Open AccessOrthoptera insects as bioaccumulators of potentially toxic elements (Ostrava city, Czech Republic)
Author(s) -
Z. Zaoralova,
Jiří Kupka,
Barbara Stalmachová
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/444/1/012057
Subject(s) - bioaccumulation , orthoptera , czech , biology , ecology , geography , zoology , philosophy , linguistics
This paper explores whether orthopteran insects (Orhtoptera) may be used to study bioaccumulation of potentially toxic elements in their bodies on the territory of Ostrava City. For the purpose of laboratory analysis, we used a common species Metrioptera roeselii (Ensifera) and Chorthippus parallelus (Caelifera). The laboratory analysis confirmed a bioaccumulation of some potentially toxic elements (Ni, Zn, Cu, Cr), which is probably dependent on the distance of the sources of pollution and main wind direction.