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Seasonal distributions of heavy metal concentrations in different snail (Helix pomatia) tissues from an urban environment in Serbia
- Source :
- Environmental Science and Pollution Research
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences between concentrations of heavy metals (cadmium, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese) in terrestrial gastropods, Helix pomatia, collected in four different environment locations in Pancevo city, Serbia. Metal concentrations in the foot and in the digestive gland were measured. Heavy metals cadmium, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese were measured in triplicate by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Also, this study investigated correlations between the trace element content in the soft tissues and different seasons (summer and fall). The results showed that heavy metal concentrations of the measured elements in both snail tissues were significantly higher in polluted sites when compared to the background levels in the city. In digestive gland tissues, the concentration of heavy metals was higher compared with that in foot tissues. The bioaccumulation (heavy metal concentrations in soft tissues) of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn) in snails, Helix pomatia, has been assessed and related to seasons and sites. Heavy metal accumulation in the soft tissues of snails could provide a powerful monitoring tool for the assessment of environmental heavy metal pollution.
- Subjects :
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
chemistry.chemical_element
Zinc
Snail
Manganese
Environment pollution
010501 environmental sciences
01 natural sciences
Digestive gland
biology.animal
Metals, Heavy
11. Sustainability
Environmental Chemistry
Ecotoxicology
Animals
Cities
0105 earth and related environmental sciences
Cadmium
biology
Helix, Snails
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
General Medicine
Helix pomatia
biology.organism_classification
Bioaccumulation
Pollution
Soil contamination
Trace Elements
Heavy metals
chemistry
13. Climate action
Environmental chemistry
040103 agronomy & agriculture
0401 agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
Environmental Pollutants
Seasons
Serbia
Snail foot
Environmental Monitoring
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 16147499
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 33
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Environmental science and pollution research international
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....746b1ae884a34c06d9a2fead204f7933