Table 2: Summary of Morphologically Abnormal Sperm Cells and mean (mL) sperm count induced in mice after five weeks' exposure to different concentrations of Cocoa Processing Industry wastewater.
Concentrations (%) | Number of animals used |
Number of sperms counted |
% Frequency of abnormality |
Mean of sperm count (/ml) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Distilled water | 5 | 5000 | 1.41 | 5.02 × 106 |
1 | 5 | 5000 | 1.84 | 5.00 × 106 |
5 | 5 | 5000 | 2.01 | 4.52 × 106 |
10 | 5 | 5000 | 4.21* | 4.16 × 106 |
25 | 5 | 5000 | 4.87* | 7.05 × 105* |
50 | 5000 | 5.02* | 5.09 × 105* | |
Cyclophosphamide (20 mg/kg bwt) |
5 | 5000 | 11.33* | 8.72 × 104* |
*Significant at p < 0.05.