Heavy metal accumulation of Danube river aquatic plants — indication of chemical contamination
Abstract: In this paper, the ecological status of a section of the Danube River flowing through Serbia from Bezdan to Djerdap was evalutated. Using the chemical composition of water, sediment samples from the littoral zone and dominant aquatic macrophytes, the level of chemical pollution was ascertained. Chemical analyses of the water and sediment indicated that the tributaries flowing into the Danube significantly influenced the chemical load of the water and as a direct consequence, the sediment. The concentration of heavy metals including Cu, Mn and Cd found in plants of the Potamogeton genus, further indicated significant chemical pollution, establishing a clear link between the chemical composition of plant tissues and the chemical composition of water and sediment. This paper therefore describes how the chemical composition of aquatic plants can be used as a reliable indicator for heavy metal pollution of aquatic ecosystems.
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Heavy metal accumulation of Danube river aquatic plants — indication of chemical contamination ; volume:3 ; number:3 ; year:2008 ; pages:285-294 ; extent:10
Open life sciences ; 3, Heft 3 (2008), 285-294 (gesamt 10)
- Creator
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Pajević, Slobodanka
Borišev, Milan
Rončević, Srđan
Vukov, Dragana
Igić, Ružica
- DOI
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10.2478/s11535-008-0017-6
- URN
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2409201827360.093355613864
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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15.08.2025, 7:21 AM CEST
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- Pajević, Slobodanka
- Borišev, Milan
- Rončević, Srđan
- Vukov, Dragana
- Igić, Ružica
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