Research Article

Drinking Water Sources along the Banks of Buriganga River of Bangladesh are Polluted and Possess Serious Health Risks: A Comprehensive In Vivo Analysis

Table 1

Hematological values (mean ± SEM) of Sprague–Dawley rats (n = 6) after 56 days of the experiment.

Sl. No.ParametersGroup 1 (control)Group 2 (sample water)

1Hemoglobin20.0 ± 1.39 g/dL15.25 ± 0.36 g/dL
2ESR4.5 ± 1.1 mm/hr4.5 ± 0.76 mm/hr
3PCV33.21 ± 1.13%33.08 ± 2.13%
4MCV53.56 ± 0.69 fL/red cell53.48 ± 0.70 fL/red cell
5MCH19.13 ± 0.38 pg/cell18.38 ± 0.21 pg/cell
6MCHC33.83 ± 0.80 g/dL33.8 ± 1.27 g/dL
7RDW-SD30.63 ± 1.56%32.4 ± 1.44%
8MPV6.62 ± 0.080 fL7.21 ± 0.27 fL
9RDW-CV16.67 ± 0.54%16.22 ± 0.66%
10WBC4500 ± 295.52/µL5350 ± 689.32/µl
11RBC(6.24 ± 0.45) × 106/µL(5.47 ± 0.34) × 106/µL
12Lymphocyte77.83 ± 2.71/µL81.83 ± 1.60/µL
13Monocyte1.50 ± 0.22/µL2.0 ± 0.45/µL
14Eosinophil0.02 ± 0.0025l/µL0.02 ± 0.0041l/µL
15Basophil2.83 ± 0.60/µL3.03 ± 0.45/µL
16Neutrophil15.5 ± 2.96/µL17 ± 1.03/µL
17Platelet539200 ± 8063.91/µL528400 ± 20523/µL