Heavy metal concentrations in the tissues of the Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus L. nesting in the dam reservoir in South-Western Poland

• Autorzy: Orlowski G , Polechonski R. , Dobicki W. , Zawada Z.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Concentrations of heavy metals (lead, cadmium and copper) were measured in several tissues (pectoral muscle, liver, kidney, lung, femur, brain and feather) of the fledglings and adults of black-headed gull Larus ridibundus L. collected in breeding colony (c. 2000 pairs) in south-western Poland (Mietkowski Reservoir; 980 ha). Fourteen birds (5 fledglings and 9 adults) were collected shortly after death (unknown reason of mortality) in June and July 2003. The highest mean (± 1 SD) level of lead was demonstrated in femur samples (42.32 ± 31.42 μg g⁻¹ dry weight), whilst the lowest one, in muscle (3.59 ± 0.57 μg g⁻¹ d.w.). The highest and the lowest levels of cadmium were in turn demonstrated in kidney (5.51 ± 4.90 μg g⁻¹ d.w.) and in muscle (0.31 ± 0.22 μg g⁻¹ d.w.), respectively. Liver was the organ with the highest copper accumulation (29.22 ± 13.56 μg g⁻¹ d.w.), whereas the lowest amounts of the element were found in femur samples (2.79 ± 1.01 μg g⁻¹ d.w.). Among 21 pairs of tissues in which metal concentrations were compared, only in eight cases statistically significant differences between fledglings and adults were recorded. The accumulation of heavy metals in organs of black headed gull was up to c. 81-fold lower than in bottom sediments of this reservoir.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Black-headed Gull; bird organ; dam reservoir; heavy metal concentration; Poland; Larus ridibundus; cadmium; copper; lead; nesting; tissue

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 55
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.783-793,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Orlowski G

• University of Wroclaw, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wroclaw, Poland

autor

Polechonski R.

autor

Dobicki W.

autor

Zawada Z.

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