Use of homing pigeons as biomonitors of atmospheric metal concentrations in Beijing and Guangzhou, China

Biomonitoring provides direct evidence of the bioavailability and accumulation of toxic elements in the environment and in the current study, homing pigeons were used as a biomonitor of atmospheric pollution in Beijing and Guangzhou, China. Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) concentrations we...

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Publié dans:Ecotoxicology (London, England). - 1992. - 25(2016), 3 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 439-46
Auteur principal: Cui, Jia (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Halbrook, Richard S, Zang, Shuying, You, Jing
Format: Article en ligne
Langue:English
Publié: 2016
Accès à la collection:Ecotoxicology (London, England)
Sujets:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Air pollution Biomonitor Heavy metals Homing pigeons Tissues Air Pollutants Metals