Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution
Joint Authors
Gačić, Zoran
Kolarević, Stoimir
Vuković-Gačić, Branka
Knežević-Vukčević, Jelena
Jarić, Ivan
Lenhardt, Mirjana
Višnjić-Jeftić, Željka
Sunjog, Karolina
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-04-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Natural & Life Sciences (Multidisciplinary)
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to analyze 16 trace elements (Al, As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn) in different barbel (Barbus barbus) tissues and to detect the presence of genotoxic effects in erythrocytes with the alkaline comet assay.
Barbel specimens were collected in the Danube river near Belgrade, Serbia, where the discharge of untreated communal and industrial wastewaters is likely to produce negative effects on fish residing in this area.
The highest concentrations of Sr, Mn, Fe, Ba, B, and Al were found in gills, Mo and Cu in liver, and As and Zn in gonads.
Concentrations of Zn and Fe were above maximum acceptable concentrations (MACs) in a number of gonad, gill, and liver samples.
Three-year-old barbel specimens had higher tail moment and Zn concentrations in gills (1.71 and 51.20 μg/g dw, resp.) than 5-year-old specimens (0.85 and 42.51 μg/g dw, resp.).
Results indicate that the younger barbel specimens might be more suitable for the monitoring of environmental pollution.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sunjog, Karolina& Gačić, Zoran& Kolarević, Stoimir& Višnjić-Jeftić, Željka& Jarić, Ivan& Knežević-Vukčević, Jelena…[et al.]. 2012. Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sunjog, Karolina…[et al.]. Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution. The Scientific World Journal No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sunjog, Karolina& Gačić, Zoran& Kolarević, Stoimir& Višnjić-Jeftić, Željka& Jarić, Ivan& Knežević-Vukčević, Jelena…[et al.]. Heavy Metal Accumulation and the Genotoxicity in Barbel (Barbus barbus) as Indicators of the Danube River Pollution. The Scientific World Journal. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-464982
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-464982