MERCURY CONTENT IN TICKS (IXODES PERSULCATUS) AND IN BANK VOLES (CLETHRIONOMYS GLAREOLUS) IN THE TERRITORY OF "ZELENAYA ROSHCHA" RECREATIONAL LANDS IN CHEREPOVETS

Data on the mercury content in ticks Ixodes persulcatus and their hosts ? bank voles Clethrionomys glareolus trapped in May-June, 2015 in the territory of the tourist and recreational land "Zelenaya Roshcha" in Cherepovets of the Vologda region are obtained. Content of the general mercury was determined in ixodic ticks, and also in muscular tissue and liver of bank voles by the atomic absorption method on PA-915+ mercury analyzer and the ПИРО-915+ attachment using the RA915P software. Indicators of the general mercury content in ixodic ticks of the investigated area are exceeded more than by 20 times their contents in bank voles.