The undissociated species H2S is highly toxic to fish and shrimp. Hydrogen sulfide can inhibit aerobic respiration by binding to the heme of cytochrome c oxidase in place of molecular oxygen (Smith et al., 1977).
The undissociatedspecies H2S is highly toxic to fish and shrimp. Hydrogen sulfide can inhibit aerobicrespiration by binding to the heme of cytochrome c oxidase in place of molecular oxygen(Smith et al., 1977).