Total mercury concentration in kidneys of birds of prey tram different part of Poland - same interspecies and geographical differences

• Autorzy: Komosa A. , Kitowski I. , Kowalski R. , Komosa Z. , Grochowicz J.

Warianty tytułu

PL

Stężenia rtęci w nerkach ptaków drapieżnych z różnych obszarów Polski -zróżnicowanie międzygatunkowe i geograficzne

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Mercury concentration levels in kidneys of 46 individuals of 13 species of birds of prey have been determined. The greatest mean concentration of mercury in kidneys was found in White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1.54 mg/kg d.m. however the maximum concentration of mercury in kidney was determined in a Eurasian Buzzards Buteo buteo: 4.54 mg/kg d.m. The level of mercury concentration in kidneys of young individuals of raptors was lesser than in adults. In the light of research carried out birds of prey feeding and hunting birds accumulated less mercury in their kidneys in comparison with species whose diet was based on small mammals. Birds of prey bound with the agricultural landscape of north-east Poland seem to accumulate more mercury in kidneys as compared with raptors who originate from other parts of Poland.

PL

Zbadano poziomy stężeń rtęci w nerkach 46 osobników z 13 gatunków ptaków drapieżnych. Największe średnie stężenie rtęci, wynoszące 1,54 mg/kg suchej masy, oznaczono w nerkach bielika Haliaeetus albicilla. Natomiast maksymalne stężenie wynoszące 4,54 mg/kg suchej masy stwierdzono u myszołowa Buteo buteo Wykazano również, że osobniki młode mają mniejsze koncentracje rtęci w nerkach w porównaniu z dorosłymi ptakami. Przeprowadzone badania pozwoliły ustalić, że drapieżniki polujące na ptaki kumulują w nerkach mniejsze ilości rtęci niż drapieżniki o diecie składającej się z drobnych ssaków. Drapieżniki związane z obszarami rolniczymi północno-wschodniej Polski kumulowały w nerkach większe ilości rtęci w porównaniu z ptakami z innych części Polski.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

mercury; raptors; owls; Poland; kidneys; agriculture

PL

rtęć; ptaki drapieżne; Polska; nerki; rolnictwo

• Wydawca: Towarzystwo Chemii i Inżynierii Ekologicznej
• Czasopismo: Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. S
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 16, nr 1
• Strony: 19--28
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys., tab.

Twórcy

autor

Komosa A.

autor

Kitowski I.

autor

Kowalski R.

autor

Komosa Z.

autor

Grochowicz J.

• Department of Radiochemistry and Colloid Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, pI. M. Curie-Sklodowskiej 3, 20-031 Lublin,

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