Reasearch Topics > Uptake, assimilation and distribution of metals within the animals

Total concentrations of Zn, Cd and Hg in a terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber are determined using standardised analytical methods. For distribution and transformation of Hg within digestive system of P.scaber radiotracer was emploid (²⁰³Hg as ²⁰³HgCl₂ in 1 M HCl; Isotope Products Laboratories, An Eckert and Ziegler Company, California, USA).