Metal accumulation in cattle raised in a serpentine-soil area: Relationship between metal concentrations in soil, forage and animal tissues

Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 231-238

  Miranda, M ^a   Benedito, J L ^a   Blanco Penedo, I ^a   Lopez Lamas C ^a   Merino, A ^a   Lopez Alonso M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cattle; Chromium; Copper; Nickel; Serpentine soils

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; COPPER; NICKEL; ORGANIC MATTER; SERPENTINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FORAGE; HEALTH HAZARD; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHROMIUM; COPPER; KIDNEY; LIVER; METALS, HEAVY; MUSCLES; NICKEL; PLANTS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 67349137433     PISSN: 0946672X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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