Heavy metals in Patella caerulea (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in polluted and non-polluted areas from the Iskenderun Gulf (Mediterranean Turkey)
| Autor: | Sabahattin Aslanyavrusu, Özgür Fırat, Gülbin Gök, Ferit Kargin, T. A. Yüzereroğlu, Onur Maruldalı, H. Y. Çoğun |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Çukurova Üniversitesi |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Turkey Population Gastropoda chemistry.chemical_element Management Monitoring Policy and Law Mediterranean sea Gastropod mollusk Patella caerulea Iskenderun Gulf Metals Heavy Mediterranean Sea Ecotoxicology Animals Seawater education Mollusca General Environmental Science education.field_of_study Cadmium biology Ecology General Medicine biology.organism_classification Pollution chemistry Heavy metals Environmental chemistry Caerulea Water Pollutants Chemical Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Environmental monitoring and assessment. 167(1-4) |
| ISSN: | 1573-2959 |
| Popis: | PubMedID: 19543988 The concentrations of Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Pb, Ni, and Co were measured in gastropod mollusks Patella caerulea in the Mediterranean area. The organisms were collected at two coastal sites in IskenderunGulf during winter, spring, summer, and autumn 2008. Samples of the digestive gland, gill, and muscle were analyzed for heavy metals. The aim of study is to determine heavy metal levels in tissues of P. caerulea in different locations. Tissues of P. caerulea from the polluted site showed metal concentrations appreciably higher than unpolluted organisms. The highest metal levels were registered in the digestive gland of P. caerulea. Generally, digestive gland and gills showed higher metal concentrations than muscle. The average concentrations of heavy metals analyzed exhibited the following decreasing order: Fe > Zn > Cu > Ni > Cd > Pb > Co for both stations 1 and 2. Seasonal changes in metal concentrations were observed in the tissues of P. caerulea from a polluted and an unpolluted population. © Springer Science + Business Media B.V. 2009. |
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