Quality Criteria for Ammonia, United States Environmental Protection Agency, USA, pp. 52-107; 822-R-98-008.
8. Flis J. Anatomicohistopathological changes induced in carp by ammonia water. I. Toxic concentrations. II Sublethal concentrations. Acta Hydrobiol. 10 (1968) 205-238
9. Hargreaves J.A., and Kucuk S. Effects of diel un-ionized ammonia fluctuations on juvenile hybrid striped bass, channel catfish and blue tilapia. Aquaculture 195 (2001) 163-181
10. Hasan M.R., and Machintosh D.J. Acute toxicity of ammonia to common carp fry. Aquaculture 54 (1986) 97-107
11. Haywood G.P. Ammonia toxicity in teleost fish: a review. Can. Tech. Rep. Fish Aqua. Sci. 1177 (1983) 1-35
12. Hawkes, J.W., 1980. The effects of xenobiotics on fish tissues: morphological studies federation proceedings. 39, pp. 3230-3236.
13. Hinton, D.E., Lauren, D.J., 1990. Integrative histopathological approaches to detecting effects of environmental stressors on fishes. American Fisheries Society Symposium 8, pp. 51-65.
14. Kirk R.S., and Lewis J.W. An evaluation of pollutant induced changes in the gills of rainbow trout using scanning electron microscopy. Environ. Technol. 14 (1993) 577-585
15. Knoph M.B., and Olsen Y.A. Subacute toxicity of ammonia to Atlantic salmon (S. salar L.) in seawater: effects on water and salt balance, plasma cortisol and plasma ammonia levels. Aquat. Toxicol. 30 (1994) 295-310
16. Knoph M.B., and Thorud K. Toxicity of ammonia to Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in seawater-effects on plasma osmolality, ion, ammonia, urea and glucose levels and hematological parameters. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 113 (1996) 375-381
17. Kucuk, S., 1999. The effect of diel un-ionised ammonia fluctuation on juvenile hybrid striped bass, channel catfish and tilapia. Master thesis. Mississippi State University, Mississippi, USA.
18. Larmoyeux J.D., and Piper R.G. Effects of water reuse on rainbow trout in hatcheries. Prog. Fish Cult. 35 (1973) 2-8
19. Lemarie G., Dosdat A., Coves D., Dutto G., Gasset E., and Ruyet J.P. Effect of chronic ammonia exposure on growth of European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax) juveniles. Aquaculture 229 (2004) 471-491
20. Malik E.Z., Gyore K., and Olah J. Effect of ammonia on gill tissues of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Aquacultura Hungarica. 5 (1986) 97-105
21. Mallatt J. Fish gill structural changes induced by toxicants and other irritants: A Statistical Review. Can. J. Fish Aqua. Sci. 42 (1985) 630-648
22. Meade J.W. Allowable ammonia for fish culture. Prog. Fish Cult. 47 (1985) 135-145
23. Metcalfe, C.D., 1998. Toxicopathic responses to organic compounds, In: Leatherland, J.F., Woo, P.T.K. (Eds.), Fish diseases and disorders vol. 2, Non-infectious disorders, CABI, pp. 133-162.
24. Mitchell S.J., and Cech J.J. Ammonia caused gill damage in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus): confounding effects of residual chlorine. Can. J. Fish. Aqua. Sci. 40 (1983) 242-247
25. Person Le Ruyet J., Boeuf G., Infante J.Z., Helgason S., and Roux A. Short-term physiological changes in turbot and seabream juveniles exposed to exogenous ammonia. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 119 2 (1998) 511-518
26. Person Le Ruyet J., Galland R., Rovx A.L., and Chartois H. Chronic ammonia toxicity in juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus). Aquaculture 154 (1997) 155-171
27. Person Le Ruyet J., Lamers A., Roux A., Severe A., Boeuf G., and Mayer-Gostan N. Long term ammonia exposure of turbot: effects of plasma parameters. J. Fish Biol. 62 (2003) 879-894
28. Randall D.J., and Tsui T.K.N. Ammonia toxicity in fish. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 45 (2002) 17-23
29. Redner B.D., and Stickney R.R. Acclimation to ammonia by Tilapia aurea. Trans. Am. Fish Soc. 108 (1979) 383-388
30. Roberts R.J. Fish Pathol. 3rd ed. (2001), W.B. Saunders, London p. 467
31. Ruffier P.J., Boyle W.C., and Kleinschmidt J.K. Short-term acute bioassays to evaluate ammonia toxicity and effluents standards. J. Water Pollut. Control Fed. 53 (1981) 367-377
32. Russo R.C., and Thurston R.V. Toxicity of ammonia, nitrite and nitrate to fishes. In: Brune E., and Tomasso J.R. (Eds). Aquaculture and Water Quality (1991), WAS Publication, Baton Rouge, USA 58-89
33. Salin D., and Williot P. Acute toxicity of ammonia to Siberian sturgeon (Acipencer baeri). In: Williot P. (Ed) (1991), Cemagref Publication, Acipenser 153-167
34. Svobodova, Z., Lloyd, R., Machova, J., 1993. Ammonia. Water quality and fish health. EIFAC Technical Paper. 54, pp. 11-16.
35. Thurston R.V., Russo R.C., and Smith C.E. Acute toxicity of ammonia and nitrite to cutthroat trout fry. Trans. Am. Fish Soc. 107 (1978) 361-368
36. Tomasso J.R. Toxicity of nitrogenous wastes to aquaculture animals. Rev. Fish Sci. 2 (1994) 291-314
37. Wajsbrot N., Gasith A., Diamant A., and Popper D.M. Chronic toxicity of ammonia to juvenile gilthead seabream Sparus aurata and related histopathological effects. J. Fish Biol. 42 (1993) 321-328
38. Weinstein D.I., and Kimmel E. Behavioral response of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) to ammonia stress. Aquaculture 165 (1998) 81-93