Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) as an Environmental Bioindicator Species of Heavy Metal Contamination

This study aims to examine the possible presence of lead and cadmium in the liver and kidneys of hooded crows (Corvus cornix). Liver and kidneys of hooded crow carcasses were collected in Province of Cuneo (Piedmont, Italy) in order to detect lead and cadmium content. Significant differences were fo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2014-10, Vol.93 (4), p.410-416
Hauptverfasser:	Giammarino, Mauro, Quatto, Piero, Squadrone, Stefania, Abete, Maria Cesarina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Animal populations Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Aquatic Pollution Aves Bioaccumulation Biological and medical sciences Birds Cadmium Cadmium - analysis Cadmium - pharmacokinetics Contamination Corvus Corvus cornix crows Crows - metabolism Cultivation Earth and Environmental Science Ecotoxicology Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates Environment Environmental Chemistry Environmental Health Environmental monitoring Environmental Monitoring - methods Environmental Monitoring - statistics & numerical data Environmental Pollutants - analysis Environmental Pollutants - pharmacokinetics Female Fertilizers - analysis Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Heavy metals Indicator species Italy Kidneys Lead Lead - analysis Lead - pharmacokinetics liver Male meadows meat carcasses phosphorus fertilizers piedmont Pollution Soil Science & Conservation Spectrophotometry, Atomic Statistics, Nonparametric Waste Water Technology Water Management Water Pollution Control
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