Accumulation of heavy metals (Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Zn) in the freshwater alga Ulva type, sediments and water of the Wielkopolska region, Poland.
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2013
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The concentration of five trace elements: cobalt (Co), chrome (Cr), copper (Cu),
manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) was determined in the Ulva thalli, in the water and sediment collection
from several inland sites (lakes, stream and river) from the Wielkopolska region during
summer 2010. The multielemental analysis of the heavy metal concentration was carried out with
the use of ICP-OES method. The aim of this study was to determine the role of tubular forms as
biomonitoring species. The relative abundance of metals in sediment decreased in the order: Mn >
Zn > Cu > Cr > Co and in the water: Cr > Mn > Zn > Cu > Co. In Ulva thalli the distribution
order from higher to lower was Mn > Zn > Cr > Cu > Co. The results indicate that the concentration
changes of heavy metals in thallus, water and sediment have some differences, but concentration
distribution tends to be similar, because among the analysed heavy metals Mn has the highest
concentrations while Co the lowest abundance in the thalli and sediment of all the sites. Possibility
to use freshwater species from Ulva genus as bioindicators of water pollution by manganese
requires further study.
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This project was supported by funds from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education,
grant No. N N 304 013 437. Co-author Andrzej Rybak is a grant holder within the framework
of Measure 8.2 of the Operational Program Human Capital (OP HC) co-financed by the
European Social Fund of the European Union.
Keywords
bioaccumulation, freshwater Ulva, Enteromorpha, heavy metals, bioindicator, biomonitor, freshwater Ulva, freshwater Enteromorpha
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Nauka Przyroda Technologie, 7(4) 66, s.1-15.