Perch and Its Parasites as Heavy Metal Biomonitors in a Freshwater Environment: The Case Study of the Ružín Water Reservoir, Slovakia

Perch and Its Parasites as Heavy Metal Biomonitors in a Freshwater Environment: The Case Study of the Ružín Water Reservoir, Slovakia

Heavy metal concentrations were determined in 43 perches (Perca fluviatilis) and in two of its most common parasites, the acanthocephalan Acanthocephalus lucii and the cestode Proteocephalus percae, collected in the period 2009–2010 from Ružín, a seriously polluted water reservoir in Slovakia. Sampl...

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Main Authors: Dana Miklisová, Vladimíra Hanzelová, Catarina Eira, Jordi Torres, Tímea Brázová, Peter Šalamún
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-03-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
heavy metals
fish
parasites
bioaccumulation factors
experiment
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/12/3/3068/

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