Acta Vet. Brno 2011, 80: 313-321

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201180030313

Lead, mercury and cadmium content in bottom sediments, reed (Phragmites australis) beds and great pond snails (Lymnaea stagnalis) in fishponds and the role of littoral zones in their accumulation

Jan Sychra1, Olga Čelechovská2, Zdeňka Svobodová3, Oldřich Sychra4

1Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
2Department of Biochemistry, Chemistry and Biophysics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
3Department of Veterinary Public Health and Toxicology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
4Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic

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