DECREASE OF THE CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION IN FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA HEDW
DECREASE OF THE CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT ASSOCIATED WITH HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION IN FONTINALIS ANTIPYRETICA HEDW

Summary/Abstract: Because of morphological and physiological properties, mosses are suitable species for the uptake of heavy metals. Fontinalis antipyretica Hedw. is a pollutant-sensitive indicator in fresh water. This aquatic moss is as an indicator organism to optimize the indication of heavy metal loads at biochemical levels. F. antipyretica was studied for its ability to accumulate heavy metals in the present study, each sample were irrigated with heavy metal solutions (0,02 M CuCl2, ZnCl2 and Pb(NO3)2). At the end of the investigation, the negative effects of heavy metals on the chlorophyll content were determined. The chlorophyll concentration of F. antipyretica was decreased. This significant decrease of chlorophyll concentration due to the heavy metal exposure. Samples were collected from Ayazma Stream, Ida Mountain (Çanakkale, Turkey) in July 2017.

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