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Macrophyte-Based Assessment of Upland Rivers: Bioindicators and Biomonitors.
Plants (Basel). 2023 Mar 19; 12(6)P

Abstract

For the first time, a macrophyte-based assessment of ecological status was related to the accumulated heavy metals and trace elements (Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in aquatic plants. Three moss and two vascular plant species were applied as biomonitors: Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw., Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst., Platyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dixon, invasive Elodea canadensis Michx., and Myriophyllum spicatum L. Three streams were assessed as good at a high ecological status which correlated with low contamination based on calculated contamination factors (CFs) and metal pollution index (MPI). Two sites evaluated in moderate ecological status were revealed to be in heavy trace element contamination. The most significant was the accumulation of moss samples from the Chepelarska River under mining impact. Mercury exceeded the environmental quality standard (EQS) for biota in three of the studied upland river sites.

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Gecheva G
Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Stankova S
Faculty of Biology, Plovdiv University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Varbanova E
Faculty of Chemistry, Plovdiv University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Kaynarova L
Faculty of Chemistry, Plovdiv University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Georgieva D
Faculty of Chemistry, Plovdiv University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Stefanova V
Faculty of Chemistry, Plovdiv University, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.

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eng

PubMed ID

36987054

Citation

Gecheva, Gana, et al. "Macrophyte-Based Assessment of Upland Rivers: Bioindicators and Biomonitors." Plants (Basel, Switzerland), vol. 12, no. 6, 2023.
Gecheva G, Stankova S, Varbanova E, et al. Macrophyte-Based Assessment of Upland Rivers: Bioindicators and Biomonitors. Plants (Basel). 2023;12(6).
Gecheva, G., Stankova, S., Varbanova, E., Kaynarova, L., Georgieva, D., & Stefanova, V. (2023). Macrophyte-Based Assessment of Upland Rivers: Bioindicators and Biomonitors. Plants (Basel, Switzerland), 12(6). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12061366
Gecheva G, et al. Macrophyte-Based Assessment of Upland Rivers: Bioindicators and Biomonitors. Plants (Basel). 2023 Mar 19;12(6) PubMed PMID: 36987054.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Macrophyte-Based Assessment of Upland Rivers: Bioindicators and Biomonitors. AU - Gecheva,Gana, AU - Stankova,Silviya, AU - Varbanova,Evelina, AU - Kaynarova,Lidia, AU - Georgieva,Deyana, AU - Stefanova,Violeta, Y1 - 2023/03/19/ PY - 2023/02/02/received PY - 2023/02/23/revised PY - 2023/03/17/accepted PY - 2023/3/30/medline PY - 2023/3/29/entrez PY - 2023/3/30/pubmed KW - EQS KW - aquatic macrophytes KW - bryophytes KW - ecological status KW - mosses JF - Plants (Basel, Switzerland) JO - Plants (Basel) VL - 12 IS - 6 N2 - For the first time, a macrophyte-based assessment of ecological status was related to the accumulated heavy metals and trace elements (Al, As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Zn) in aquatic plants. Three moss and two vascular plant species were applied as biomonitors: Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw., Leptodictyum riparium (Hedw.) Warnst., Platyhypnidium riparioides (Hedw.) Dixon, invasive Elodea canadensis Michx., and Myriophyllum spicatum L. Three streams were assessed as good at a high ecological status which correlated with low contamination based on calculated contamination factors (CFs) and metal pollution index (MPI). Two sites evaluated in moderate ecological status were revealed to be in heavy trace element contamination. The most significant was the accumulation of moss samples from the Chepelarska River under mining impact. Mercury exceeded the environmental quality standard (EQS) for biota in three of the studied upland river sites. SN - 2223-7747 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/36987054/Macrophyte_Based_Assessment_of_Upland_Rivers:_Bioindicators_and_Biomonitors_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -