Roe deer antlers as a historical bioindicator of lead pollution in the Šalek Valley, Slovenia

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 175-189

  Pokorny, Bostjan ^a   Glinsek A ^a   Ribaric Lasnik C ^a  

^a ERICo Velenje   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Ambient pollution; Antlers; Historical biomonitoring; Lead; Roe deer

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; GASOLINE; LEAD;

BIOINDICATOR; BONE; LEAD;

AGE; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEER; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; HEATING; HORN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SLOVENIA; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STANDARDIZATION;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SALEK VALLEY; SLOVENIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE;

EID: 14944355934     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-004-1223-x     Document Type: Article

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