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Journal Article 
EVALUATION OF THE BIOACCUMULATION OF METALS IN SUBMERGED PLANTS OF THE VERDON RIVER AND LAKE SAINTE-CROIX (FRANCE) - PRELIMINARY RESEARCH 
Senze, M; Kowalska-Goralska, M 
2020 
Yes 
Journal of Elementology
ISSN: 1644-2296 
25 
297-314 
The objective of the study has been to evaluate aquatic environment quality in Sainte-Croix Reservoir (Lake Sainte-Croix) and the Verdon River that feeds the reservoir as well as water of the Verdon River discharged from the reservoir. The evaluation was based on the accumulation of heavy metals tested in aquatic plants. The study material were water samples and aquatic plants. pH, electrolytic conductivity and metals (Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, Ni) were determined in water. Only submerged plants were collected for testing, which was a purposeful choice because the objective was to test pollutants in the plants whose whole surface was in contact with water. The flora was dominated by the genus Potamogeton. Metal concentrations in water occurred in the following order: Pb
heavy metals; Verdon River; Lake Sainte-Croix; hydromacrophytes; water; bioconcentration; MPI (metal pollution index)