Abstract
Plasma osmolality was found to be the most responsive blood parameter with respect to inorganic mercury intoxication. This preceded changes in other blood parameters when Oreochromis aureus (Steindachner) was exposed to 0.1 ppm and 0.5 ppm mercury. 0.5 ppm mercury caused elevated leucocyte and erythrocyte counts within 24 hr. 0.1 ppm mercury did not produce these effects over 24 hr. 0.1 ppm mercury, however, resulted in decreased MCV (mean corpuscular volume) and increased MCHC (mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration) after an exposure of 1 week.
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