Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education
Open Access

Abstract

Water and soil pollution is inherited through the uncontrolled and indiscriminate discharge of pollutants from domestic, commercial and industrial sources into water bodies. This is visible everywhere and the water pollution problem is progressively mounting in our country. The present investigation was carried out to study the toxic effects of non treated sludge leachate from textile and dye industries treated in Sanganer, Rajasthan on lactation, weaning and neonatal growth in mice. Two groups of ten pregnant Swiss albino mice each were given sludge leachate of 0.1% and 0.01% dilution with water ad libitum from 15th day of gestation till lactation and weaning to cover the critical period of growth. Weight gain of the dams, Weight gained by the neonates, sex ratio, viability index, growth index, weaning index were recorded and external malformations examined. Maternal toxicity due to sludge leachate was evident by significant reduction in body weight gain, substantial loss of body fur and restlessness. Neonatal toxicity was evident by decreased average body weight gain, reduced viability index and weaning index accompanied with retarded growth and vigorous neck movement. Keywords: leachate, neonates, viability index, weaning index, and growth index.

Biography

Dr. Himani Tiwari has completed her PhD at the age of 25 years from Rajasthan University and guided 7 students for Mphil course from Madurai Kamraj University. She completed her MBA in 2008.She has teaching experience of 12 years(10 teaching and 2 research), she has been awarded National gold Medal from Academy of Environmental Biology BRPM, the youngest Scientist award for the year 2002, received another National award from Academy of innovative research in Principal Investigator in DST student project entitled ?Assessment of teratogenecity and embryotoxicity of sludge from Sanganer tie-die industries, in Swiss Albino mice? in 2009, Published 2 papers and 7 abstracts in reputed journals and serving as an water and Sanitation Specialist in Health of Urban Poor Project aided by USAID.