Ecotoxicological assessment of water quality and ecosystem health: a case study of the Volga river / Moiseenko T. I., Gashkina N. A., Sharova Yu. N., Kudryavtseva L. P. // Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. - 2008. - Т. 71, № 3. - С. 837-850.

842 T.I. Moiseenko et al. / Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 71 (2008) 837-850 Table 3 Concentration of microelements in the organs and tissues of the investigated breams (^g per 1g of dry weight) Element (1) Upper Volga Middle Volga Lower Volga X±Sx (2) Min-Max (3) X±Sx (4) Min-Max (5) X±Sx (6) Min-Max (7) Hg 0.011+0.001 0.005-0.022 0.011+0.002 0.004-0.035 0.005 + 0.001 0.001-0.015 Cd 0.05 + 0.01 0.01-0.19 0.01+0.00 0.01-0.04 0.20+0.03 0.05-0.42 Pb 0.33 + 0.07 0.05-0.46 0.04+ 0.01 <0.01-0.16 0.07 + 0.01 <0.01-0.17 Al 52.9 + 6.7 14.7-110.3 9.38 + 0.91 4.38-17.3 106.6+15.2 34.6-199 Sr 128 + 4 96-163 299 + 24 167-458 790+46 394-1095 Ni 0.23 + 0.03 0.03-0.48 1.32+ 0.32 0.30-4.79 1.18+ 0.14 0.40-2.36 Mn 89.0 + 5.1 52-134 61.5 + 3.4 45.0-87.2 28.9+1.4 18.0-39.0 Zn 82.0 + 1.7 67.4-94.2 81.2 + 1.8 72.3-90.6 81.4+1.5 75.5-94.4 Cu 2.31+0.07 1.60-2.82 1.95+ 0.08 1.31-2.63 4.22 + 0.29 2.91-6.99 Cr 0.28 + 0.04 0.04-0.66 0.14+ 0.01 0.06-0.25 0.70+0.14 0.21-2.08 Co 0.10+ 0.02 <0.01-0.30 0.55 + 0.05 0.17-0.83 0.32 + 0.07 <0.01-0.98 Muscles Hg 0.019+ 0.003 <0.001-0.041 0.049 + 0.005 0.023-0.092 0.031+0.004 0.014-0.066 Cd 0.03 + 0.01 <0.01-0.09 <0.01 <0.01-0.02 0.04+ 0.02 <0.01-0.22 Pb 0.07 + 0.02 <0.01-0.18 0.06+ 0.01 <0.01-0.13 0.02 + 0.00 <0.01-0.06 Al 4.17+ 0.54 0.91-7.16 1.54+ 0.18 0.65-2.79 2.38 + 0.27 1.06-4.11 Mn 4.10+ 0.38 1.02-6.89 3.12+ 0.19 1.98-4.44 1.24+0.15 0.33-2.43 Ni 0.13+ 0.03 <0.01-0.51 0.22 + 0.02 0.10-0.43 0.26+ 0.03 0.12-0.60 Sr 4.63 + 0.27 2.79-6.21 9.74+1.08 5.15-19.3 16.2+ 3.28 1.40-42.2 Zn 17.5+ 0.50 14.1-21.7 20.0+ 0.9 15.3-25.9 25.0+1.2 17.1-32.5 Cu 0.67 + 0.03 0.40-0.91 0.75 + 0.07 0.34-1.24 1.07+ 0.07 0.67-1.61 Cr 0.10+ 0.02 <0.01-0.34 0.04+ 0.01 <0.01-0.10 0.18+ 0.03 0.05-0.48 Co 0.03 + 0.01 <0.01-0.10 0.18+ 0.02 0.01-0.28 0.15+ 0.02 0.02-0.30 Liver Hg 0.053 + 0.005 0.027-0.086 0.048 + 0.009 0.011-0.127 0.054+ 0.010 0.001-0.103 Cd 0.25 + 0.04 <0.01-0.67 0.26 + 0.04 0.11-0.69 0.35 + 0.06 0.01-0.59 Pb 0.25 + 0.07 0.01-0.75 0.19+ 0.04 0.04-0.66 0.06+ 0.01 0.01-0.15 Al 6.62 + 1.01 1.59-15.7 6.55 + 1.02 1.86-14.1 6.06+ 0.92 3.05-14.3 Sr 0.53 + 0.08 0.16-1.53 0.82 + 0.12 0.05-1.66 1.81 + 0.55 0.46-8.03 Ni 0.20 + 0.04 <0.01-0.56 0.19+ 0.03 0.03-0.41 0.33 + 0.04 0.12-0.63 Mn 8.27 + 0.34 5.72-11.1 6.93 + 0.38 4.97-8.94 6.23 + 0.44 3.56-9.00 Zn 99.7 + 5.4 51-143 79.6+ 6.4 51-140 110+10 58-205 Cu 46.7+4.4 7.4-79.8 35.5 + 7.5 10.3-114.2 89.3 + 10.4 29.8-155 Cr 0.19+ 0.05 <0.01-0.73 0.07 + 0.01 0.02-0.16 0.20 + 0.04 0.02-0.50 Co 0.09+ 0.01 <0.01-0.27 0.21+0.03 0.06-0.43 0.16+ 0.02 <0.01-0.32 Hg 0.022 + 0.003 0.013-0.040 0.030+ 0.003 0.015-0.058 0.012 + 0.002 0.004-0.027 Cd 1.09+ 0.19 0.31-3.56 1.94+ 0.28 0.73-1.93 3.21+0.30 1.78-5.66 Pb 0.37 + 0.12 0.03-1.31 0.48 + 0.10 0.16-1.31 0.13+ 0.02 0.05-0.24 Al 5.83 + 1.05 1.92-14.1 6.44+ 1.26 1.06-16.6 5.96+ 0.75 2.39-10.6 Sr 1.31+0.21 0.48-3.66 1.86+ 0.39 0.40-5.96 3.71 + 0.37 1.82-6.56 Ni 0.76+ 0.10 0.27-1.71 0.83 + 0.14 0.28-1.99 1.10+ 0.14 0.44-2.35 Mn 6.28 + 0.30 4.35-8.64 5.23 + 0.53 2.38-8.03 3.49+ 0.31 1.18-5.75 Zn 93.7 + 1.8 78-112 86.6 + 3.0 59-107 88.1 + 3.0 63-106 Cu 5.38 + 0.35 4.25-10.64 5.75 + 0.37 2.53-7.95 5.70+0.43 3.18-9.62 Cr 0.39+ 0.10 <0.01-1.18 0.15+ 0.05 <0.01-0.73 0.62 + 0.09 0.14-1.26 Co 0.95 + 0.09 0.40-1.87 1.30+ 0.14 0.50-2.09 1.38+ 0.09 0.81-1.83 Skeleton Hg 0.029 + 0.004 0.010-0.059 0.006 + 0.001 0.002-0.015 0.008 + 0.001 0.002-0.014 Cd 0.07 + 0.01 <0.01-0.15 0.01+0.00 <0.01-0.02 0.29+ 0.06 0.06-0.77 Pb 0.21+0.05 0.06-0.61 0.08 + 0.02 <0.01-0.26 0.08 + 0.01 0.01-0.19 Al 7.93+ 1.02 2.94-15.9 7.74+1.14 2.04-18.6 14.5+ 1.68 8.31-27.5 Sr 129+ 9 78-199 330+26 177-457 973 + 63 598-1531 Ni 0.12+ 0.03 <0.01-0.40 0.36+ 0.02 0.24-0.55 0.61 + 0.10 0.22-1.50 Mn 57.1+2.6 36.0-78.0 54.2+4.7 26.4-85.6 26.5 + 0.9 19.9-31.0 Zn 63.4 + 2.7 44.7-88.9 64.7 + 1.9 53.3-76.2 71.3+ 1.9 60.7-86.5 Cu 0.91+0.16 0.41-2.59 0.44 + 0.05 0.11-0.77 2.55 + 0.05 2.27-2.88 Cr 0.09+ 0.02 <0.01-0.27 0.09+ 0.02 <0.01-0.24 0.12+ 0.02 <0.01-0.30 Co 0.01+0.00 <0.01-0.05 0.37 + 0.07 0.08-0.99 0.13+ 0.06 <0.01-0.66 Sx is the standard error. (Moiseenko and Kudryavtseva, 2002). The ability of this metal to NimusC]es = 0.086 Niwater + 0.058, r = 0.82, p <0.005, accumulate is confirmed by the regression dependencies between the concentration of Ni in the water and in Volga bream organs 0.051 Niwater + 0.155, r = 0.73. d c O.OI . and tissues (with the exception of the skeleton): Nigiiis = 0.343 Niwater + 0.197, r = 0.68, p<0.025, Nikidneys = 0.206 Niwater + 0.477, r = 0.76, p<0.01.