Possible routes for lead accumulation in feral pigeons (Columba Livia)

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 121, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 353-359

  Nam, Dong Ha ^a,c   Lee, Doo Pyo ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Honam University   (South Korea)

^c EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Industrial sites; Pb; Pigeons; Routes; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTAMINATION; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARDS;

LEAD ACCUMULATION; PIGEONS;

LEAD;

LEAD; PAINT;

ACCUMULATION; BIRD; FERAL ORGANISM; LEAD; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; AVIAN CROP; AVIAN STOMACH; BIOACCUMULATION; BONE LEVEL; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHY; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KOREA; LEAD POISONING; LIVER LEVEL; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; TOXICOKINETICS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WHEAT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METABOLISM; PIGEONS AND DOVES; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; COLUMBIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KOREA; LEAD; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750366670     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-005-9131-3     Document Type: Article

References (9)

1. Antonio Garćia, M. T., Martimez-Conde, E. and Corpas-Vazquez, I.: 1988, 'Lead levels of feral pigeons (Columba livia) from Madrid (Spain)', Environ. Pollut. 54, 89-96.
2. Hutton, M. and Goodman, G. T.: 1980, 'Metal contamination of feral pigeons Columba livia from London area: Part I- Tissue accumulation of lead, cadmium and zinc', Environ. Pollut. (A). 22, 207-217.
3. Johnston, R. F. and Janiga, M.: 1995, 'Feral pigeons', Oxford University Press, pp. 15-247.
4. Kim, K. H., Kim, D. S. and Lee, T. J.: 1997, 'The temporal variabilities in the concentrations of airborne lead and its relationship to aerosol behavior', Atmos. Environ. 31, 3449-3458.
5. ME and NIER (Ministry of Environment and National Ministry of Environmental Research, Korea)., 2001, Annual report of air quality 2001, Korea. pp. 1-196 (in Korean).
6. Nam, D. H., Lee, D. P. and Koo, T. H.: 2004a, 'Monitoring for lead pollution using feathers of feral pigeons (Columba livia) from Korea', Environ. Monitor. Assess. 95, 13-22.
7. Nam, D. H., Lee, D. P. and Koo, T. H.: 2004b, 'Factors causing variations of lead and cadmium accumulation of feral pigeons (Columba livia)', Environ. Monitor. Assess. 95, 23-35.
8. Nam, D. H. and Lee, D. P.: 'Monitoring for Pb and Cd pollution using feral pigeons in rural, urban, and industrial environments of Korea', Sci. Tot. Environ. (in press)
9. Schilderman, P. A. E. L., Hoogewerff, J. A., Schooten, F.-J., Maas, L. M., Moonen, E. J. C., Os, B. J. H., Wijnen, J. H. and Kleinjans, J. C. S.: 1997, 'Possible relevance of pigeons as an indicator species for monitoring air pollution', Environ. Health Perspec. 105 (3), 322-329.