Projects / Programmes
Toxicity of zinc, copper, cadmium and lead for terrestrial isopods: bioavailability, uptake, bioaccumulation, synergistic and antagonistic effects
| Code |
Science |
Field |
Subfield |
| 1.03.01 |
Natural sciences and mathematics |
Biology |
Zoology and zoophysiology |
| Code |
Science |
Field |
| B361 |
Biomedical sciences |
Physiology of invertebrates |
| B280 |
Biomedical sciences |
Animal ecology |
zinc, copper, cadmium, lead, metal mixtures, synergism, antagonism, isopods, crustacean, behavioural response, food choice, adaptation
Researchers (1)
| no. |
Code |
Name and surname |
Research area |
Role |
Period |
No. of publicationsNo. of publications |
| 1. |
16065 |
PhD Primož Zidar |
Biology |
Head |
2002 - 2004 |
172 |
Organisations (1)
Abstract
Toxicity of metals for animals in the environment depends not only on concentration of metals but also on metals bioavailability, joint effects of metals in mixtures and different animals mechanisms that regulate metals uptake, detoxification and excretion. These mechanisms differ between different species and also between different populations of the same species. The objectives of the proposed project are to find out: (1) the potential synergistic or antagonistic effects of metals binary mixtures to terrestrial isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda) feeding rate as well as metals uptake and accumulation; (2) the influence of abiotic factors (rate of metal concentrations in mixture, time of exposure, pH, substrate structure etc.) on joint action of metal mixtures, as well as animals uptake and accumulation of metals; (3) the significance of isopods behavioural response to metal contaminated food in preventing metal poisoning; (4) the differences in behavioural response between populations from contaminated and uncontaminated environment. Experiments will be performed in a controlled laboratory environment. The most common metals (Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb) in polluted industrial and agricultural environment will be used.
