The intestinal cestode Hymenolepis diminuta as a lead sink for its rat host in the industrial areas of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Joint Authors
al-Qurayshi, Salih
Gewik, Muhammad M.
Abd al-Baqi, Abd al-Azim S.
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 21, Issue 4 (30 Sep. 2014), pp.387-390, 4 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2014-09-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The present study sought to assess the potential of the cestode Hymenolepis diminuta as a bioindicator for lead accumulation in two industrial areas of the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rats (Meriones libycus) were collected from two sites (industrial area II and Salbukh) in Riyadh.
In the industrial area II, the mean levels of lead concentrations were found to be 1.96, 1.92, 1.4 and 30.72 lg/g in the rats’ liver, kidney and intestine, and in H.
diminuta, respectively.
In Salbukh, meanwhile, the lead concentrations were 1.63, 1.52, 1.20 and 21.31 lg/g in the rats’ liver, kidney, and intestine, and in H.
diminuta, respectively.
In addition, in industrial area II, compared with the liver, kidney and intestine of their host, the bioconcentration factors of lead were found to be, respectively, 15.6, 16 and 21.9 times higher inH.
diminuta, and were 7.5, 8, and 10.2 times higher in the same organs compared to H.
diminuta in Salbukh.
The present study, therefore, proved that H.
diminuta could be used as a bioindicator for heavy metal contamination in the industrial areas of the city of Riyadh.
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American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Qurayshi, Salih& Gewik, Muhammad M.& Abd al-Baqi, Abd al-Azim S.. 2014. The intestinal cestode Hymenolepis diminuta as a lead sink for its rat host in the industrial areas of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 21, no. 4, pp.387-390.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Qurayshi, Salih…[et al.]. The intestinal cestode Hymenolepis diminuta as a lead sink for its rat host in the industrial areas of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 21, no. 4 (Sep. 2014), pp.387-390.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-393788
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Qurayshi, Salih& Gewik, Muhammad M.& Abd al-Baqi, Abd al-Azim S.. The intestinal cestode Hymenolepis diminuta as a lead sink for its rat host in the industrial areas of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2014. Vol. 21, no. 4, pp.387-390.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-393788
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 387-390
Record ID
BIM-393788