Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.)
The study was conducted on the Biała Lądecka River which is a mountain river. It is similar to many European mountain rivers in terms of hydromorphology and catchment management. The aim of this study was to determine the bioconcentration factors of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, Ni, Cr, Cu and Zn) in Ra...
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| author | Pokorny Przemysław Pokorny Joanna Dobicki Wojciech Senze Magdalena Kowalska-Góralska Monika |
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| description | The study was conducted on the Biała Lądecka River which is a mountain river. It is similar to many European mountain rivers in terms of hydromorphology and catchment management. The aim of this study was to determine the bioconcentration factors of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, Ni, Cr, Cu and Zn) in Ranunculus aquatile (L.) Dumort., Fontinalis antipyretica (L. ex Hedw.), and Lemanea fluviatilis (L.) C.Ag. The content of metals in water, sediment, and submerged plants was determined. The metal concentrations in plants can be arranged as follows: Hg < Cd < Cr < Ni < Cu < Pb <Zn. The highest concentrations of Hg, Ni, Cr, and Cu were observed in F. antipyretica, but the highest concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn were in R. aquatile. L. fluviatilis always contained the least amounts of heavy metals. Bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were lowest in L. fluviatilis and highest in F. antipyretica. Among the analyzed metals, plants accumulated the highest amount of Zn, and the least of Hg. The BCFs for Zn were from 24111 (in L. fluviatilis) to 97574 (in R. aquatile), and BCFs for Hg were from 29 (in L. fluviatilis) to 226 (in F. antipyretica). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-580b07e9936d45a89ef06a6671f0a0ae2023-12-02T12:58:06ZengPolish Academy of SciencesArchives of Environmental Protection2083-48102015-12-01414819010.1515/aep-2015-0042aep-2015-0042Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.)Pokorny Przemysław0Pokorny Joanna1Dobicki Wojciech2Senze Magdalena3Kowalska-Góralska Monika4 Department of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, Poland Department of Botany and Plant Ecology, University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, Poland Department of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, Poland Department of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, Poland Department of Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, PolandThe study was conducted on the Biała Lądecka River which is a mountain river. It is similar to many European mountain rivers in terms of hydromorphology and catchment management. The aim of this study was to determine the bioconcentration factors of heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Hg, Ni, Cr, Cu and Zn) in Ranunculus aquatile (L.) Dumort., Fontinalis antipyretica (L. ex Hedw.), and Lemanea fluviatilis (L.) C.Ag. The content of metals in water, sediment, and submerged plants was determined. The metal concentrations in plants can be arranged as follows: Hg < Cd < Cr < Ni < Cu < Pb <Zn. The highest concentrations of Hg, Ni, Cr, and Cu were observed in F. antipyretica, but the highest concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn were in R. aquatile. L. fluviatilis always contained the least amounts of heavy metals. Bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were lowest in L. fluviatilis and highest in F. antipyretica. Among the analyzed metals, plants accumulated the highest amount of Zn, and the least of Hg. The BCFs for Zn were from 24111 (in L. fluviatilis) to 97574 (in R. aquatile), and BCFs for Hg were from 29 (in L. fluviatilis) to 226 (in F. antipyretica).http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/aep.2015.41.issue-4/aep-2015-0042/aep-2015-0042.xml?format=INTbioaccumulationheavy metalssubmerged plantsSudety Mts.mountain riversBiała Lądecka River |
| spellingShingle | Pokorny Przemysław Pokorny Joanna Dobicki Wojciech Senze Magdalena Kowalska-Góralska Monika Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.) Archives of Environmental Protection bioaccumulation heavy metals submerged plants Sudety Mts. mountain rivers Biała Lądecka River |
| title | Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.) |
| title_full | Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.) |
| title_fullStr | Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.) |
| title_short | Bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river Biała Lądecka (Poland, Sudety Mts.) |
| title_sort | bioaccumulations of heavy metals in submerged macrophytes in the mountain river biala ladecka poland sudety mts |
| topic | bioaccumulation heavy metals submerged plants Sudety Mts. mountain rivers Biała Lądecka River |
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