Concentrations of metals and trace elements in different tissues of nine fish species from the Međuvršje Reservoir (West Morava River Basin, Serbia)
Abstract:
Element concentrations in selected fish species from different trophic levels were analyzed. The following fish species were analyzed: common nase (Chondrostoma nasus), roach (Rutilus rutilus), freshwater bream (Abramis brama), barbel (Barbus barbus), Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio), chub (Squalius cephalus), European perch (Perca fluviatilis), wels catfish (Silurus glanis) and northern pike (Esox lucius). Fish were collected from the Meduvršje Reservoir (West Morava River Basin, western Serbia) during 2012, and samples of liver, muscle and gills were analyzed for As, B, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The liver and gills had the highest measured element concentrations, with Cu, Zn, Fe and Sr being the most prominent. The bioaccumulation of metals was species-specific, with the accumulation exhibiting the following trends: Prussian carp > northern pike > freshwater bream > European perch > chub > common nase > barbel > roach > wels catfish; Li > Pb > Z n > Cu > Fe > Ba > Mn > Sr > Cr > As > Mo > Ni > B, in all examined species; for Co, Cd and Hg, the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) was 0. Results of this study point to the tissue-specific differences in element concentrations, and to distinct differences between fish species regarding the accumulation patterns: common nase, with the highest accumulation observed in the liver, and Prussian carp, with the highest accumulation observed in the gills.
Keywords:
Fish; Gills; Metal bioaccumulation; Trace element concentration; Water reservoirSource:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2016, 68, 4, 811-819Funding / projects:
- Fishes as water quality indicators in open waters of Serbia (RS-MESTD-Basic Research (BR or ON)-173045)
- Monitoring and Modeling of Rivers and Reservoirs (MORE) - Physical, Chemical, Biological and Morphodynamic Parameters (RS-MESTD-Technological Development (TD or TR)-37009)
DOI: 10.2298/ABS151104069D
ISSN: 0354-4664
WoS: 000389771500013
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85002880360
URI
http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/Article.aspx?ID=0354-46641600069Dhttp://www.serbiosoc.org.rs/arch/index.php/abs/article/view/1254
https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2488