Background: Adverse effects caused by the synthetic pesticides has forced scientists to develop an alternative against the synthetic pesticides. Therefore, it has come a boon to mankind in the form of neem tree having secondary metabolites showing pesticidal properties which is in use since many years. Like neem tree, there has been research done on karanja plant, and its secondary metabolite karanjin has been found to possess good pesticidal properties. Comet assay or alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis (SCG) was performed in fish Cyprinus carpio after exposure to sub-lethal concentration (0.28 ppm) of karanjin. The assay was carried out in the gill, liver, kidney, and blood. The total DNA content in each tissue was also estimated using Nano Drop. Results: The present study clearly shows that though karanjin is a derived secondary metabolite from plant, it is capable of producing genotoxicity in common carp. As the days of sub-lethal exposure increased, all the four tissues showed decrease in total DNA content which was directly proportional to the formation of DNA comet tails. Conclusion: The use of any kind of plant metabolites in the agriculture and aquaculture farms should be monitored well.
Particulate and gaseous emissions from intensive poultry facilities are major public and environmental health concern. The present study was aimed at exploratory monitoring of particulate matter (PM) and gaseous concentrations in controlled-environment facilities using low-cost sensors in Lahore, Pakistan. The indoors and outdoors of 18 broiler houses, grouped into three categories based on the age of birds: group I (1-20 days), group II (21-30 days) group III (31-40 days) were examined. Low-cost sensors Dylos 1700 and Aeroquals 500 series with different gas sensor heads were used to monitor PM and different gases such as nitrogen dioxide (NO2), hydrogen sulphide (H2S), carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) respectively. Overall, the mean PM and gaseous concentrations increased with the age and activity of birds as compared with the non-activity time of birds. Statistically significant differences were observed in all measured parameters among the groups. The negative correlation between indoor and outdoor environments for PM and gas concentrations at some broiler houses demonstrates the contribution of additional sources to emissions in outdoor environments. The findings contribute to our knowledge of temporal characteristics of particulate and gaseous concentrations from poultry facilities particularly in Pakistan and generally to the capability of using low-cost sensors to evaluate emissions from such facilities.
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