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Distribution of heavy metals and their age-related changes in the eastern great white egret, Egretta alba modesta, in Korea
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The results indicate that consideration of the growth stage of organs and tissues is necessary for understanding the bioaccumulation processes and the toxicological criteria of the metals.Citations
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Seasonal variation in heavy metal levels in tissues of common guillemots, Uria aalge from Northwest Scotland
TL;DR: There was a strong seasonal fluctuation in cadmium levels in liver and kidney, rising significantly between April and June and declining again from June to November, and changes were apparent in both adult and juvenile birds.
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Egrets as Monitors of Trace-Metal Contamination in Wetlands of Pakistan
Eleonora Boncompagni,Abubakr Muhammad,R. Jabeen,E. Orvini,C. Gandini,Carolina Sanpera,Xavier Ruiz,Mauro Fasola +7 more
TL;DR: Assessment of trace element contamination at three wetlands in Pakistan used as indicators the eggs and the feathers of colonial waterbirds, particularly Little Egrets, their prey, and the sediments collected within their foraging areas found feathers of predatory birds such as the egrets are the best indicators of environmental contamination.
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Comparative tissue distribution of metals in birds in Sweden using ICP-MS and laser ablation ICP-MS.
TL;DR: Generally, total metal concentrations in feathers were highest in sparrowhawk and house sparrow due to their urban habitat, and a decreasing temporal trend for Pb in feathers, showing that Pb levels in feathers have decreased since the introduction of nonleaded petrol.
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Feather growth influences blood mercury level of young songbirds
Anne M. Condon,Daniel A. Cristol +1 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated unequivocally that in songbirds blood mercury level is influenced strongly by the growth and molt of feathers.
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Mercury in livers of wading birds (ciconiiformes) in southern Florida
TL;DR: Data suggest that declining numbers of nesting ciconiiform birds in Florida may be due, in part, to mecury contamination of their food supply.
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Trace Elements in Human and Animal Nutrition
TL;DR: This book discusses the history of zinc, its application in agriculture, and its applications in the management of soil-Plant-Animal relations.
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CHAPTER XIX – Energy Metabolism, Thermoregulation and Body Temperature1
James R. King,Donald S. Farner +1 more
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The biochemistry of copper.
TL;DR: The biochemistry of copper is one book that the authors really recommend you to read, to get more solutions in solving this problem.
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Heavy Metal Concentrations in Muscle, Liver and Kidney Tissue of Striped Dolphin, Stenella coeruleoalba, and Their Variations with Body Length, Weight, Age and Sex
TL;DR: In this article, the concentrations of Fe, mn, Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Cd and Hg in the muscle, liver and kidney of fifty nine striped dolphins captured during 1977 ~ 1980 were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry.
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Metal contamination of feral pigeons Columba livia from the London area: Part 1—tissue accumulation of lead, cadmium and zinc
M. Hutton,G.T. Goodman +1 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the feral pigeon may be used both to monitor urban lead contamination and as a model for chronic lead toxicity, in relation to the possible antagonistic role of zinc.
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