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Title: | Seasonal distributions of heavy metal concentrations in different snail (Helix pomatia) tissues from an urban environment in Serbia | Authors: | Ćirić J. Cerić O. Marković R. Janjić J. Spirić D. Popović, Milka Pećanac B. Baltić B. Baltić M. |
Issue Date: | 1-Nov-2018 | Journal: | Environmental Science and Pollution Research | Abstract: | © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. The aim of this study was to evaluate the differences between concentrations of heavy metals (cadmium, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese) in terrestrial gastropods, Helix pomatia, collected in four different environment locations in Pančevo city, Serbia. Metal concentrations in the foot and in the digestive gland were measured. Heavy metals cadmium, copper, zinc, iron, and manganese were measured in triplicate by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Also, this study investigated correlations between the trace element content in the soft tissues and different seasons (summer and fall). The results showed that heavy metal concentrations of the measured elements in both snail tissues were significantly higher in polluted sites when compared to the background levels in the city. In digestive gland tissues, the concentration of heavy metals was higher compared with that in foot tissues. The bioaccumulation (heavy metal concentrations in soft tissues) of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Mn) in snails, Helix pomatia, has been assessed and related to seasons and sites. Heavy metal accumulation in the soft tissues of snails could provide a powerful monitoring tool for the assessment of environmental heavy metal pollution. | URI: | https://open.uns.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1195 | ISSN: | 09441344 | DOI: | 10.1007/s11356-018-3295-1 |
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