Cadmium accumulation in two populations of rice frogs (Fejervarya limnocharis) naturally exposed to different environmental cadmium levels

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 703-707

  Othman, Mohd Sham ^a,b   Khonsue, Wichase ^a   Kitana, Jirarach ^a   Thirakhupt, Kumthorn ^a   Robson, Mark Gregory ^a,b,c   Kitana, Noppadon ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Environment; Fejervarya limnocharis; Sentinel species

Indexed keywords

BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR; CADMIUM LEVELS; CONTAMINATED SITES; ENVIRONMENT; FEJERVARYA LIMNOCHARIS; RAINY SEASONS; REFERENCE SITES; SENTINEL SPECIES;

LIVER;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FROG; NONHUMAN; ORGAN DISTRIBUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; KIDNEY; LIVER; OVARY; RANIDAE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANURA; FEJERVARYA LIMNOCHARIS;

EID: 70349973801     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9845-y     Document Type: Article

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