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The contamination of water by metal compounds is a worldwide environmental problem. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of short-term cadmium exposure on metabolic patterns of the freshwater fish Oreochromis niloticus. The fish were exposed to 320, 640, 1280 and 2560 μg/l sublethal concentrations of Cd ++ (CdCl 2 ) in water for 7 days. The specific activities of the...