Small mammals as biomonitors of metal pollution: A case study in Slovenia

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 186, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4261-4274

  Al Sayegh Petkovšek, Samar ^a   Kopušar, Nataša ^a   Kryštufek, Boris ^b  

^a ERICo Velenje   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bioindication; Heavy metals; Lead smelter; Liver; Small mammals; Thermal power plant

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; INDUSTRIAL POISONS; LEAD; LEAD SMELTING; LIVER; MAMMALS; METALS; ROADS AND STREETS; SOIL POLLUTION; THERMOELECTRIC POWER PLANTS;

BIOINDICATION; CD CONCENTRATIONS; EFFECT CONCENTRATION; LEAD SMELTERS; METAL CONCENTRATIONS; REFERENCE VALUES; SMALL MAMMALS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS;

CADMIUM;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; MOLYBDENUM; ZINC;

BIOACCUMULATION; BIOINDICATOR; BIOMONITORING; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL MAMMAL; SMELTING; SOIL POLLUTION; THERMAL POWER;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; LIVER TOXICITY; MICROTUS AGRESTIS; MICROTUS LIECHENSTEINI; MYODES GLAREOLUS; NONHUMAN; SLOVENIA; SMALL MAMMAL; SMELTER; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL POLLUTION;

SLOVENIA;

APODEMUS FLAVICOLLIS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; CADMIUM; COPPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; LEAD; LIVER; MAMMALS; MERCURY; METALLURGY; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; MURINAE; SLOVENIA; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

EID: 84902368776     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-014-3696-7     Document Type: Article

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