Bioaccumulation of some heavy metals in plants and insects
| dc.contributor.author | Arnaudova, Desislava | |
| dc.contributor.author | Todorov, Krasimir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Stoyanov, Plamen | |
| dc.contributor.author | Georgieva, Deyana | |
| dc.contributor.author | Keranov, Hristo | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-09T10:53:17Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-09T10:53:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-10-20 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The study in this scientific paper aimed to analyze the content of potentially toxic elements — heavy metals lead, cadmium, and zinc in soil, plant samples, and insect samples from three different areas: an uninhabited area, an industrial zone, and an urbanized area. Using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), it was found that the levels of heavy metals in soil, plants, and insects from the three studied areas were higher for lead, cadmium, and zinc in the industrial zone — soil: Pb - 850, Cd - 21.3, Zn - 996 (mg/kg); plants: Pb - 191, Cd - 7.79, Zn - 298 (mg/kg); insects: Pb - 24.5, Cd - 1.32, Zn - 160 (mg/kg). Based on the obtained data, the degree of bioaccumulation of lead, cadmium, and zinc was traced using the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) through the pathway: soil, plants, and insects. A BAF < 1 was found for plants, and a bioaccumulation process for cadmium and zinc was observed in two insect species (BAF > 2). | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1313-9940 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/815 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Plovdiv University Press "Paisii Hilendarski" | |
| dc.subject | soil | |
| dc.subject | plants | |
| dc.subject | insects | |
| dc.subject | heavy metals | |
| dc.title | Bioaccumulation of some heavy metals in plants and insects | |
| dc.type | Article |