Accumulation of heavy metals in leaves of submerged hydrophytes (Elodea canadensis Michx. and Potamogeton perfoliatus L.) and their responses to the effect of the wastewater of a metallurgical plant / Borisova G. G.,Chukina N. V.,Maleva M. G.,Levchenko U. A. // INLAND WATER BIOLOGY. - 2017. - V. 10, l. 2. - P. 176-181.

ISSN/EISSN:

1995-0829 / 1995-0837

Type:

Article

Abstract:

The accumulation of heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Zn, Mn, and Fe), parameters of the photosynthetic apparatus, and flavonoid content in leaves of two widespread species of submerged hydrophytes (Elodea canadensis Michx. and Potamogeton perfoliatus L.) from habitats with different levels of pollutions have been studied. The investigations are carried out in the surroundings of the metallurgical plant in the town of Revda, Sverdlovsk oblast, Russia (Revda River, upstream and downstream the confluence of the sewage). It is shown that hydrophytes from polluted habitats (impact site) differ from the plants of a less polluted zone (background site) by a higher accumulation of heavy metals (HMs), greater leaf thickness, and larger cells and chloroplasts. Plants from the polluted site are characterized by a high content of photosynthetic pigments, while flavonoid content in the leaves is lower. The identified trends indicate a high adaptive potential of these species of plants and their ability to inhabit in an aquatic environment polluted with metals and other pollutants.

Author keywords:

hydrophytes; leaf mesostructure; photosynthetic pigments; flavonoids; heavy metals MACROPHYTES; STRATEGIES; RIVER

DOI:

10.1134/S1995082917020031

Web of Science ID:

ISI:000403587600008

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Поле	Значение
Month	APR
Publisher	MAIK NAUKA/INTERPERIODICA/SPRINGER
Address	233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1578 USA
Language	English
EISSN	1995-0837
Keywords-Plus	MACROPHYTES; STRATEGIES; RIVER
Research-Areas	Marine \& Freshwater Biology
Web-of-Science-Categories	Marine \& Freshwater Biology
Author-Email	borisova59@mail.ru
Funding-Acknowledgement	Russian Foundation for Basic Research {[}15-04-08380 A]; Russian Government {[}02.A03.21.0006]
Funding-Text	These studies were supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant no. 15-04-08380 A) and the 211 program of the Russian Government, agreement no. 02.A03.21.0006.
Number-of-Cited-References	32
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Usage-Count-Since-2013	1
Journal-ISO	Inland Water Biol.
Doc-Delivery-Number	EX9OO