Distribution of selenium : A case study of the Drava, Danube and associated aquatic biotopes

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This paper presents the results of the research on the overall distribution of selenium (Se) in various aquatic compartments (water, sediment, plankton and macrophytes) at six selected sites of the Croatian part of the Drava and Danube rivers, the connected floodplain lake and the melioration channel system carried out in two sampling periods (flooding in June and the drought period in September). In addition, the physicochemical water properties, plankton composition and biomass were analysed. Our study revealed low mean Se contents in sediments and water, indicating Se deficiency in the studied freshwater systems. The physicochemical environment, including Se distribution, was primarily influenced by hydrology rather than site-specific biogeochemical and morphological characteristics. The flooding period was characterised by higher Se content in water and higher transparency, nitrate and total nitrogen concentrations than drought conditions. At the river sites, sediment Se content was the highest during the flood period, while at all other sites, higher concentrations were found during the drought, reaching the maximum in the lake. Although Se concentrations were below the threshold for aquatic ecotoxicity, they increased in the following order: water (0.021-0.187 μg Se L-1) < sediments (0.005-0.352 mg Se kg-1) < macrophytes (0.010-0.413 mg Se kg-1) < plankton (0.044-0.518 mg Se kg-1) indicating its possible biomagnification at the bottom of the food chain. Species known for high Se accumulation potential dominated the biomass of the main plankton groups and the composition of the macrophyte community, which may provide a more sensitive and accurate steady-state compartment monitor for Se assessment in freshwater biotopes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:354

Enthalten in:

Chemosphere - 354(2024) vom: 15. Apr., Seite 141596

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Špoljarić Maronić, Dubravka [VerfasserIn]
Žuna Pfeiffer, Tanja [VerfasserIn]
Bek, Nikolina [VerfasserIn]
Štolfa Čamagajevac, Ivna [VerfasserIn]
Galir Balkić, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Stević, Filip [VerfasserIn]
Maksimović, Ivana [VerfasserIn]
Mihaljević, Melita [VerfasserIn]
Lončarić, Zdenko [VerfasserIn]

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059QF0KO0R
Floodplain
H6241UJ22B
Journal Article
Macrophytes
Phytoplankton
Sediment
Selenium
Water
Zooplankton

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141596

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NLM369746775