Metal accumulation in three species of passerine birds (Emberiza cia, Parus major, and Turdus merula) subjected to air pollution from a coal-fired power plant

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 298-303

  Llacuna, S ^a   Gorriz, A ^a   Sanpera, C ^b   Nadal, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; SULFUR; ZINC;

ACID RAIN; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; FEATHER; LIVER LEVEL; MUSCLE LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; EMBERIZA; EMBERIZA CIA; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES; TURDUS MERULA;

EID: 0028948526     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00213105     Document Type: Article

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