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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2016

Accumulation of heavy metals and As in liver, hair, femur, and lung of Persian jird (Meriones persicus) in Darreh Zereshk copper mine, Iran.

Manoochehr Khazaee, Amir Hossein Hamidian, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, Sohrab Ashrafi, Seyyed Ali Ashghar Mirjalili, Esmat Esmaeilzadeh

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Manoochehr KhazaeeDepartment of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 31585-4314, Karaj, Iran.
Amir Hossein HamidianDepartment of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 31585-4314, Karaj, Iran. m.hamidian@ut.ac.ir.
Afshin Alizadeh ShabaniDepartment of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 31585-4314, Karaj, Iran.
Sohrab AshrafiDepartment of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, P.O. Box 31585-4314, Karaj, Iran.
Seyyed Ali Ashghar MirjaliliNational Iranian Copper Industries Company, The plan of Taft copper mines, Taft, Iran.
Esmat EsmaeilzadehSarcheshmeh copper complex, Research and Development Affairs, Sarcheshmeh, Iran.
University of Tehran · IRNational Iranian Oil Company (Iran) · IR

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Abstract

Rodents frequently serve as bioindicator to monitor the quality of the environment. Concentrations of 11 elements (Cd, Co, Ti, Fe, Mn, Cu, Sb, As, Sr, Ni, and Cr) were investigated and compared in liver, hair, femur, and lung of the Persian jird (Meriones persicus) from Darreh Zereshk copper mine, Iran. Metals were determined in different tissues of 39 individuals of Persian jird, collected by snap trap in 2014 from five areas of Darreh Zereshk copper mine. Samples were prepared by wet digestion method, and the contents of elements were analyzed with ICP-OES (VARIAN, 725-ES) instrument. Cadmium, Sb, and Co were below the limit of detection, and Mn and As were found only in hair and liver tissues. We detected the highest concentration of Cu, As, Ti, Fe, Mn, Cr, and Ni in hair in comparison with other tissues. Significant higher levels of Ti in femur and hair; Fe in liver and hair; Mn in liver; As in hair; Sr in lung; Cr in lung, hair, femur, and liver; Cu in femur; and Ni in liver and lung tissues were observed in females. Nearly all element concentrations in the tissues of Persian jird from flotation site, Darreh Zereshk and Hasan Abad villages and leaching site (mining areas) were higher than those from tailing dump site (reference site). We found the highest concentrations of As in liver and hair; Ni and Cr in liver, hair, and lung; and Sr in lung and hair tissues of Persian jird in leaching site. We tried to specify the status of elements before fully exploitation of Darreh Zereshk copper mine by using bioindicator species. Based on our achievements, initial activities did not strongly pollute the surrounded environment of the mine. The high abundance of Persian jird as well as their several proper features makes them a suitable species for biomonitoring programs especially for further studies will be performed after full exploitation of Darreh Zereshk copper mine.

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CopperMiningAnimalsCadmiumEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleGerbillinaeHairHumansIranLiverMaleMetals, HeavyCadmiumCopperMetals, HeavyBioindicatorDarreh Zereshk copper mineHeavy metalsPersian jirdTissue distribution

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