Assessing heavy metal pollution using Great Tits (Parus major): Feathers and excrements from nestlings and adults

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 185, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 5339-5344

  Costa, R A ^a   Eeva, T ^b   Eira, C ^c,d   Vaqueiro, J ^a,c   Vingada, J V ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Sociedade Portuguesa de Vida Selvagem   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Feathers and excrements; Great tit nestlings; Heavy metal pollution

Indexed keywords

BIOMONITORING; FEATHERS AND EXCREMENTS; GREAT TIT; HEAVY METAL POLLUTION; METAL BIOACCUMULATION; NONINVASIVE METHODS; SAMPLING METHOD; SIMILAR PATTERN;

CADMIUM; LEAD; MERCURY (METAL); METALS; NICKEL; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; PAPER AND PULP MILLS; PAPERMAKING MACHINERY; RURAL AREAS;

COPPER;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY; NICKEL; SELENIUM; ZINC;

AGE CLASS; ARSENIC; ASSESSMENT METHOD; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; FEATHER; HEAVY METAL; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NESTLING; NICKEL; PASSERINE;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTAMINATED ANIMAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEATHER; FECES ANALYSIS; FEMALE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NESTLING; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARUS MAJOR; POLLUTION MONITORING; RURAL AREA; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEATHERS; FEMALE; METALS, HEAVY; PORTUGAL; SONGBIRDS;

CADMIUM; HEAVY METALS; MERCURY; PAPER MACHINES; POLLUTION; PULP MILLS;

PORTUGAL;

PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES; PINUS PINASTER;

EID: 84879068521     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-012-2949-6     Document Type: Article

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