Lead, PCBs and other environmental pollutants on chameleon eggs in southern Spain

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 11, Issue 9 B, 2002, Pages 631-635

  Díaz Paniagua, Carmen ^a   Marco, Adolfo ^a   Fernández, Mario ^b   Hernández, Luis M ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Chameleon; Eggs; Lead; PCBs; Reptiles; Zinc

Indexed keywords

COPPER; LEAD; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; EGG; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; LEAD; PCB; REPTILE;

CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EGG; EMBRYO MORTALITY; ENDANGERED SPECIES; POLLUTION; SPAIN; TOXICITY;

SPAIN;

CHAMAELEO CHAMAELEON;

EID: 0036759593     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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