Review: Porphyrins as biomarkers for hazard assessment of bird populations: Destructive and non-destructive use

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 12, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 297-305

  Casini, Silvia ^a   Fossi, M Cristina ^a   Leonzio, Claudio ^a   Renzoni, Aristeo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Birds; Heavy metals; Porphyrins; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DIOXIN; FURAN DERIVATIVE; HEAVY METAL; HEPTACHLOR; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LEAD; LINDANE; MERCURY; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PORPHYRIN; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

AVIFAUNA; BIOMARKER; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PORPHYRIN; XENOBIOTICS;

BIRD; ECOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAMPLING; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; PORPHYRINS; XENOBIOTICS;

ANIMALIA; AVES;

EID: 0037306519     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022519214505     Document Type: Review

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