Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran, PO BOX: 51167-7317
Abstract
One of the most important environmental pollutants is heavy metals that have accumulated in the tissues of organisms and at low levels can cause poisoning. The present study aims to measuring the concentration of heavy metals in different tissues of Common Mouse as a bioindicator species in Aran and Bidgol city. Thirteen specimens of Common Mouse were collected from two agricultural area of Majidabad and Beheshtieh located in Aran and Bidgol in summer 2013. Concentrations of metals in tissues of this species were measured by ICP-OES. Mean concentration of metals in liver, kidney and muscle was obtained respectively for Zinc 135.06, 87.97 and 61.80 µg/g dw, for copper was 21.59, 18.56 and 7.33 µg/g dw, for lead was 4.26, 6.80 and 2.39 µg/g dw, and for cadmium was 4.19, 7.25 and 4.97 µg/g dw. The results of one-way analysis of variance showed that accumulation of zinc in liver and lead in kidney were significantly higher than other tissues (p< 0.05). Also accumulation of copper in muscle and cadmium in liver were significantly lower than other tissues (p< 0.05). In general, higher concentrations showed in males specimens than females and also specimens collected from Majid Abad region than Beheshtieh region. In this way, the concentrations of lead and cadmium in liver of male specimens were significantly higher than females (p< 0.05). Lead concentrations in the liver and the concentration of cadmium in the liver and kidney of specimens collected from Majid Abad were significantly higher than Beheshtieh region (p< 0.05). The sexual differences in metals concentrations could be due to female reproduction and lactation.
Zarrintab, M. Z., & Mirzaei1, R. (2016). Evaluation of concentration of some heavy metals in different tissues of common mouse (Rattus norvegicus) as a bio-indicator species in Aran and Bidgol city (Isfahan Province). Journal of Animal Environment, 8(3), 9-18.
MLA
Mohammad Zarrintab Zarrintab; Rouhollah Mirzaei1. "Evaluation of concentration of some heavy metals in different tissues of common mouse (Rattus norvegicus) as a bio-indicator species in Aran and Bidgol city (Isfahan Province)". Journal of Animal Environment, 8, 3, 2016, 9-18.
HARVARD
Zarrintab, M. Z., Mirzaei1, R. (2016). 'Evaluation of concentration of some heavy metals in different tissues of common mouse (Rattus norvegicus) as a bio-indicator species in Aran and Bidgol city (Isfahan Province)', Journal of Animal Environment, 8(3), pp. 9-18.
VANCOUVER
Zarrintab, M. Z., Mirzaei1, R. Evaluation of concentration of some heavy metals in different tissues of common mouse (Rattus norvegicus) as a bio-indicator species in Aran and Bidgol city (Isfahan Province). Journal of Animal Environment, 2016; 8(3): 9-18.
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