Metal and Metalloid bioaccumulation in three centipedes (Chilopoda)
2022
Authors:
Mitić, BojanBorković Mitić, Slavica
Stojsavljević, Aleksandar
Sojanović, Dalibor
Pavlović, Slađan
Vasiljević, Ljubica
Ristić, Nataša
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Three centipede species (Clinopodes flavidus,Cryptops anomalans and Eupolybothrus transsylvanicus) were used as bioindicators of trace metal and metalloid pollution in Belgrade, Serbia. The concentrations of 13 elements (the metals Mn, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Rb,Sr,Cd, Tl, Pb and U and metalloids As,Se) in whole animals and soil were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Differences in the concentrations of some elements in the analyzed species were observed, both in response to the sites and between species. 1n most cases, the trace element concentrations were higher in centipedes from a polluted site (an industrial area near a busy street with heavy traffic) but C. anomalans and E. transsylvanicus had higher Mn concentrations at an unpolluted site (a deciduous woodland on Mt. Avala). C. flavidus was a good bioindicator for detecting differences between Zn, Se and Cd. C. flavidus and C. anomalans were more efficient in accumulating Zn than E. transsylvanicus. It appears that C. anomalans poorly accumulated Cd, unlike C. flavidus and E. transsylvanicus, which accumulated Cd according to the high bioaccwnulation factor (BAF) values. We conclude that the centipedes C. flavidus, C. anomalans and E. transsylvanicus can be used as suitable bioindicators of trace element exposure. Their ability to accumulate trace elements was different and depends on their physiology and lifestyle as well as the route of exposure.
Keywords:
Centipedes; Trace metals; Trace elements; Bioaccumulation factor (BAF)Source:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2022, 74, 3, 207-215Funding / projects:
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200007 (University of Belgrade, Institute for Biological Research 'Siniša Stanković') (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200007)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200178 (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Biology) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200178)
- Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia, institutional funding - 200288 (Innovation Center of the Faculty of Chemistry) (RS-MESTD-inst-2020-200288)
DOI: 10.2298/ABS220514019M
ISSN: 354-4664