TY - JOUR N2 - Concentration of Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb and Co have been determined in Antarctic water (South Shetland Islands) and in krill exoskeletons with the help of atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Concentrations of these metals both in sea-water and in krill exoskeleton are in order Zn > Cu > Cd > Ni > Pb > Co. Comparing concentrations of these metals in sea-water to their concentrations in krill exoskeleton, the factors have been calculated giving a list of metals in the order of krill chitin ability, which is Ni > Cu > Zn > Cd > Pb > Co accumulation. The highest accumulation factors for Ni and Cu point out to the special role played by these metals in krill life. L1 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111408/PDF-MASTER/1986_4_371-376.pdf L2 - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/Content/111408 PY - 1986 IS - No 4 EP - 376 KW - Antarctic KW - krill KW - chitin KW - metals A1 - Neugebauer, Witold A1 - Bykowski, Piotr A1 - Neugebauer, Ewa PB - Polish Academy of Sciences PB - Committee on Polar Research VL - vol. 7 DA - 1986 T1 - The krill chitin and some aspects of metals transport in Antarctic sea-water SP - 371 UR - http://www.czasopisma.pan.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/111408 T2 - Polish Polar Research ER -