Porphyrin pattern and methemoglobin levels in columba livia applied to assess toxicological risk by air pollution in Urban Areas

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 732-740

  Sicolo, Matteo ^a   Tringali, Maria ^a   Orsi, Federica ^a   Santagostino, Angela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEXANE; METHEMOGLOBIN; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; PORPHYRIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIRD; CORRELATION; FIELDWORK; NUMERICAL MODEL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; TOXICITY TEST; URBAN AREA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD; COLUMBA LIVIA; FECES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PIGEON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COLUMBIDAE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ITALY; METHEMOGLOBIN; PORPHYRINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBANIZATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

ANIMALIA; COLUMBA; COLUMBA LIVIA;

EID: 70350284625     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-009-9320-0     Document Type: Article

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