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)

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)

Mycotoxins

Download PPT:Mycotoxins

Video link1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT4RFqPJMxs

Session 15 (Theory)

Bacterial Toxins

Download PPT:bacterial toxins

Video link:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjm5mjBVceo

Session 16 (Theory)

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

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Our Main Teachers

Mr Zahoor Mushtaq

Assistant Professor
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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.

Tasok Leya

Assistant professor
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