Effect of paper industry leachate on various serological indices and serum proteins

Background & Aims: Pulp and paper industry consumes more resources as compared to any other industry around the globe. The toxicity of waste water (leachate) resulting from paper processing has become a serious issue now a days. So, current research was aimed to assess various toxic aspects of pulp and paper industry waste water. Methods/Study design: Study design involved the division of Wistar rats (n = 5) of about 245 ± 5 g in three groups viz, Control group (4 ml/kg normal saline), Group 1 (4 ml/kg leachate) and Group 2 (4 ml/kg 1:10 diluted leachate). All the animals received the treatment through intraperi…