Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/170
Title: Distribution and accumulation of elements (As, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, and Zn) in tissues of fish species from different trophic levels in the Danube River at the confluence with the Sava River (Serbia)
Authors: Subotić, Srđan 
Višnjić Jeftić, Ž
Spasić, S.
Hegediš, Aleksandar 
Krpo Ćetković, Jasmina 
Lenhardt, M.
Keywords: Bioaccumulation;Biomagnification;Heavy metals;Omnivorous fish;Predatory fish
Issue Date: 1-Aug-2013
Journal: Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Abstract: 
Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), European catfish (Silurus glanis), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), and gobies (Neogobius gymnotrachelus, Neogobius melanostomus) were collected from the Danube River (Belgrade section), and samples of liver, muscle, or whole-body composites (in the case of gobies) were analyzed for As, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, and Zn with inductively coupled plasma optical spectrometry to find out if there was a correlation between accumulation of these elements in predatory and prey species, as well as in pairs of species with overlapping diets. Concentrations of all analyzed elements were either higher (Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn) in liver than in muscle, or equal (As, Hg), except for Hg in carp, which was higher in muscle. Mercury concentration in liver and muscle of predators (catfish, pikeperch) was significantly (<10-4) higher than in prey fishes (carp and gobies). The results indicate that Hg concentration was biomagnified through the food chain. Concentrations of As, Fe, and Hg in carp liver and gobies whole-body composite were similar, but carp had significantly (<10-4) higher values of Zn and Cu in liver. The regression analysis and trendline equations indicate that the concentrations of all tested elements, except for As in liver, and Mn and Fe in muscle, were similar in predatory fish (pikeperch and catfish), on one hand, and in prey fish (carp and gobies), on the other hand. Distinctly high Zn concentration in carp is very common in this species due to its physiology. Concentrations of Hg and Zn were higher than the maximum acceptable concentration due to the high pollution level in this section of the Danube River, accordingly posing a risk for the human consumption of these fish species. © 2013 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
URI: https://biore.bio.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/170
ISSN: 0944-1344
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1522-3
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