Taiwan's industrial heavy metal pollution threatens terrestrial biota

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 327-334

  Hsu, M J ^a   Selvaraj, K ^a   Agoramoorthy, G ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAJEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bioconcentration factors; Environment conservation; Heavy metal pollution; Taiwan; Terrestrial biota

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENT CONSERVATION; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; TAIWAN; TERRESTRIAL BIOTA;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; MICROORGANISMS; PARKS;

HEAVY METALS;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; ELEMENT; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; MERCURY; TIN; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTA; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; POLLUTION;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; BIOACCUMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRAB; EARTHWORM; ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; INSECT; INVERTEBRATE; LAND BIOME; LIZARD; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLLUTION; REPTILE; SNAIL; SNAKE; SOIL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN;

ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; BODY BURDEN; CADMIUM; CHIROPTERA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FOOD CHAIN; FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; INSECTS; INVERTEBRATES; LEAD; LIZARDS; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; OLIGOCHAETA; PLANTS; SNAILS; SNAKES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; TIN;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KENTING NATIONAL PARK; TAIWAN;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); FUNGI; GASTROPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 33646687950     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.11.023     Document Type: Article

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