Levels of Cadmium, Mercury, and Lead in Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) Stranded on the Brazilian Coast

Cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) were determined in samples of liver and breast muscles of first-year Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus), from two different areas on the Brazilian coast, 35 on the Rio de Janeiro coast and 12 on the Rio Grande do Sul coast. In both areas, Cd conce...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology 2010-02, Vol.58 (2), p.460-468
Hauptverfasser:	Vega, Claudia M, Siciliano, Salvatore, Barrocas, Paulo R. G, Hacon, Sandra S, Campos, Reinaldo C, do Couto Jacob, Silvana, Ott, Paulo Henrique
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acids Animal, plant and microbial ecology Animals Applied ecology Atlantic Ocean Aves Biological and medical sciences Brazil Cadmium Cadmium Compounds - analysis Cadmium Compounds - metabolism Calibration Coastal environments Coastal waters Coasts Contamination 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 Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Heavy metals Industrial areas Lead Lead - analysis Lead - metabolism Liver Liver - chemistry Liver - metabolism Marine Marine and brackish environment Mercury Mercury Compounds - analysis Mercury Compounds - metabolism Monitoring/Environmental Analysis Muscle, Skeletal - chemistry Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism Muscles Penguins Pollution Rio de Janeiro Scientific imaging Seawater Soil Science & Conservation Spheniscidae - metabolism Spheniscus magellanicus Studies Toxicity Water pollution
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