Alija Avdulla J, Bajraktari Ismet D, Muharremi Hidajete, Bresgen Nikolaus, Eckl Peter M
Department of Biology, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosova
Department of Biology, University of Prishtina, Prishtina, Kosova.
Toxicol Ind Health. 2016 Jul;32(7):1310-7. doi: 10.1177/0748233714558083. Epub 2014 Dec 11.
It has been reported by the Ministry of Environment in Kosova that particle emissions from one of the units of the coal-fired power plants (Kosova A) in Kastriot/Obiliq were exceeding the European standard by some 74 times. Besides the particle emission, there is also release of sulphur dioxide, mono-nitrogen oxide (NOx), carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, organic compounds and heavy metals. In addition, there is also release of heavy metals and organic compounds from a nearby solid waste dumpsite. Together, they are considered to be responsible for the increased health problems of the population living in the vicinity.To study the genetic effects of these emissions we focused on the genetic load, that is, recessive mutations that affect the fitness of their carriers, of exposed wild living Drosophila melanogaster The effects of ash from the dumpsite on the other hand were investigated upon feeding the ash with the nutrient medium. Our results revealed that the D. melanogaster population from the Kastriot/Obiliq area carries a high genetic load of 54.7%. Drosophila fed with the nutrient medium containing ash in a concentration of 1% carried a genetic load of 37.1%, whilst increasing concentrations (2% and 3% of ash) led to higher genetic loads of 68.7% and 67.4%, respectively.
科索沃环境部报告称，位于卡斯特里奥/奥比利克的一座燃煤发电厂（科索沃A厂）的一个机组的颗粒物排放量超过欧洲标准约74倍。除了颗粒物排放外，还会释放二氧化硫、单氮氧化物（氮氧化物）、一氧化碳、二氧化碳、有机化合物和重金属。此外，附近的一个固体垃圾场也会释放重金属和有机化合物。这些因素共同被认为是导致附近居民健康问题增加的原因。为了研究这些排放物的遗传效应，我们重点关注了暴露在外的野生黑腹果蝇的遗传负荷，即影响其携带者健康状况的隐性突变。另一方面，通过在营养培养基中添加垃圾场的灰烬来研究其影响。我们的结果显示，来自卡斯特里奥/奥比利克地区的黑腹果蝇群体的遗传负荷高达54.7%。用含有1%灰烬的营养培养基喂养的果蝇的遗传负荷为37.1%，而浓度增加（2%和3%的灰烬）分别导致更高的遗传负荷，即68.7%和67.4%。
