Department of Biotechnology and Biochemistry, Sardar Bhagwan Singh University. Uttarakhand
ZnPT is widely used as active ingredients in anti-dandruff shampoos or as additive in cosmetics and dermatitis treatment. It is discharged into the aquatic environment with civilian waste water. This study investigates the effect of zinc pyrithione on the hematology of fresh water snow trout known as Schizothorax niger at sub-lethal level. Investigation revealed the hematological alterations in fresh water fish. The Zinc pyrithione caused a mean decrease of Hematocrit, Haemoglobin, Mean Corpuscular Haemoglobin. Increase in Erythrocytes increased was recorded. Leucocytes showed elevated pattern unlike Erythrocytes. The MCV and MCH also varied significantly. On the basis of these findings, it may be concluded that the zinc pyrithione has strong influence on the hematological parameters of Schizothorax niger.