Common buzzards (Buteo buteo) bio-indicators of heavy metals pollution in Sicily (Italy)

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 594-598

  Naccari, C ^a   Cristani, M ^a   Cimino, F ^a   Arcoraci, T ^a   Trombetta, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioindicators; Buteo buteo; Heavy and essential metals; Sicily

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; LEAD; MANGANESE; METALS; MUSCLE; POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; ZINC;

BUTEO BUTEO; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; ELIMINATION PROCESS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONS; ESSENTIAL METALS; HEAVY METALS POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATIONS; SICILY;

COPPER;

ADULT; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; HEAVY METAL; JUVENILE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; RAPTOR; TOXICITY TEST;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; PALERMO [SICILY]; SICILY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

AVES; BUTEO BUTEO;

EID: 61449233049     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.11.002     Document Type: Article

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