Heavy metal contamination in phrynops geoffroanus (Schweigger, 1812) (Testudines: Chelidae) in a River Basin, São Paulo, Brazil

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 771-775

  Pina C I ^a   Lance, V A ^c   Ferronato, B O ^b   Guardia, I ^b   Marques, T S ^b   Verdade, L M ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Geoffroy's side necked turtle; Piracicaba river; Piracicamirim creek

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESIDUE; BLOOD LEVELS; CLINICAL SYMPTOMS; COMMERCIAL FISH; GEOFFROY'S SIDE-NECKED TURTLE; HEAVY METAL CONTAMINATION; LEGAL ENFORCEMENT; LOCAL MARKETS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RIVER BASINS; SERUM LEVELS; TIME-SCALES;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BLOOD; CHROMIUM; HEAVY WATER; LEAD; METALS; RIVERS; SEWAGE; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TIN; WATERSHEDS;

RIVER POLLUTION;

ALUMINUM; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; MANGANESE; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; STRONTIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAZIL; HEAVY METAL POISONING; NONHUMAN; RIVER BASIN; SEWAGE TREATMENT; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BRAZIL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; MALE; METALS, HEAVY; RIVERS; TURTLES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION, CHEMICAL;

CHELIDAE; PHRYNOPS GEOFFROANUS; PLEURODIRA; REPTILIA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 71449108836     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9866-6     Document Type: Article

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