Heavy Metal Accumulation by Baetis rhodani and Macrobenthic Community Structure in Running Waters of the N' Harz Mountains (Lower Saxony/FRG) (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae)

1991 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-37 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gunnar Rehfeldt ◽  
Wolfgang Söchtig
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation ◽  
Macrobenthic Community ◽  
Running Waters ◽  
Lower Saxony ◽  
Harz Mountains ◽  
Macrobenthic Community Structure ◽  
Baetis Rhodani

Heavy metal accumulation in zooplankton and impact of water quality on its community structure

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed E. A. El-Metwally ◽  
Mohamed A. Abu El-Regal ◽  
Ahmed I. Abdelkader ◽  
Eman F. Sanad
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Community Structure ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation

Macrobenthic community structure and influence on denitrification capacity in soft sediments (Mobile Bay, Alabama, USA)

2018 ◽  
Vol 605 ◽  
pp. 17-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
MP Jacquot ◽  
KM Dorgan ◽  
B Mortazavi ◽  
AA Kleinhuizen ◽  
WC Clemo
Keyword(s):  
Community Structure ◽  
Macrobenthic Community ◽  
Mobile Bay ◽  
Soft Sediments ◽  
Macrobenthic Community Structure

DYNAMIC COMPARTMENT MODELING OF HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION IN MOSSES

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devan Fitzpatrick ◽  
◽  
Alyssa E. Shiel ◽  
Bruce McCune
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation ◽  
Compartment Modeling

HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION ALONG THE PALISADES INTERSTATE PARKWAY, NJ

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard James ◽  
◽  
Stefanie A. Brachfeld
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation

scholarly journals Heavy metal levels in cattle egrets (Bubulcus ibis) foraging in some abattoirs in Lagos State metropolis

2021 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elijah Abakpa Adegbe ◽  
Oluwaseyi Oluwabukola Babajide ◽  
Lois Riyo Maina ◽  
Shola Elijah Adeniji
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Metal Accumulation ◽  
Heavy Metal Contamination ◽  
Heavy Metal Accumulation ◽  
Bubulcus Ibis ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Metal Levels ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Heavy metal accumulation in the ecosystem constitutes a potential toxic effect which is hazardous to human health. Increasing environmental pollution has necessitated the use of cattle egrets to evaluate the levels of heavy metal contamination, to establish their use in biomonitoring of heavy metals and to provide data for monitoring pollution in the environment. Results The present study assessed the utilization of Bubulcus ibis in monitoring pollution in five abattoirs, namely Agege, Bariga, Kara, Itire and Idi-Araba, all situated in Lagos State. The concentration of five (5) heavy metals, cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb) and zinc (Zn) was determined in the liver, muscle and feather of Bubulcus ibis using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The trend of metal accumulation was in the order: Zn > Cu > Pb > Cd > Ni for all the sampled tissues. The mean tissue concentrations of the metals were significantly different (p < 0.05) among the sites. The highest levels of metal concentration were reported in the liver in all the locations. Mean concentration of Cd in Kara (0.003 ± 0.00058) was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than those found at Agege (0.0013 ± 0.00058) and Idi-Araba (0.001 ± 0.001). A significant difference (p < 0.05) was also observed between the mean concentrations of Cu in Bariga (0.01 ± 0.001) and Idi-Araba (0.003 ± 0.001). Conclusion All the studied heavy metals were present in the liver, muscle and feathers of the cattle egrets. The contamination levels were ascertained from the study which indicated that cattle egrets are useful in biomonitoring studies and the generated data will serve as baseline data which could be compared with data from other locations for monitoring heavy metal pollution.

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