Microanalysis of metals in barbs of a snow petrel (Pagodroma Nivea) from the Antarctica using synchrotron radiation X-ray fluorescence

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 516-524

  Xie, Zhouqing ^a   Zhang, Pengfei ^b   Sun, Liguang ^a   Xu, Siqi ^a   Huang, Yuying ^c   He, Wei ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Antarctic; Barb; Element; Microanalysis; Seabird; SR XRF

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; MICROANALYSIS; STATISTICAL METHODS; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION;

PAGODROMA NIVEA; SNOW PETREL;

BIRDS;

BARIUM; CALCIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; MERCURY; NICKEL; POTASSIUM; SELENIUM; STRONTIUM; SULFUR; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

METAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SEABIRD; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEATHER; MICROANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PAGODROMA NIVEA; SEABIRD; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; VARIANCE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

ANIMALS; ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BIRDS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; METALS; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

ANTARCTICA;

PAGODROMA NIVEA;

EID: 40849114594     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.11.015     Document Type: Article

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