Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro
The use of aquatic plants to analyze the heavy metal pollution of a lake environment has a number of advantages over the standard chemical methods of the analysis of metal presence in water and sediment. The macrophyta Lemna minor L., sampled from Lake Skadar in Montenegro has been used as a bio-ind...
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| author | Kastratović Vlatko Jaćimović Željko Đurović Dijana Bigović Miljan Krivokapić Slađana |
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| description | The use of aquatic plants to analyze the heavy metal pollution of a lake environment has a number of advantages over the standard chemical methods of the analysis of metal presence in water and sediment. The macrophyta Lemna minor L., sampled from Lake Skadar in Montenegro has been used as a bio-indicator. Floating macrophyte L. minor accumulates metals from water through its submerged roots and floated leaves. The contents of Cd, Cu, Co, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Sr and V were determined in sediments, water and the plant. The results obtained indicated a very high capacity of L. minor for the accumulation of Mn. In addition, higher Zn concentration was found in root tissue comparing to the sediment. The concentration of the other metals under investigation decreases in the following order: sediment > L. minor(root) > L. minor(leaf) > water. Higher concentrations of all metals in the tissue of L. minor were observed at the end of the growing season. A higher metal content was recorded in the root compared to the leaf. In descending order, the concentrations in plant tissues were found for the following metals: Mn > Zn > Sr > Cu > Ni > Pb > Co > V > Cr > Cd, while the series of bioaccumulation is, in descending order: Mn > Zn > Ni > Co > Pb > Cu > Cr > V > Sr > Cd. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c4a1dc33b36d48aeae3f020b9b1b0aab2022-12-22T01:56:38ZengUniversity of Kragujevac, Faculty of ScienceKragujevac Journal of Science1450-96362466-55092015-01-0120153712313410.5937/KgJSci1537123K1450-96361537123KLemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: MontenegroKastratović Vlatko0Jaćimović Željko1Đurović Dijana2Bigović Miljan3Krivokapić Slađana4University of Montenegro, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Podgorica, MontenegroUniversity of Montenegro, Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology, Podgorica, MontenegroInstitute of Public Health of Montenegro, Podgorica, MontenegroUniversity of Montenegro, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Podgorica, MontenegroUniversity of Montenegro, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Podgorica, MontenegroThe use of aquatic plants to analyze the heavy metal pollution of a lake environment has a number of advantages over the standard chemical methods of the analysis of metal presence in water and sediment. The macrophyta Lemna minor L., sampled from Lake Skadar in Montenegro has been used as a bio-indicator. Floating macrophyte L. minor accumulates metals from water through its submerged roots and floated leaves. The contents of Cd, Cu, Co, Cr, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn, Sr and V were determined in sediments, water and the plant. The results obtained indicated a very high capacity of L. minor for the accumulation of Mn. In addition, higher Zn concentration was found in root tissue comparing to the sediment. The concentration of the other metals under investigation decreases in the following order: sediment > L. minor(root) > L. minor(leaf) > water. Higher concentrations of all metals in the tissue of L. minor were observed at the end of the growing season. A higher metal content was recorded in the root compared to the leaf. In descending order, the concentrations in plant tissues were found for the following metals: Mn > Zn > Sr > Cu > Ni > Pb > Co > V > Cr > Cd, while the series of bioaccumulation is, in descending order: Mn > Zn > Ni > Co > Pb > Cu > Cr > V > Sr > Cd.http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9636/2015/1450-96361537123K.pdfLemna minorSkadar lakeheavy metalsbioaccumulation |
| spellingShingle | Kastratović Vlatko Jaćimović Željko Đurović Dijana Bigović Miljan Krivokapić Slađana Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro Kragujevac Journal of Science Lemna minor Skadar lake heavy metals bioaccumulation |
| title | Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro |
| title_full | Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro |
| title_fullStr | Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro |
| title_full_unstemmed | Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro |
| title_short | Lemna minor L.: As bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in Skadar lake: Montenegro |
| title_sort | lemna minor l as bioindicator of heavy metal pollution in skadar lake montenegro |
| topic | Lemna minor Skadar lake heavy metals bioaccumulation |
| url | http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/1450-9636/2015/1450-96361537123K.pdf |
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