Hepatic and renal concentrations of copper and other trace elements in hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius L) living in and adjacent to the Kafue and Luangwa Rivers in Zambia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 207-214

  Mwase, M ^a   Almli, B ^a   Sivertsen, T ^a   Musonda, M M ^a   Flaøyen A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Hippopotami; Kafue River; Luangwa River; Pollution; Trace elements; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIODACTYLA; BIOACCUMULATION; BOVIDS; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MINING; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; RIVER; SAMPLING; SEDIMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL; UNGULATE; WATER POLLUTANT; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0036755226     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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