A field study conducted at Kidston Gold Mine, to evaluate the impact of arsenic and zinc from mine tailing to grazing cattle

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 137, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 23-34

  Bruce, S L ^a   Noller, B N ^a   Grigg, A H ^a   Mullen, B F ^a   Mulligan, D R ^a   Ritchie, P J ^b   Currey, N ^b   Ng, J C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Kidston Gold Mines Limited   (Australia)

^c University of Queensland and Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Bioavailability; Cattle; Heavy metals; Risk assessment; Tailing; Zinc

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; SELENIUM; TIN; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GRAZING; HEAVY METAL POISONING; INGESTION; LIVER; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINING; MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PLANT TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; ARSENIC POISONING; BIOLOGICAL AVAILABILITY; CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOLD; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LIVER; MEAT; MINING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; POACEAE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 12244259696     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(02)00378-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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