Zinc Bioaccumulation in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Across Urban and Rural Areas of Meknes, Morocco: A Marker of Environmental Pollution-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Zinc Bioaccumulation in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Across Urban and Rural Areas of Meknes, Morocco: A Marker of Environmental Pollution

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Haddadi Youssef¹,Chahlaoui Abdelkader¹,Taouraout Aziz¹,Ichennarn Imane²,Belkhiri Abdelkhalek¹

Affiliation:

1. Moulay Ismaïl University

2. National School of Agriculture

Abstract

This study examines zinc (Zn) bioaccumulation in house sparrows (Passer domesticus) across different urban and rural zones of Meknes, Morocco, to evaluate its role as an indicator of environmental pollution. Fifty adult house sparrows were collected from five sites: an industrial zone (IZ), Meknes Town Centre (TC), Sidi Said Bus Station (SS), Fez-Meknes Main Road (MR), and a rural site (Ref). Zinc concentrations in the liver, kidneys, heart, brain, feathers, bones, lungs, and blood were measured using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS). Results showed high zinc concentrations in the liver (111.43 ± 4.25 µg/g) and kidneys (56.68 ± 3.50 µg/g) of the industrial zone, and significant levels in the rural zone. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed significant differences between the sites. House sparrows proved to be effective bioindicators of zinc pollution, reflecting the variability of environmental contamination between urban and rural areas.

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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