CRUSTACEANS AS BIOMARKERS OF POLLUTION IN THE BLACK SEA WITH HEAVY METALS EXPOSURE TO HEAVY METALS
Journal: WATER AND WATER PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL NEWS
Year: 2012

Benthic fauna (zoo benthos) of subpralitoral Black Sea is extremely abundant and diverse. Especially were numerous mollusks and crustaceans. Last play an important role in cleaning up coastal zone, and therefore were chosen as test object. The study conducted on crustaceans and as a comparison to sea water, seaweed and mollusks of the Black Sea revealed an uneven accumulation of heavy metals in aquatic water due to their location in the food chain.The data obtained show that the species of Decap