Trace metals and micronutrients in bone tissues of the red fox Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758)

Lanocha, Natalia; Kalisińska, Elżbieta; Kosik-Bogacka, Danuta; Budis, Halina; Noga-Deren, Kinga

doi:10.1007/s13364-012-0073-1

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“…For example, high Hg content in kidneys (5.11 mg/kg dry matter (DM)), in liver (4.52 mg/kg), and in muscles (1.56 mg/kg) was noted in juvenile V. vulpes inhabiting Mielin Island in North-West Poland (Kalisinska et al 2009). Low Hg concentration in bones (0.002 mg/kg DM on average) was revealed in other study on V. vulpes (Lanocha et al 2012). These authors claim also that the tissues and organs of free living V. vulpes are good bioindicators of environment pollution with Hg and other toxic metals like e.g.…”

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Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in rural and urbanized region

Dobrzański¹,

Przysiecki²,

Filistowicz³

et al. 2014

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of silver and arctic foxes farmed in typically rural and urbanized regions (Wielkopolskie Voivodship, Poland) was assessed. Hair and skin samples were collected and analyzed for total Hg content using atomic absorption spectrometry. Hairs and skin of foxes farmed in the rural region accumulated higher amount of Hg compared to animals from the urbanized one. Species effect (lower Hg concentration in V. lagopus) was noted, females having higher accumulation compared with males. The highest Hg content was observed in hairs of V. vulpes females in the rural region (0.207 mg/kg on average), and in skin of V. lagopus females (0.0082 mg/kg on average). Highly significant correlation (r = 0.796) was noted between Hg content in skin and hairs of farm foxes. The present study confirms the previous finding that non-invasively collected hair samples are a good tool applicable in evaluating heavy metal load of different environments.

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Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in rural and urbanized region

Dobrzański¹,

Przysiecki²,

Filistowicz³

et al. 2014

CZECH J ANIM SCI

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“…In the compact bone tissue reported, the results showed 0.0054 mg/kg dw (ranges 0.0012 – 0.0226) and 0.012 mg/kg dw (ranges nd – 0.038) respectively (Lanocha et al 2012 and Millan et al 2008). This is in the same range as our Alaskan red foxes reporting mean THg for compact bone as 0.004 mg/kg with a range of 0.001 to 0.010 mg/kg (Table 2).…”

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“…Two European studies reported on THg concentrations that were found in wild red fox bones (Lanocha et al 2012; Millan et al 2008). In the compact bone tissue reported, the results showed 0.0054 mg/kg dw (ranges 0.0012 – 0.0226) and 0.012 mg/kg dw (ranges nd – 0.038) respectively (Lanocha et al 2012 and Millan et al 2008).…”

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“…However, few researchers have used bone as a predictor for soft tissue THg concentrations. Interestingly, two reports were found on Hg that was studied in wild carnivore bones, including in the red fox (Lanocha et al 2012; Millan et al 2008). Bone is an important tissue because it accumulates some elemental toxicants (Doyle 1979; Halffman 2009; Lehner 2012; Nielsen-Marsh and Hedges 1999).…”

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Hair and bone as predictors of tissular mercury concentration in the Western Alaska Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes

Dainowski

Duffy

McIntyre

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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We evaluated if total mercury (THg) concentrations of keratin-based and bone-based tissues can predict THg concentrations in skeletal muscle, renal medulla, renal cortex, and liver. The THg concentration in matched tissues of 65 red foxes, Vulpes vulpes, from western Alaska was determined. Hair THg concentration had a significant positive correlation with liver, renal medulla, renal cortex, and muscle. The THg concentration for males and females is moderately predictive of THg concentration in the renal cortex and liver for these foxes based on R2 values (R2 = 0.61 and 0.63, respectively). Bone is weakly predictive of THg concentration in muscle (R2 = 0.36), but not a reliable tissue to predict THg concentration in liver (R2 = 0.28), renal cortex (R2 = 0.33), or renal medulla (R2 = 0.29). These results confirm the potential use of trapped animals, specifically foxes, as useful Arctic sentinel species to inform researchers about patterns in THg levels over time as industrialization of the Arctic continues.

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“…These species meet a number of criteria for bioindicators and show a measurable response to environmental pollutants, as documented in the works of various authors [3, 4, 7–10]. Researchers usually determine trace elements in their kidneys and liver, key organs in detoxification; bones are examined much less frequently [5, 7, 9, 11–13]. …”

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Comparison of Metal Concentrations in Bones of Long-Living Mammals

Lanocha

Kalisińska

Kosik-Bogacka

et al. 2013

Biol Trace Elem Res

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The aim of this study was to compare zinc, copper, lead, cadmium, and mercury concentrations in the bones of long-living mammals—humans (Homo sapiens) and Canidae (dogs Canis familiaris and foxes Vulpes vulpes) from northwestern Poland and to determine the usefulness of Canidae as bioindicators of environmental exposure to metals in humans. Zinc concentrations in cartilage with adjacent compact bone and in spongy bone were highest in foxes (∼120 mg/kg dry weight (dw)) and lowest in dogs (80 mg/kg dw). Copper concentrations in cartilage with adjacent compact bone were greatest in foxes (1.17 mg/kg dw) and smallest in humans (∼0.8 mg/kg dw), while in spongy bone they were greatest in dogs (0.76 mg/kg dw) and lowest in foxes (0.45 mg/kg dw). Lead concentrations in both analyzed materials were highest in dogs (>3 mg/kg dw) and lowest in humans (>0.6 mg/kg dw). Cadmium concentration, also in both the analyzed materials, were highest in foxes (>0.15 mg/kg dw) and lowest in humans (>0.04 mg/kg dw). Mercury concentration in bones was low and did not exceed 0.004 mg/kg dw in all the examined species. The concentrations of essential metals in the bones of the examined long-living mammals were similar. The different concentrations of toxic metals were due to environmental factors. As bone tissues are used in the assessment of the long-term effects of environmental exposure to heavy metals on the human body, ecotoxicological studies on the bones of domesticated and wild long-living mammals, including Canidae, may constitute a significant supplement to this research.

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Trace metals and micronutrients in bone tissues of the red fox Vulpes vulpes (L., 1758)

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References 39 publications

Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in rural and urbanized region

Mercury bioaccumulation in hair and skin of arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus) and silver foxes (Vulpes vulpes) in rural and urbanized region

Hair and bone as predictors of tissular mercury concentration in the Western Alaska Red Fox, Vulpes vulpes

Comparison of Metal Concentrations in Bones of Long-Living Mammals

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