Trace metals in microcrustaceans and Brazilian waterweed from a contaminated chilean wetland using total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry

The trace element content of individual copepod specimens and of the Brazilian water weed (Egeria densa) from a metal-contaminated wetland in Southern Chile were determined using total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Sampling of the water and the organisms was carried out at three sampli...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Mikrochimica acta (1966) 2006-07, Vol.154 (3-4), p.261-268
Main Authors: WOELFL, Stefan, MAGES, Margarete, ENCINA, Francisco, BRAVO, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Applied sciences
Chemistry
Copepoda
Egeria densa
Exact sciences and technology
Global environmental pollution
Pollution
Spectrometric and optical methods
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The trace element content of individual copepod specimens and of the Brazilian water weed (Egeria densa) from a metal-contaminated wetland in Southern Chile were determined using total reflection X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. Sampling of the water and the organisms was carried out at three sampling sites during 2004. Enhanced concentrations of dissolved Fe and Mn were found in the column water and in the pore water. The Fe content in the benthic copepods was significantly elevated compared to other aquatic organisms from different Chilean lakes. Regarding E. densa, healthy (green coloured) plants showed mass fractions of Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu and Zn which were typical for uncontaminated systems. In contrast, damaged (brownish coloured) plants exhibited very high Fe and Mn concentrations indicative of contamination or processes which changed the element load from the environment to the plant.
ISSN:0026-3672
1436-5073
DOI:10.1007/s00604-006-0519-8