Using Pb-Al ratios to discriminate between internal and external deposition of Pb in feathers

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 911-917

  Cardiel, Iris E ^a   Taggart, Mark A ^a   Mateo, Rafael ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN RECURSOS CINEGÉTICOS IREC CSIC UCLM JCCM   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avian species; Ecotoxicology; Feather structure; Heavy metals; Lead poisoning; Non invasive monitoring

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LEAD;

ALUMINUM; BIOMONITORING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ECOTOXICOLOGY; FEATHER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATED ORGANISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOTOXICITY; FEATHER; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEAD POISONING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; RAPTOR; SCAVENGER (ORGANISM); SPAIN; SPECIES COMPARISON; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE LEVEL;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEATHERS; LEAD; RAPTORS; SPAIN;

SPAIN;

ANIMALIA; AVES; RAPTORES;

EID: 79955522717     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.12.015     Document Type: Article

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