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Heavy Metals in Macrozoobenthos and Sediments of the Coastal Zone of the Eastern Gulf of Finland

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The Zn, Cd, Pb, Cu, Mn, and Fe concentrations in sediments, bottom waters, and benthic macroinvertebrates (Amphipoda, Bivalvia, Gastropoda, Hirudinea, and Oligochaeta) collected at six coastal stations in the Eastern Gulf of Finland were determined with the aim to reveal the features of heavy metals bioaccumulation in the macrozoobenthos. It was shown that benthic macroinvertebrates accumulate Mn, Fe, and Zn more actively than Pb, Cu, and Cd, while Hirudinea and Oligochaeta worms have enhanced accumulative capacities as compared to amphipods and mollusks. A close relationship was found between the Zn and Pb concentrations in the sediments and amphipods, but for the other elements no reliable relationship was observed. It was recommended to use organisms of other trophic levels along with zoobenthos and data on heavy metal concentrations in sediments for chemical monitoring of coastal waters.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to A.S. Demchuk, Junior Researcher of the Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, for the collection and classification of the zoobenthos.

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This study was carried out within the framework of the State assignment on the theme of the St. Petersburg Federal Research Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences “Development of Methods for Early Diagnosis and Prevention of Threats to the Ecological Safety of Ecosystems in the Northwest of Russia” (state registration no. AAAA-A19-119020190122-6).

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Levit, R.L., Shigaeva, T.D. & Kudryavtseva, V.A. Heavy Metals in Macrozoobenthos and Sediments of the Coastal Zone of the Eastern Gulf of Finland. Russ J Gen Chem 90, 2700–2707 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070363220130265

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