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The Accumulation and Distribution of Metals in Water, Sediment, Aquatic Macrophytes and Fishes of the Gruža Reservoir, Serbia

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The concentrations of iron, lead, cadmium, copper, manganese, mercury and arsenic were measured in water, sediment, five macrophytes (Typha angustifolia, Iris pseudacorus, Polygonum amphybium, Myriophyllum spicatum and Lemna gibba) and five fish species (Sander lucioperca, Abramis brama, Carassius gibelio, Silurus glanis and Arystichtys nobilis) in the Gruža Reservoir, used for water supply and recreational fishing. The concentrations of all examined elements were higher in sediment than in water. The values of the ratio between element concentrations in the sediment and those in the water were the highest for Fe and As. Among the five plant species, the highest concentrations of Pb and Mn were observed in T. angustifolia, while the highest concentrations of Fe, Cu and Hg were in L. gibba. I. pseudacorus and P. amphybium had the highest concentrations of Cd and As, respectively. Among the fish species, C. gibelio showed the highest tendency of element accumulation (Fe, Cd, Cu), followed by S. lucioperca (Pb, Hg), A. brama (Mn) and A. nobilis (As). The average concentrations of elements in fish muscle, except for As in A. nobilis (2.635 ± 0.241 mg kg−1 ww), were below the limits that are considered safe for human consumption in accordance with the European Commission Regulation and Official Gazette of Serbia.

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This investigation was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia as part of Project Number 31011, with the macrophyte portion funded by Snežana Branković.

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  1. Faculty of Science, Institute of Biology and Ecology, University of Kragujevac, Radoja Domanovića 12, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia

    Aleksandra Milošković, Snežana Branković, Vladica Simić & Simona Kovačević

  2. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

    Miroslav Ćirković

  3. Center of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia

    Dragan Manojlović

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Milošković, A., Branković, S., Simić, V. et al. The Accumulation and Distribution of Metals in Water, Sediment, Aquatic Macrophytes and Fishes of the Gruža Reservoir, Serbia. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 90, 563–569 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-013-0969-8

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