Fish Toxicology
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Mr Zahoor Mushtaq
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Course Name : Fish Toxicology
Code(Credit) : FSHM 3105(1-1-0)
Programme Outcome
Course Objectives
- To learn the basic principles of general and aquatic toxicology, branches of toxicology, classification of poison and diagnosis of poisoning.
- To learn toxicokinetics, toxicodynamics, systemic toxicology and different types of toxins: phytotoxins, mycotoxins, bacterial toxins.
Course Outcomes
CO-1: Basic understanding of concepts in aquatic toxicology:PO1, PO5
CO-2: Knowledge about dyanamics of toxins and contaminants in aquatic environments: PO1, PO5
CO-3: Undersganding of drug toxicity in aquatic organisms: PO1, PO5
PO1:Knowledge enhancement: Enhanced knowledge onconcepts,essential facts, basics, principles and theories relating to fishery biology,biodiversity and aquatic environment, aquaculture, fish nutrition, fishphysiology, genetics and biotechnology, fish processing, fisheries engineering, fish microbiology, fishery extension, economics, andbiostatistics.
PO5:Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development.
Course Syllabus
Theory
General Toxicology:Definitions, Branches of Toxicology, Historical developments, Classification of poison. Types of poisoning- Toxicity testing - Chronocity factor, Untoward effects, Common causes, Diagnosis of poisoning, Factors modifying toxicity, Toxicokinetics, Toxicodynamics, General approaches to diagnosis and treatment of poisoning.
Systemic Toxicology:Toxicity caused by metal and non-metals, Phytotoxins- Toxic principles of various alkaloids and toxic plants, Drug toxicity and toxicity caused by agrochemicals. Mycotoxins, Bacterial toxins. Collections and dispatch of specimens in Toxicological cases, Toxicity of drugs in Aquaculture: Maximum Residual Limits (MRL) of various drugs and chemicals in fish Metabolism of toxic substances by aquatic organisms. Endocrine Disrupture Chemicals (EDC)
Practicals
Detection of heavy metal poisoning. Spot tests for metals. Group reaction for metals- Arsenic, Antimony, Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Zinc (Zn), Barium (Ba), Iron (Fe3+ ), Copper (Cu), Ammonia (ammonium ions) NH4+ Chloride (Cl-), Phosphate (P04) Sulphate (S04 ) Flouride (Fl-), Qualitative detection of Nitrite and Nitrate, Detection of hydrocyanic acid, Detection and Estimation of Mycotoxins, Test for detection of alkaloids, Estimation of LD5O and ED5O Demonstration of drug toxicity.
Suggested Readings-
- Bhat I.A. et al.,2021. Textbook on Fish Toxicology.Narendra Publishing House.ISBN: 9789390309320
- The Toxicology of Fishes-Rand G.M
- An Introduction to Aquatic Toxicology-Mikko Nikinmaa
- Fish Pathology -Ronald J. Roberts
Session Plan
Session 1 (Theory)
General Toxicology and Definitions
Dowload PPT: FT ppt-1
Video link1:General toxicology
Video link2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrmYmMMFBck
Session 2 (Theory)
Branches of Toxicology, Historical Developments
Download PPT:Branches of Toxicology
Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMIXlcTnvvQ
Session 3 (Theory)
Classification of Poisons, Types of Poisoning
Download PPT: Classification of poisons
Video link1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s-eJeFaa6w
Video link2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPSJOZGFrm4
Session 4 (Theory)
Toxicity Testing-Chronocity Factor
Download PPT:Toxicity Testing
Video link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LMD-HeXkSQ
Video link 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pm_beqYqgmU
Session 5 (Theory)
Common Causes, Diagnosis of poisoning
Download PPT:Diagnosis of poisoning
Video link 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjdhvWJitno
Session 6 (Theory)
General Approaches to Treatment and Diagnosis of Poisoning-Systemic Toxicology
Download PPT:Treatment of Poisonings
Video link1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzqPajRBEGM
Video link2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6y_pjjKApG4
Session 7 (Theory)
Collection and Dispatch of specimens in Toxicological Cases
Download PPT:collection and dispatching of samples
Session 8 (Theory)
Toxicity of Drugs in Aquaculture: MRL of Various Chemicals and Drugs in Fish
Pdf link: Drug toxicity
Video link 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5xvvhhHrmw
Video link 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrZ2bKIkEtk
Session 9 (Theory)
Toxicokinetics
Download PPT:Toxicokinetics
Video link 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQkGkQr9l-A
Video link2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TBuZDcnbl4
Video link3:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9i94Lnx_E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZG9i94Lnx_E
Session 10 (Theory)
Toxicodyanamics
Download PPT:Toxicodynamics
Video link1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K152EGSg5Y0
Video link2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYVPNROt4fc
Session 11 (Theory)
Toxicity Caused by Metals and Non-metals
Download PPT:Heavy metal toxity of fish
Session 12 (Theory)
Phytotoxins,Toxic Principles of Various Alkaloids and Toxic Plants
Pdf link:phytotoxins
Video link1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hDWpfB5iek
Video link 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36Bq7etIx9o
Session 13 (Theory)
Drug Toxicity and Toxicity Caused by Agrochemicals
Download PPT:Agrochemical Toxicity
Video link1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THHIdLFKrKY
Video link2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uE_925YDn2c
Session 14 (Theory)
Session 15 (Theory)
Bacterial Toxins
Download PPT:bacterial toxins
Video link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjm5mjBVceo
Session 16 (Theory)
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals
Download PPT:Endocrine disrupting chemicals
Video link1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svICP-L0NzE
Video link2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibfAF66JzFE
Session 17 (Theory)
Metabolism of Toxic Substances by Aquatic Organisms
Pdf link:Metabolism of pesticides
Video link 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8dguLjPXaY
Video link 2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMuYmTWiCqg
Session 18 (Practical)
Detection of heavy metal poisoning
Session 19 (Practical)
Spot tests for metals
Session 20 (Practical)
Groupp reaction for heavy metals-Arsenic, Antimony and Lead
Session 21 (Practical)
Group reaction for metals-Mercury and Zinc
Session 22 (Practical)
Group reaction for metals-Barium and Iron
Session 23 (Practical)
Group reaction for metals-Copper
Session 24 (Practical)
Ammonia, Chloride
Session 25 (Practical)
Phosphate, Sulphate , Flouride
Session 26 (Practical)
Qualitative detection of Nitrite and Nitrate
Session 27 (Practical)
Estimation of free carbon dioxide in water
Session 28 (Practical)
Detection of Hydrocyanic acid
Session 29 (Practical)
Detection and Estimation of mycotoxins
Session 30 (practical)
Test for detection of alkaloids
Session 31 (Practical)
Estimation of LD50 and ED50
Session 32 (Practical)
Demonstration of drug toxicity
Session 33 (Practical)
Biosafety of drugs
E-Content
e-course link:http://ecoursesonline.iasri.res.in/course/view.php?id=373
Refrence book:AnIntroductiontoAquaticToxicology-2014
Review Paper:Toxicolgy paper
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Our Main Teachers
Mr Zahoor Mushtaq is working as Assistant Professor in school of fisheries at Centurion University of Technology and management. He has completed BFSc from SKUAST-Kashmir and MFSc in Aquatic Animal Health Management from ICAR-CIFE, Mumbai. His research interests are fish pathology , immunology and molecular biology.
