Levels and distribution of cobalt and nickel in the aquatic macrophytes found in Skadar Lake, Montenegro

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Macrophytes react to changes in the quality of the environment in which they live (water/sediment), and they are good bioindicators of surface water conditions. In the present study, the content of the metals cobalt (Co) and nickel (Ni) was determined in the sediment, the water, and different organs of macrophytes from six localities around Lake Skadar, across four different seasons of year. The aquatic macrophytes that have been used as bioindicator species in this study are Phragmites australis (an emerged species), Ceratophyllum demersum (a submerged species), and Lemna minor (a floating species). The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of metals in macrophyte tissues and also to discover the degree of bioaccumulation of the investigated metals, depending both on the location and on the season. The content of Co and Ni in the examined parts of the macrophytes was in the range of 0.04–8.78 and 0.30–28.5 ppm, respectively. The greatest content of the investigated metal in the organs of P. australis and C. demersum was recorded at the beginning of and during the growing season. Greater concentrations of metals in the tissue of L. minor were observed at the end of the growing season.

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    Vlatko Kastratović, Miljan Bigović & Slađana Krivokapić

  2. Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Montenegro, G. Washington Street P., 81000, Podgorica, Montenegro

    Željko Jaćimović & Milica Kosović

  3. Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, Ljubljana bb, 81000, Podgorica, Montenegro

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Kastratović, V., Bigović, M., Jaćimović, Ž. et al. Levels and distribution of cobalt and nickel in the aquatic macrophytes found in Skadar Lake, Montenegro. Environ Sci Pollut Res 25, 26823–26830 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1388-5

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Keywords

  • Lake Skadar
  • Macrophytes
  • Cobalt
  • Nickel
  • Bioindicator
  • Sediment