Element levels in snakes in South Carolina: Differences between a control site and exposed site on the Savannah River Site

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 112, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 35-52

  Burger, J ^a,b   Murray, S ^a,b   Gaines, K F ^b,c   Novak, J M ^b,c   Punshon, T ^a,b,c   Dixon, C ^b,d   Gochfeld, M ^b,d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Cottonmouth; Elements; Heavy metals; Water snakes

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; RIVERS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

BANDED WATER SNAKE; BROWN WATER SNAKE; COTTONMOUTH;

PHYSIOLOGY;

ALUMINUM; ARSENIC; BARIUM; CESIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; MERCURY; NICKEL; RUBIDIUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; URANIUM; VANADIUM; ZINC;

BIOINDICATOR; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); SELENIUM; SNAKE; URANIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HYPOTHESIS; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SAVANNA; SNAKE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TAIL; TISSUE LEVEL; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SNAKES; SOUTH CAROLINA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

NORTH AMERICA; SAVANNAH RIVER SITE; SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

AGKISTRODON PISCIVORUS; NERODIA; NERODIA FASCIATA; NERODIA TAXISPILOTA; SERPENTES;

EID: 33645749896     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-0695-3     Document Type: Article

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