Temporal and geographic trends in trace element concentrations in moose from Yukon, Canada

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 351-352, Issue , 2005, Pages 530-538

  Gamberg, Mary ^a   Palmer, Mark ^b,c   Roach, Patrick ^b  

^a Gamberg Consulting   (Canada)

^b Department of Indian and Northern Affairs ^*  (Canada)

^c Government of Canada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arctic; Cadmium; Canadian Arctic; Elements; Geographical trends; Moose; Renal concentrations; Temporal trends

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; SEDIMENTS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

CANADIAN ARCTIC; MOOSE; RENAL CONCENTRATIONS; TEMPORAL TRENDS;

TRACE ELEMENTS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; RUMINANT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; MOOSE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; DEER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GEOGRAPHY; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GEOLOGY; HUMANS; KIDNEY; LIVER; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; SELENIUM; TIME FACTORS; YUKON TERRITORY;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; YUKON TERRITORY;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; SALIX;

EID: 28444490405     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.05.033     Document Type: Article

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