Wild rodents (Dipodomys merriami) used as biomonitors in contaminated mining sites

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 82-89

  Espinosa Reyes, Guillermo ^a   Torres Dosal, Arturo ^b   Ilizaliturri, Cesar ^a   González Mille, Donaji ^a   Díaz Barriga, Fernando ^a   Mejía Saavedra, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Biomonitor; Children; Dipodomys merriami; Monte Carlo

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH; ARSENIC EXPOSURE; BIOMONITORS; CHILDREN; CONTAMINATED SITES; DNA DAMAGES; GENOTOXICITIES; HUMAN POPULATION; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; MINING ACTIVITIES; MINING PROCESS; MINING SITES; MONTE CARLO; MONTE CARLO MODELING; PROBABILISTIC SIMULATION; REFERENCE SITES; SINGLE SOURCE;

ARSENIC; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH RISKS; HEAVY METALS; MAMMALS; MINING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; ONLINE SEARCHING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

ARSENIC; HEAVY METAL;

BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIPODOMYS; DNA DAMAGE; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MEXICO; MINING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ARSENICALS; CHILD; COMET ASSAY; DIPODOMYS; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

DIPODOMYS; DIPODOMYS MERRIAMI; RODENTIA;

EID: 77649330699     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520903388988     Document Type: Conference Paper

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