The Destructive Effects Cu (II) on Various Organs of Wistar Rats

Abstract

Heavy metal pollution in wastewater is always a serious environmental problem, because heavy metals cannot be degraded and can accumulate in living tissue. Cu (II) can cause poisoning and impairing various organs. This study aims to investigate the effect of induction of Cu (II) ions on the organs of rats. In this study the rats are injected by 1000 mg/L Cu (II). After 5 hours, these three rats’ blood were taken in each organ, observes rats’ organs. In the observation, the rats’ organs were accumulated by Cu (II) include Lungs (332.5 x 10−4 mg/g), Heart (319.9 x 10−4 mg/g), and Kidneys (1103.8 x 10−4 mg/g). The distribution of Cu (II) accumulation looks unevenly where the lowest concentration is found in the Lungs and the highest concentration is found in the kidneys. The damage of organs are very dangerous which can lead to various health problem. Further studies are needed to investigate some disease which are releated to the organs’ damage due to accumulation of Cu (II).