Heavy metal concentrations in livers and kidneys of the otter (Lutra lutra) from Central Europe

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-279

  Gutleb, A C ^a,e   Kranz, A ^b   Nechay, G ^c   Toman, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c Speleological Department   (Hungary)

^d Nature Conservation Agency of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

^e WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BIOACCUMULATION; CARNIVORA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; KIDNEY; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; AUSTRIA; CADMIUM; CZECH REPUBLIC; HUNGARY; KIDNEY; LEAD; LIVER; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; OTTERS;

ANIMALIA; CARNIVORA; LUTRA LUTRA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031882133     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900621     Document Type: Article

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