Alterations in the infrared spectral signature of avian feathers reflect potential chemical exposure: A pilot study comparing two sites in Pakistan

Environment International

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 39-46

  Llabjani, Valon ^a,b   Malik, Riffat N ^c   Trevisan, Júlio ^a   Hoti, Valmira ^d   Ukpebor, Justina ^a   Shinwari, Zabta K ^c   Moeckel, Claudia ^a   Jones, Kevin C ^a   Shore, Richard F ^b   Martin, Francis L ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUAID I AZAM UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian feathers; Cattle egret; Computational analysis; Infrared spectroscopy; Pakistan; Spectral signatures

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEAVY METALS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

AVIAN FEATHERS; CATTLE EGRET; COMPUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; PAKISTAN; SPECTRAL SIGNATURE;

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY;

HEAVY METAL; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; POLYBROMINATED DIPHENYL ETHER; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE;

FEATHER; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; PBDE; PCB; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; WADER;

ARTICLE; BIRD; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRESPONDENCE ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEATHER; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PAKISTAN; PILOT STUDY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

AVES; BUBULCUS;

EID: 84864066884     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.06.019     Document Type: Article

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