In invertebrate biomonitors of chemical pollution, emphasis has been generally given to
mean accumulation patterns and how they reflect varying environmental levels of …

Historical mining activities cause widespread, long-term trace metal contamination of
freshwater ecosystems. However, measuring trace metal bioavailability has proven difficult …

This study was conducted on Holothuria polii, Holothuria tubulosa, and Holothuria mammata
collected from five stations with different depths in the Northern Mediterranean Sea. The …

This study details the metal and metalloid accumulation profiles of three species of sea
cucumbers (Holothuriamammata, Holothuriapolii and Holothuriatubulosa) native to Aliağa …

The study was performed to investigate the impact of gold mine, which has been operated
near the district of Fatsa (Turkey) where 10% of the world hazelnut production is performed …

Today, the removal of increased amount of contaminant concentrations in nature such as
metals, nanoparticles, has become an essential issue to struggle with. In this paper, both the …

Abstract Arsenic (As), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), iron
(Fe), aluminum (Al), cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) accumulations were evaluated in the …

Both physicochemical and biological factors affect the degree of metal accumulation in
crayfish tissues. The content of metals and correlations between the metal concentrations in …

The accumulation of Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Mn, Fe, Cr and Al in the exoskeleton, hepatopancreas,
gills and muscle tissues of the Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)(crayfish) obtained …

The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of age and sex of crayfish on the degree of
accumulation of selected metals in the meat and exoskeleton. A total of 50 males and 50 …