The uptake of lead, zinc, cadmium, and copper by the pulmonate mollusc, Helix aspersa muller, and its relevance to the monitoring of heavy metal contamination of the environment

Oecologia ◽  
1977 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. J. Coughtrey ◽  
M. H. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Helix Aspersa ◽  
Zinc Cadmium ◽  
Lead Zinc

Phyto- and zooplankton in fishponds contaminated with heavy metal runoff from a lead-zinc mine

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elżbieta Wilk-Woźniak ◽  
Agnieszka Pociecha ◽  
Dariusz Ciszewski ◽  
Urszula Aleksander-Kwaterczak ◽  
Edward Walusiak
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Zooplankton Species ◽  
Mine Waters ◽  
Lead And Zinc ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine ◽  
Lead And Zinc Mine ◽  
Planktonic Communities

AbstractThis investigation focused on plankton inhabiting fishponds, which previously received mine waters from the lead-zinc mine ‘Matylda’, located in southern Poland (Upper Silesia). The purpose of the investigation was to study the effects of chronic and persistent contamination of fishpond bottom sediments with heavy metals originated from the lead and zinc mine. The phyto-and zooplankton in the four fishponds were dominated by diatoms, green algae and rotifers. Plankton composition of the reference non-contaminated pond was different, since Chrysophytes dominated, and Copepoda were the most numerous among zooplankton. In the contaminated fishponds, we observed teratological forms, both for phyto-and zooplankton species, but only as individuals. Our results showed that planktonic communities had adapted to chronic and persistent heavy metal contamination.

Heavy metal contamination of soils and plants in the vicinity of a lead-zinc mine, Korea

1996 ◽  
Vol 11 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Myung Chae Jung ◽  
Iain Thornton
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine ◽  
Contamination Of Soils

scholarly journals The effect of heavy metal contamination on human and animal health in the vicinity of a zinc smelter

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoyun Shen ◽  
Yongkuan Chi ◽  
Kangning Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Mountain Area ◽  
Metal Concentrations ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentrations ◽  
Zinc Smelter ◽  
Zinc Cadmium ◽  
Cadmium And Lead ◽  
Control Samples

AbstractA diagnosis of heavy metal poisoning in sheep living on pasture in the vicinity of a zinc smelter was made based on laboratory tests and clinical signs in livestock in the Wumeng mountain area of China. Heavy metal contamination has generated serious harm to the health of local farmers after passing through the food chain. The levels of copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead in irrigation water, soil, forages, and animal tissues were measured in samples taken from within the vicinity of a zinc smelter and control samples. Heavy metal concentrations in foods (corn, rice, and wheat) and human tissues (blood and hair) from local farmers living in affected areas and controls were also determined. Hematological values were determined in human and animal samples. The copper, zinc, cadmium, and lead concentrations in irrigation water, soils, and forages were markedly higher than the levels in healthy pastures. Cadmium and lead concentrations were 177.82 and 16.61 times greater in forages than controls, respectively, and 68.71 and 15.66 times greater in soils than controls, respectively. Heavy metal concentrations in food (corn, rice, and wheat) in affected areas were markedly higher than in the control samples. Cadmium and lead concentrations in the tissues of affected sheep were markedly higher than in control animals (P< 0.01). Cadmium and lead concentrations in blood and hair samples from affected farmers were markedly higher than the control samples (P < 0.01). The occurrence of anemia in affected persons and animals followed a hypochromic and microcytic pattern. The intake of cadmium and lead was estimated according to herbage ingestion rates. It was found that the levels of cadmium and lead accumulated in sheep through the ingestion of vegetation growing in the sites closest to the zinc smelter were approximately 3.36 mg Cd/kg body wt./day and 38.47 mg Pb/kg body wt./day. This surpassed the fatal dosages for sheep of 1.13 mg Cd/kg body wt/day and 4.42 mg Pb/kg body wt./day. Serum total antioxidant capacity in affected humans and animals was significantly lower than in the controls (P < 0.01). The serum protein parameters in affected humans and animals were significantly reduced (P < 0.01). It was therefore concluded that heavy metal contamination has caused serious harm to sheep in this area. The heavy metal concentrations in food and grain also pose a significant risk to human health in the Chinese Wumeng mountain area.

Variations in heavy metal contamination of stream water and groundwater affected by an abandoned lead–zinc mine in Korea

2005 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 237-257 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin-Yong Lee ◽  
Jung-Chan Choi ◽  
Kang-Kun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Stream Water ◽  
Lead Zinc ◽  
Zinc Mine

EVALUATION OF AIRBORNE HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION BY PLANTS GROWING UNDER INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 903-908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Payam Najafi ◽  
Mitra Ataabadi ◽  
Mehran Hoodaji ◽  
Fuad Adib
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Industrial Emissions

ASSESSMENT OF HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION AND IMPACT ON SURFACE WATERS IN IASI CITY, ROMANIA

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 1541-1551
Author(s):  
Corneliu Horaicu ◽  
Florea Cornel Gabrian ◽  
Irina Grozavu ◽  
Catalin Constantin Calu ◽  
Monica Horaicu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination
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