Accumulation of Metals by Macrophytes in Water Bodies Adjacent to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Station.

The concentration of metals, including Fe, Sr, Mn, Cs, Zn, Ni, Cu, Cr, Pb, Co, and Cd, was determined in the water of Kakhovka reservoir, in the water of the cooling pond of the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Station, and also in higher aquatic plants. The concentration factors of these metals were calculated. It has been found that a high temperature of water influences the capability of higher aquatic plants to accumulate metals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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