heavy metals – Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies

Analysis of heavy metal contamination in surface sediments of Iskenderun Bay, Turkey

7 grudnia 2021 Banu Kutlu Możliwość komentowania została wyłączona

The ecological risk resulting from the accumulation of some heavy metals in the sediments of Iskenderun Bay was assessed using the following measures: enrichment and contamination factor, pollution load index (PLI), and potential ecological risk […]

Determination of heavy metals in some tissues of four fish species from the Karasu River (Erzincan, Turkey) for public consumption

25 maja 2021 Özge Zencir Tanır Możliwość komentowania została wyłączona

The study aimed at determining the concentration of heavy metals in muscle, liver, and gill tissues of four fish species (Acanthobrama marmid, Capoeta umbla, Capoeta trutta and Chondrostoma regium) collected from five sites in the […]

Effects of copper and cadmium on physiology and antifouling defense of the marine macroalga Ulva reticulata

25 maja 2021 Wejdan Ahmed Al-Khaldi Możliwość komentowania została wyłączona

Heavy metals are major stressors for benthic macroalgal communities in marine ecosystems. In this study, the effects of copper and cadmium on some physiological parameters along with antifouling defense of the marine macroalga Ulva reticulata […]

Accumulation of heavy metals in tilapia fish species and related histopathological changes in muscles, gills and liver of Oreochromis niloticus occurring in the area of Qahr El-Bahr, Lake Al-Manzalah, Egypt

29 marca 2021 Amal M. Yacoub Możliwość komentowania została wyłączona

Accumulation of metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Pb, Cd and Ni) in the muscles and gills of Oreochromis niloticus, Oreochromis aureus and Tilapia zillii was assessed based on seven locations in the Qahr El-Bahr area […]

Impact of heavy metals on the food web in the Mediterranean lagoon, Lake Burullus, Egypt

9 września 2020 Mahmoud H. Hegab 0

Research on the impact of heavy metals and their accumulation in ecosystem elements of Lake Burullus is still scarce. Therefore, this study focuses on the relationship between the levels of heavy metals in the lake […]

Accumulation of heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn, Cd and Pb) in mullets Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) and Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) from Damb Harbor, Balochistan, Pakistan

5 czerwca 2020 Quratulan Ahmed 0

In this study, muscle samples collected from Planiliza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) and Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825) caught on the Balochistan coast (Damb Harbor) between January and December 2015 (during the northeast monsoon, post-monsoon […]

Heavy metals and ¹³⁷Cs levels in macrophytes and temporal distribution in sediments – application for estuarine environment status assessment (Vistula Lagoon – southern Baltic)

11 marca 2020 Tamara Zalewska 0

The paper presents the first data on the concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Mn) and 137Cs and their contamination ratios (CR) in the most abundant species of macrophytes in the […]

Risk assessment of heavy metal pollution in water, sediment and plants in the Nile River in the Cairo region, Egypt

11 marca 2020 Afify D.G. Al-Afify 0

Samples of water, sediment and two native plants (Eichhornia crassipes and Ceratophyllum demersum), collected seasonally from eight sites, were analyzed to investigate the level of contamination with metals (Fe, Mn, Ni, Co, Zn, Cu, Cr, […]

Short-term changes in phytoplankton assemblages and their potential for heavy metal bioaccumulation – a laboratory study

20 września 2018 Grzegorz Kozlowski 0

This study focused on phytoplankton changes in polluted waters of Lake Manzala and the assessment of heavy metal bioaccumulation capacity during the 15-day laboratory experiment. Phytoplankton samples were analyzed every day and the concentration of […]