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Accumulation and Elimination of Chromium by Freshwater Species Exposed to Spiked Sediments

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The bioaccumulation and elimination capacity of chromium were examined in four freshwater species: the submersed aquatic plant Ceratophyllum demersum (Ceratophyllaceae), the oligochaete Limnodrilus udekemianus (Tubificidae), the crab Zilchiopsis collastinensis (Decapoda), and the fish Cnesterodon decemmaculatus (Poeciliidae). All of the species were exposed simultaneously to sediments spiked with Cr (K2Cr2O7) at different concentrations for 28 days, followed by 7 days without Cr to evaluate the concentration of residual Cr. We found that Cr accumulated in the tissues of all four species. The highest bioconcentration factor obtained for each species is as follows: C. demersum, 718.66 (±272.91); L. udekemianus, 172.55 (±80.8), Z. collastinensis, 67.72 (±35.4); C. decemmaculatus, 23.11 (±12.82), all at 28 days of exposure.

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Acknowledgments

This survey was supported by grants from the Universidad Nacional del Litoral and Agencia para la Promoción Científica y Tecnológica, Argentina (Proyect PICTO No. 13224 UNL-ANPCyT). Chromium concentrations were determinated in Servicio Centralizado de Grandes Instrumentos (CERIDE-CONICET), Laboratory in the Proficiency Testing Program Canadian Association for Environmental Analytical Laboratories (CAEL). We also thank the International Science Editing for revising the English.

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    Mercedes Marchese, María J. Parma & Paola J. Pavé

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    Mercedes Marchese, Ana M. Gagneten & María J. Parma

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Marchese, M., Gagneten, A.M., Parma, M.J. et al. Accumulation and Elimination of Chromium by Freshwater Species Exposed to Spiked Sediments. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 55, 603–609 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-008-9139-0

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