Comparison of white-footed mice and rice rats as biomonitors of polychlorinated biphenyl and metal contamination

White-faced mice and rice rats accumulated PCBs and metals differently due to differences in habitat use and foraging strategies. A study was conducted to assess differences in contaminant assimilation among co-occurring white-footed mice ( Peromyscus leucopus) and rice rats ( Oryzomys palustris) ca...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental pollution (1987) 2002, Vol.119 (2), p.261-268
Hauptverfasser:	Smith, Philip N, Cobb, George P, Harper, Frances M, Adair, Blakely M, McMurry, Scott T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Biological and medical sciences Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on vertebrates Environmental Monitoring - methods Environmental Pollutants - analysis Environmental Pollutants - pharmacokinetics Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Liver - chemistry Male Mammalia Metal Metals - analysis Metals - pharmacokinetics Peromyscus - metabolism Polychlorinated biphenyl Polychlorinated Biphenyls - analysis Polychlorinated Biphenyls - pharmacokinetics Rats Rice rat Sigmodontinae - metabolism Species Specificity Sympatric Terrestrial environment, soil, air White-footed mice
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Zusammenfassung:	White-faced mice and rice rats accumulated PCBs and metals differently due to differences in habitat use and foraging strategies. A study was conducted to assess differences in contaminant assimilation among co-occurring white-footed mice ( Peromyscus leucopus) and rice rats ( Oryzomys palustris) captured at a contaminated site. Rodents were collected from five areas at the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP), a uranium enrichment facility. Relatively few white-footed mice (8.7%) had quantifiable concentrations of PCBs compared to 42% of rice rats (X 2=6.49, d.f.=1, P
ISSN:	0269-7491 1873-6424
DOI:	10.1016/S0269-7491(01)00306-2