Leather industries are key contributors in the economy of many developing countries, but
unfortunately they are facing serious challenges from the public and governments due to the …

Some of the most polluting activities occur in bovine skin processing. Tannery generates
effluents containing high concentrations of heavy metals and organic compounds. The …

Oxidative stress has been considered as a central mechanism of toxicity induced by
xenobiotics. Previously, it was demonstrated that mice exposed to tannery effluent showed …

Our aim was to evaluate the effects of exposure to tannery wastewater on mortality and/or
antioxidant enzyme system in adult wild-type Canton-S Drosophila melanogaster. Exposure …