Heavy metal dispersion, persistance, and bioccumulation around an ancient copper mine situated in Anglesey, UK

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 224-231

  Wilson, B ^a   Pyatt, F B ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bioaccumulation; Dilution; Dispersion; Heavy metals; Mining

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ABANDONED MINE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; COPPER; DILUTION; DISPERSION; LEAD; PERSISTENCE; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; CALLUNA; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DILUTION; ENVIRONMENT; EXTRACTION; FECES; HEALTH HAZARD; LICHEN; MINING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; SOIL; UNITED KINGDOM; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALS; CALLUNA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FECES; GREAT BRITAIN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LICHENS; METALS, HEAVY; MINING; RIVERS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ISLE OF ANGLESEY; UNITED KINGDOM; WALES; WESTERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; CALLUNA VULGARIS;

EID: 34547444922     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.02.015     Document Type: Article

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