Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) are piscivorous birds, and as apex predators they accumulate high levels of contaminants from the aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, we analyzed distribution of Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn in ten tissues (muscle, liver, kidney, spleen, gizzard, heart, skin, lard, breast feathers, and remiges) of the Great cormorants in the Marin Sprud locality, the Danube River, Serbia. Concentrations of elements in tissues were assessed by using inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry. Linear discriminant analysis indicates that breast feathers and remiges have a high bioaccumulation potential for heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Sr, and Zn). Those tissues had the highest concentrations of lead (Pb) (2.179 +/- 0.742; 0628 +/- 0.282). Maximum concentrations of mercury (Hg) were detected in liver (30.673 +/- 14.081), followed by kidney, for the same element (17.409 +/- 5.676), respectively. The overall maximum metal accumulation was observed ...in breast feathers and remiges, followed by liver and kidney, whereas the minimum values were observed in muscle, skin, and lard. The greatest concentrations of Cr, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn, and Al were detected in feather tissues. Our study confirms that great cormorant is a good indicator species for monitoring of pollution of river and wetland ecosystems.
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Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2017, 73, 4, 533-541
TY - JOUR
AU - Hribsek, Irena
AU - Katarina, Jovicic
AU - Karadzic, Branko
AU - Skorić, Stefan
PY - 2017
UR - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1055
AB - Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) are piscivorous birds, and as apex predators they accumulate high levels of contaminants from the aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, we analyzed distribution of Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn in ten tissues (muscle, liver, kidney, spleen, gizzard, heart, skin, lard, breast feathers, and remiges) of the Great cormorants in the Marin Sprud locality, the Danube River, Serbia. Concentrations of elements in tissues were assessed by using inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry. Linear discriminant analysis indicates that breast feathers and remiges have a high bioaccumulation potential for heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Sr, and Zn). Those tissues had the highest concentrations of lead (Pb) (2.179 +/- 0.742; 0628 +/- 0.282). Maximum concentrations of mercury (Hg) were detected in liver (30.673 +/- 14.081), followed by kidney, for the same element (17.409 +/- 5.676), respectively. The overall maximum metal accumulation was observed in breast feathers and remiges, followed by liver and kidney, whereas the minimum values were observed in muscle, skin, and lard. The greatest concentrations of Cr, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn, and Al were detected in feather tissues. Our study confirms that great cormorant is a good indicator species for monitoring of pollution of river and wetland ecosystems.
PB - Springer, New York
T2 - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
T1 - Allocation of Metals and Trace Elements in Different Tissues of Piscivorous Species Phalacrocorax carbo
EP - 541
IS - 4
SP - 533
VL - 73
DO - 10.1007/s00244-017-0452-3
ER -
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author = "Hribsek, Irena and Katarina, Jovicic and Karadzic, Branko and Skorić, Stefan",
year = "2017",
abstract = "Great cormorants (Phalacrocorax carbo) are piscivorous birds, and as apex predators they accumulate high levels of contaminants from the aquatic ecosystems. In the present study, we analyzed distribution of Al, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn in ten tissues (muscle, liver, kidney, spleen, gizzard, heart, skin, lard, breast feathers, and remiges) of the Great cormorants in the Marin Sprud locality, the Danube River, Serbia. Concentrations of elements in tissues were assessed by using inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry. Linear discriminant analysis indicates that breast feathers and remiges have a high bioaccumulation potential for heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Sr, and Zn). Those tissues had the highest concentrations of lead (Pb) (2.179 +/- 0.742; 0628 +/- 0.282). Maximum concentrations of mercury (Hg) were detected in liver (30.673 +/- 14.081), followed by kidney, for the same element (17.409 +/- 5.676), respectively. The overall maximum metal accumulation was observed in breast feathers and remiges, followed by liver and kidney, whereas the minimum values were observed in muscle, skin, and lard. The greatest concentrations of Cr, Ni, Pb, Sr, Zn, and Al were detected in feather tissues. Our study confirms that great cormorant is a good indicator species for monitoring of pollution of river and wetland ecosystems.",
publisher = "Springer, New York",
journal = "Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology",
title = "Allocation of Metals and Trace Elements in Different Tissues of Piscivorous Species Phalacrocorax carbo",
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Hribsek, I., Katarina, J., Karadzic, B.,& Skorić, S.. (2017). Allocation of Metals and Trace Elements in Different Tissues of Piscivorous Species Phalacrocorax carbo. in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Springer, New York., 73(4), 533-541.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-017-0452-3
Hribsek I, Katarina J, Karadzic B, Skorić S. Allocation of Metals and Trace Elements in Different Tissues of Piscivorous Species Phalacrocorax carbo. in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 2017;73(4):533-541.
doi:10.1007/s00244-017-0452-3 .
Hribsek, Irena, Katarina, Jovicic, Karadzic, Branko, Skorić, Stefan, "Allocation of Metals and Trace Elements in Different Tissues of Piscivorous Species Phalacrocorax carbo" in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 73, no. 4 (2017):533-541,
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-017-0452-3 . .
