With the wide spread use of synthetic detergents for household purpose, it is inevitable that these compounds would find their way into rivers and ponds. The effect of detergents on tissue of different fishes have been studied by Abel (1974) and Bromage et al. (1976). Gills, a primary site of osmoregulation, as well as respiration, may be highly vulnerable to lesions because they are in immedia...

Food safety is currently a serious concern due to the health risks associated with food intake, particularly heavy metal contamination. Therefore, present study was conducted investigate metals concentration in water and fishes collected from Hakaluki haor, Bangladesh. Three important fish species, Labeo rohita, Cirrhinus cirrhosis, calbasu, together samples, were analyzed for (Pb, Cr, Cd), res...