Bioaccumulative and conchological assessment of heavy metal transfer in a soil-plant-snail food chain

BMC Chemistry

Table 2 The mean values of conchological features from the eight snail populations

Sampling site		Shell height (SH)	Relative shell height (RSH)	Whorl number (WN)
THM1	Timisoara city Landfill	3.63 ± 0.19***	0.98 ± 0.03 ns	4.92 ± 0.04 *******
THM1	(Parta-Sag/Timis county)	3.63 ± 0.19***	0.98 ± 0.03 ns	4.92 ± 0.04 *******
THM2	South Industrial Platform	3.86 ± 0.11**	0.96 ± 0.02 ns	4.94 ± 0.13 *******
THM2	(Timisoara/Timis county)	3.86 ± 0.11**	0.96 ± 0.02 ns	4.94 ± 0.13 *******
THM3	North Industrial Platform	3.73 ± 0.24***	1.01 ± 0.04 *	4.44 ± 0.15 ns
THM3	(Timisoara/Timis county)	3.73 ± 0.24***	1.01 ± 0.04 *	4.44 ± 0.15 ns
THM4	East Industrial Platform	3.65 ± 0.20***	0.95 ± 0.02 ns	4.31 ± 0.15*
THM4	(Timisoara/Timis county)	3.65 ± 0.20***	0.95 ± 0.02 ns	4.31 ± 0.15*
THM5	Timisoara, Communal Road 64 (DC64)	4.26 ± 0.20 ns	0.96 ± 0.04 ns	4.49 ± 0.14 ns
THM5	(Timisoara/Timis county)	4.26 ± 0.20 ns	0.96 ± 0.04 ns	4.49 ± 0.14 ns
THM6	National Road Resita-Caransebes (DN58)	3.90 ± 0.17*	0.97 ± 0.03 ns	4.80 ± 0.09 *******
THM6	(Caras-Severin county)	3.90 ± 0.17*	0.97 ± 0.03 ns	4.80 ± 0.09 *******
THM7	Principal Street	3.99 ± 0.19 ns	0.95 ± 0.04 ns	4.66 ± 0.16 **
THM7	(Otelu Rosu/Caras-Severin county)	3.99 ± 0.19 ns	0.95 ± 0.04 ns	4.66 ± 0.16 **
THR	Salbagelu Nou	4.18 ± 0.28	0.97 ± 0.03	4.47 ± 0.14
	(Caras-Severin county)

Note. *** – p < 0.001, ** – p < 0.01, * – p < 0.05, ns – p > 0.05 (Anova, posthoc Dunnett’s test). Figures in bold type defines values significantly lower than the control group (THR), whereas the bold and underlined values are significantly higher than the control group (THR).

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