Food-chain transfer of zinc from contaminated Urtica dioica and Acer pseudoplatanus L. to the aphids Microlophium carnosum and Drepanosiphum platanoidis Schrank

Sinnett, Danielle; Hutchings, Tony R.; Hodson, Mark E.

Abstract

This study examines the food-chain transfer of Zn from two plant species, Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) and Acer pseudoplatanus (sycamore maple), into their corresponding aphid species, Microlophium carnosum and Drepanosiphum platanoidis. The plants were grown in a hydroponic system using solutions with increasing concentrations of Zn from 0.02 to 41.9mgZn/l. Above-ground tissue concentrations in U.dioica and M. carnosum increased with increasing Zn exposure (p

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2010
• Deposit Date: May 20, 2010
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 15, 2016
• Journal: Environmental Pollution
• Print ISSN: 0269-7491
• Electronic ISSN: 1873-6424
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 158
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 267-271
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.008
• Keywords: stinging nettle, sycamore maple, commn nettle aphid, sycamore aphid, contaminated land
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/982502
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.008
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