Heavy metal pollution of the Oriental stork Ciconia boyciana habitat on the Zeya-Bureya Plain, Russia
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https://doi.org/10.33910/2686-9519-2024-16-2-363-374Keywords:
bird habitat, heavy metal pollution, wetlands, hydrochemical indicators, Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana, Amur sleeper, Perccottus gleniiAbstract
Zeya-Bureya Plain is home to nesting and feeding grounds of Oriental stork Ciconia boyciana. The Oriental stork habitat is negatively affected by the intensive use of agricultural chemicals (pesticides, herbicides and mineral fertilizers) in fields, which leads to chemical pollution of wetlands. During field surveys, high concentrations of mercury were found in water (up to 0.137 μg/l). We also discovered the correlation between the content of mercury, cadmium and arsenic in water and in Amur sleeper fish Perccottus glenii. The correlation analysis also showed a direct connection between the content of cadmium, mercury and arsenic in fish and in the feathers of Oriental stork chicks.
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