Influence of age on the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Apodemus sylvaticus at Merja Zerga lagoon, Morocco
| Autor: | Faissal Aziz, Abdelaziz Benhoussa, Bouabid Badaoui, Loubna Tifarouine, Mohamed Fekhaoui, Salma Benmokhtar, Hamid Rguibi Idrissi, Abdallah El Abidi, Nawal Hichami |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0106 biological sciences
0301 basic medicine Merja Zerga lagoon Apodemus sylvaticus Age and sex 01 natural sciences Article law.invention 03 medical and health sciences law Trace metal lcsh:QH301-705.5 biology Chemistry Trace element Heavy metals Metal pollution biology.organism_classification Bioaccumulation 030104 developmental biology lcsh:Biology (General) Environmental chemistry Apodemus General Agricultural and Biological Sciences Atomic absorption spectroscopy 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 26, Iss 7, Pp 1682-1688 (2019) |
| ISSN: | 2213-7106 1319-562X |
| Popis: | The influence of age and sex on the bioaccumulation of heavy metals in Apodemus sylvaticus was studied in Merja Zerga lagoon in northern Morocco. Five trace metal elements (Zn, Pb, Cr, Cu and Fe) were quantitatively analyzed by Varian AA 240 atomic absorption spectroscopy with graphite furnace in three organs (Liver, Kidney and Heart) from animals of different age and sex. The maximum metal level of the analyzed samples was recorded in adults and was limited to 46.62 μg/g for Pb and 35.1 μg/g for Cu, while it reached 22.69 μg/g, 7.59 μg/g and 6.78 μg/g for Cr, Zn and Fe, respectively. Highly significant differences were found for bioaccumulation of heavy metals according to animal ages and no significant differences were observed between the two sexes among the studied animals. Our results revealed also the existence of a strong correlation (r > 0.65) between the majority of biometric parameters and the trace element concentrations. In general, we found that age is a critical factor in estimating the level of heavy metal pollution. Other characteristics such as habitat, feeding habits and anti-predator behavior of the species need to be studied. Keywords: Bioaccumulation, Heavy metals, Apodemus sylvaticus, Merja Zerga lagoon |
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