Seasonal distributions of heavy metal concentrations in different snail (Helix pomatia) tissues from an urban environment in Serbia

Concentration of Arsenic and Heavy Metals in Snail Tissues

“…Massadeh et al (2016) showed that snail tissues are very good indicators for Cd accumulation. Similar results were presented in a study by Ciric et al (2018). Our study suggests that variances in Cd level are indicative of environmental exposure differences between the farms (data not shown).…”

“…Copper is an essential element for snails (Yap and Noorhaidah, 2012). Similar results were presented in studies by Coeurdassier et al (2007), Massadeh et al (2016) and Ciric et al (2018).…”

“…The concentration of Zn in foot tissues was significantly lower compared to digestive gland tissues, from all examined farms. Nica et al (2012) and Ciric et al (2018) found the heavy metal concentration in different snail tissues depends on the farm and investigated snail tissue. These authors also showed that digestive gland tissues accumulated higher amounts of heavy metals compared to other snail tissues.…”

“…Rapid development of industrialisation and urbanisation in recent decades has resulted in significant negative impacts on ecosystems. Heavy metal concentrations have rapidly grown in the urban environments from these anthropogenic sources (Milanov et al, 2016;Janjic et al, 2015;Ivanovic et al, 2016;Jovanovic et al, 2017;Ciric et al, 2018). In spite of that, heavy metals are natural substances, so are also considered as environmental contaminants (Gawad, 2018).…”

Evaluation of trace element contamination usingArmadillo officinalisDuméril, 1816 (Crustacea, Isopoda) as a tool: An ultrastructural study

“…In recent years, contamination of the environment with metals has led many scientists to search for methods to monitor the distribution and effects of such pollution. Since macroinvertebrate communities can sensitively reflect the quality of the soil (Lee, Zo, & Kim, ), numerous organisms have been frequently used as relevant bio‐indicators of contamination such as coleopterans (Migula et al, ), earthworms (Heikens, Peijnenburg, & Hendriks, ; Hobbelen, Koolhaas, & van Gestel, ), ants (Grzes, ), snails (Ćirić et al, ; Mahmutovic et al, ), and mollusks (Bourioug et al, ; Nica, Bura, Gergen, Harmanescu, & Bordean, ). Likewise, terrestrial isopods, important detritivore members of soil macrofauna (Hassall & Sutton, ; Hussein, Obuid‐Allah, Mohammad, Scott‐Fordsmand, & Abd El‐Wakeil, ; Ma, Denneman, & Faber, ), are considered reliable biological indicator organisms of soil biodiversity and environmental stress (Paoletti & Hassal, ).…”