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Habib et al., U. (2023). Biological Indicators for Pollution Detection Using Two Freshwater Snails, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lanistes carinatus in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 27(6), 525-541. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2023.329314
Ustina N. T. Habib et al.. "Biological Indicators for Pollution Detection Using Two Freshwater Snails, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lanistes carinatus in Egypt". Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 27, 6, 2023, 525-541. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2023.329314
Habib et al., U. (2023). 'Biological Indicators for Pollution Detection Using Two Freshwater Snails, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lanistes carinatus in Egypt', Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 27(6), pp. 525-541. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2023.329314
Habib et al., U. Biological Indicators for Pollution Detection Using Two Freshwater Snails, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lanistes carinatus in Egypt. Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries, 2023; 27(6): 525-541. doi: 10.21608/ejabf.2023.329314

Biological Indicators for Pollution Detection Using Two Freshwater Snails, Biomphalaria alexandrina and Lanistes carinatus in Egypt

Article 31, Volume 27, Issue 6, November and December 2023, Page 525-541  XML PDF (972.29 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2023.329314
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Ustina N. T. Habib et al.
Abstract
The present work aimed to evaluate water pollution with three heavy metals (Cu, Pb and Zn) in Mansoura, El-Mahalla El-Kubra, Tanta, Assiut, Wasta Beni Suef and Shibin Al Qanatir localities, using two freshwater snails: Biomphalaria alexandrina (the intermediate host and vector of schistosomiasis) and Lanistes carinatus as bioindicators. Results showed that the highest concentrations of the three heavy metals were 2.084ppb for Cu found in Tanta, 58.200ppb for Zn in Wasta Beni-Suef, and 20.000ppb for Pb discovered in Assiut. The accumulation of three heavy metals in Lanistes carinatus snail was higher than that in Biomphalaria alexandrina snail. The highest accumulated content inside Lanistes snails was for Cu-metal (36838 ppb) from Wasta Beni-Suef area. It could be concluded that B. alexandrina and L. carinatus are suitable bioindicators for the accumulation of heavy metals pollution. 
Keywords
Biomphalaria; Lanistes; Bioindicators; Heavy metals; Bio-accumulation factor
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