Food chain transfer of zinc within the ecosystems of old and modern metalliferous mine wastes

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 525-536

  Milton, A ^a   Johnson, M S ^b  

^a Knight Piesold Consulting Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apodemus sylvaticus; Ecotoxicology; Mine tailings; Wood mouse; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ABANDONED MINES; ECOSYSTEMS; MAMMALS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAILINGS; TRACE ELEMENTS; VEGETATION; ZINC;

ANIMAL COMMUNITIES; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; ECO-TOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; MINE TAILINGS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SPECIES COMPOSITION; WOOD MOUSE;

ZINC MINES;

TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADSORPTION; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; ECOTOXICOLOGY; FOOD CHAIN; MINE WASTE; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; ZINC;

ABSORPTION; ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOOD CHAIN; HOMEOSTASIS; INVERTEBRATE; MAMMAL; MINING; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES COMPOSITION; VEGETATION;

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; APODEMUS SYLVATICUS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0036283617     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593332308618393     Document Type: Article

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