A study of accumulation and quantity of microelements with high toxic effects on bone and muscle tissue of reptiles in urbanized areas of Absheron
Research article: A study of accumulation and quantity of microelements with high toxic effects on bone and muscle tissue of reptiles in urbanized areas of Absheron
Author: A.R. Hashimova1,2
1Department of Medical Biology and Genetics, Azerbaijan Medical University, 167 Samad Vurgun Str., Baku AZ 1022, Azerbaijan
2 Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Harmful Impact on the Environment, Institute of Radiation Problems, Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 121 Huseyn Javid Ave., Baku AZ1143, Azerbaijan;
*For correspondence: Aysel-hesimova@mail.ru
Accepted for publication: 26 May 2020
Abstract:
The purpose of this research is to determine the quantity of some toxic microelements in bone and muscle tissue of background reptile species, compare this quantity with average standard quantity and thereby to study the impact of environmental pollution on reptiles. The accumulation and amo- unt of microelements with high toxic effects have been studied in bone and muscle tissue of following Reptile species - Water snake (Natrix tessellata Laurenti, 1768), Mediterranean turtle (Testudo graeca Linnaeus, 1758) and Caspian bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus caspius Eichwald, 1831) that have been collected from urbanized areas of Absheron peninsula. Studied microelements are copper Cu, nickel Ni, lead Pb, cadmium Cd and zinc Zn. All the five microelements that we have studied are mostly accumulated in the body of Caspian bent-toed gecko. It should be noted that the Caspian bent toed gecko is very small and more functionally active among background reptile species that we studied. Its occurrence in oil, gas wells and in areas exposed to technogenic and antropogenic pollution, indi- cates its plasticity and tolerance to toxic microelements.
Keywords: Technogenic, deionized water, spectrometer, microelement, bone and muscle tissue, biodiver- sity, urbanization
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