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Table 1 Physicochemical parameters (mean ± SE) of water in experimental Oreochromis niloticus groups

From: Ameliorative effect of selenium yeast supplementation on the physio-pathological impacts ofchronic exposure to glyphosate and or malathion in Oreochromis niloticus

Parameters

DO (mg L− 1)

pH

Temp

NH3 (mg L− 1)

NO3 (mg L− 1)

Hardness (mg L− 1)

Cl (mg L− 1)

Alkalinity (mg L− 1CaCo3)

G1

5.76 ± 0.08

8.64 ± 0.28

22.10 ± 0.32

0.038 ± 0.006

2.45 ± 0.68

158.01 ± 19.42

54.74 ± 1.58

26.76 ± 4.94

G2

5.86 ± 0.04

8.88 ± 0.04

22.05 ± 0.65

0.038 ± 0.003

3.27 ± 0.34

180.99 ± 9.71

56.62 ± 0.79

32.61 ± 2.47

G3

5.87 ± 0.05

8.54 ± 0.26

22.06 ± 0.32

0.034 ± 0.005

2.21 ± 0.63

151.13 ± 17.67

54.18 ± 1.44

25.00 ± 4.49

G4

5.88 ± 0.04

8.93 ± 0.04

22.28 ± 0.59

0.040 ± 0.004

3.39 ± 0.31

184.43 ± 8.84

56.90 ± 0.72

33.49 ± 2.24

G5

5.72 ± 0.07

8.52 ± 0.25

22.14 ± 0.30

0.033 ± 0.005

2.15 ± 0.60

149.41 ± 16.95

54.04 ± 1.38

24.57 ± 4.31

G6

5.89 ± 0.03

8.92 ± 0.03

22.34 ± 0.57

0.038 ± 0.006

3.42 ± 0.30

185.29 ± 8.47

56.97 ± 0.69

33.71 ± 2.15

G7

5.80 ± 0.02

8.78 ± 0.07

22.30 ± 0.75

0.036 ± 0.003

2.72 ± 0.19

165.31 ± 5.25

55.34 ± 0.43

28.62 ± 1.33

Permissible limits

≥5 (Lioyd 1992) 3–5 (Anita and Pooja 2013)

6–9 (Popma and Masser, 1999)

11–42 ° C (FAO, 2012)

0.05 (Lawson, 1995) 0.1 max. Tolerable level (Pillay and Kutty, 2005)

≤ 10 (Pillay and Kutty, 2005)

20–300 (Santhosh and Singh, 2007)

60 (Anita and Pooja, 2013)

5–500 (Lawson, 1995)

  1. Means at the same row are not statistically different
  2. G1 (negative control); G2 (2 mg L− 1 glyphosate); G3 (0.5 malathion mg L− 1); G4: (glyphosate 1.6 mg L− 1and malathion 0.3 L− 1). G5: (glyphosate 2 mg L− 1and SY 3.3 mg kg − 1), G6: (malathion 0.5 mgL− 1and SY 3.3 mg kg −1) and G7: (glyphosate 1.6 mgL− 1; malathion 0.3 mgL− 1and SY 3.3 mg kg − 1). SY: selenium yeast