Concentrations of metals and trace elements in different tissues of nine fish species from the Međuvršje reservoir (West Morava River Basin, Serbia)
Element concentrations in selected fish species from different trophic levels were analyzed. The following fish species were analyzed: common nase (Chondrostoma nasus), roach (Rutilus rutilus), freshwater bream (Abramis brama), barbel (Barbus barbus), Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio),chub...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Archives of Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0354-4664/2016/0354-46641600069D.pdf |
| Summary: | Element concentrations in selected fish species from different trophic levels
were analyzed. The following fish species were analyzed: common nase
(Chondrostoma nasus), roach (Rutilus rutilus), freshwater bream (Abramis
brama), barbel (Barbus barbus), Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio),chub
(Squalius cephalus), European perch (Perca fluviatilis), wels catfish
(Silurus glanis)and northern pike (Esox lucius). Fish were collected from the
Međuvršje Reservoir (West Morava River Basin, western Serbia) during 2012,
and samples of liver, muscle and gills were analyzed for As, B, Ba, Cd, Co,
Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn using inductively coupled
plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The liver and gills had the
highest measured element concentrations, with Cu, Zn, Fe and Sr being the
most prominent. The bioaccumulation of metals was species-specific, with the
accumulation exhibiting the following trends: Prussian carp > northern pike >
freshwater bream > European perch > chub > common nase > barbell > roach >
wels catfish; Li>Pb>Zn>Cu>Fe>Ba>Mn>Sr>Cr>As>Mo>Ni>B, in all examined species;
for Co, Cd and Hg, the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) was 0. Results of this
study point to the tissue-specific differences in element concentrations, and
to distinct differences between fish species regarding the accumulation
patterns: common nase, with the highest accumulation observed in the liver,
and Prussian carp, with the highest accumulation observed in the gills.
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| ISSN: | 0354-4664 1821-4339 |