Levels of As, Cd, Pb, Cu, Se and Zn in bovine kidneys and livers in Jamaica

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 564-571

  Nriagu, Jerome ^a   Boughanen, Mazen ^a   Linder, Aaron ^a   Howe, Andrea ^b   Grant, Charles ^b   Rattray, Robin ^b   Vutchkov, Mitko ^b   Lalor, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Bovine kidney; Bovine liver; Copper deficiency; Essential trace elements; Exposure risk; Inter element relationships; Non essential trace elements; Soil cadmium; Zinc metabolism

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; DIET; LEAD; SELENIUM; ZINC;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COW; DIETARY INTAKE; JAMAICA; KIDNEY; LIVER; LIVER LEVEL; NONHUMAN; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALS; ARSENIC; CATTLE; JAMAICA; KIDNEY; LIVER; METALS, HEAVY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELENIUM; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 54949132063     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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