Experimental study of blood lead kinetics in estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) exposed to ingested lead shot

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 390-398

  Hammerton, K M ^a   Jayasinghe, N ^a,b   Jeffree, R A ^a   Lim, R P ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

BIOACCUMULATION; CROCODILIAN; ECOTOXICOLOGY; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BULLET; COMPARTMENT MODEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; ESTUARY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HALF LIFE TIME; INGESTION; LEAD POISONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH;

AUSTRALIA; KAKADU NATIONAL PARK; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

ALLIGATOR; ANIMALIA; CROCODYLIDAE (ALL CROCODILES); CROCODYLUS; CROCODYLUS POROSUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0141497318     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-003-0234-y     Document Type: Article

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