The accumulation and effects of environmental contaminants on snakes: A review

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 253-301

  Campbell, Kym Rouse ^a   Campbell, Todd S ^b  

^a Cadmus Group Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental contaminant accumulation; Environmental contaminant effects; Reptiles; Snakers

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; RADIOISOTOPES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

LETHAL EFFECTS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

CESIUM 137; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL; HEAVY METAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PLUTONIUM 239; RADIOISOTOPE;

BIOACCUMULATION; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAKE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; LETHALITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RADIATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAKE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CHAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAKES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034883498     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010731409732     Document Type: Article

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