Heavy metal concentrations in diet and livers of Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax and Grey Heron Ardea cinerea chicks from Pyeongtaek, Korea

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 411-416

  Kim, Jungsoo ^a   Koo, Tae Hoe ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Black crowned Night Heron chicks; Diet; Grey Heron chicks; Heavy metals; Livers

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; DIET; HEAVY METAL; POLLUTION EFFECT; TOXICITY; WADER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICK; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIET; GEOMETRY; KOREA; LIVER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; DIET; FOOD CONTAMINATION; KOREA; LIVER; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA; KYONGGI; PYONGTAEK; SOUTH KOREA;

ARDEA CINEREA; ARDEIDAE; NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX;

EID: 34249274956     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-007-0143-3     Document Type: Article

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