Table 1.
Inter-generic variability in HM contents (ppm) in carabid beetles (by different authors after Butovsky 1997).
| Genera | N | Heavy metals, ppm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cd | Cu | Fe | Mn | Pb | Zn | ||
| Abax | 3 | 0.1* | 15.9 | N/A | N/A | 3.1+1.7 | 62.8 |
| Agonum | 2 | 0 | 25.8+ 7.9 | 532.3 | 24.3 | 4.9+4.9 | 95.0+14.4 |
| Calathus | 4 | 1.0+0.3 | 57.2+30.8 | 58.7+ 49.0 | 29.1+9.3 | 6.7+1.9 | 89.2+21.1 |
| Carabus | 9 | 0.1+0.1 | 16.9+ 0.9 | 333.9 | N/A | 4.3+1.4 | 96.1+15.3 |
| Harpalus | 1 | 0 | 23.3 | N/A | N/A | 0 | 130 |
| Leistus | 2 | 2.9+1.1 | 30.1 | N/A | N/A | 7.8 | 118.6 |
| Loricera | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.9 | N/A |
| Notiophilus | 2 | 1.7+0.3 | 27.5+ 1.3 | 117.1+109.9 | 29.2+2.8 | 1.7+0.3 | 77.9+10.5 |
| Poecilus | 2 | 0.1+0.1 | 16.3 | N/A | N/A | 4.2+4.2 | 118.7+30.7 |
| Pseudo-ophonus | 1 | 0 | 17.3+ 2.1 | 461.2 | N/A | 3.0+3.0 | 92.3+ 6.4 |
| Pterostichus | 5 | 0 | 29.5+10.4 | 436.3+ 37.3 | N/A | 2.9+1.4 | 116.2+ 7.4 |
N – number of species;
* - one replicate;
N/A - not available.